Giannis-less Bucks beat Hawks, reach NBA Finals for first time since 1974

It was more of the same in the deciding game, which the Bucks led from start to finish.

Tip-ins

Bucks: With the Hawks focused on doing a better job in the lane, Lopez was held to 13 points. … Bobby Portis had 12 points and nine rebounds in his second straight start for Antetokounmpo. … Jeff Teague, who played for the Hawks when they reached the conference final in 2015, scored 11 points in just over 12 minutes of playing time off Milwaukee’s bench.

Hawks: Huerter, the surprising star of Atlanta’s Game 7 win over Philadelphia, closed the season with only five points on 2-of-10 shooting. … Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 20 points. … Atlanta finished 38 of 92 (41.3%) from the field.

Milwaukee 28 19 44 27 — 118

Atlanta 24 19 29 35 — 107

MILWAUKEE — Portis 3-8 6-6 12, Tucker 2-10 0-0 5, Lopez 5-9 2-2 13, Holiday 11-23 1-3 27, Middleton 10-22 8-8 32, T.Antetokounmpo 0-0 0-0 0, Connaughton 5-8 0-0 13, Forbes 2-4 0-0 5, Teague 3-5 2-2 11. Totals 41-89 19-21 118.

ATLANTA — Collins 6-9 1-1 13, Huerter 2-10 0-0 5, Capela 7-13 0-0 14, Bogdanovic 7-12 4-5 20, Young 4-17 6-7 14, Gallinari 5-13 0-0 13, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Fernando 0-1 0-0 0, Knight 0-1 0-0 0, Okongwu 0-1 3-4 3, Reddish 7-12 1-2 21, Dunn 0-0 0-0 0, Mays 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-3 4-4 4. Totals 38-92 19-23 107.