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The Best of the Day: May 29th, 2021
See the best of the day in sports from May 29, 2021 including MIL winning Game 4 and sweeping MIA, Tatis' game-tying home run, and more!
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The Bucks were the first team to move on to the second round after finishing off the Heat in Game 4. Milwaukee got contributions from all over the lineup, as their stunning sweep makes Miami’s run in last years’ bubble look increasingly like a fluke. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a bomb in the ninth inning to tie the game in Houston, and Joel Embiid dominated the Wizards, as Philadelphia took an insurmountable 3-0 series lead, and the NBA-best Jazz earned a Game 3 win over the Grizzlies to take a 2-1 series lead.
Here is the best of the day from May 29, 2021:
Milwaukee Bucks surprisingly swept the Miami Heat after barely winning Game 1 in OT
The Milwaukee Bucks became the first team to advance to the second round this postseason after dispatching the Miami Heat in four games. Trailing by seven at the break, Milwaukee dominated the second half of Game 4 en route to another convincing victory on Saturday, this time by the score of 120-103.
A rematch from last years’ postseason bubble that saw the Heat upset the NBA-best Bucks in five games was a total mismatch this season. After a tight 109-107 OT victory in Game 1, Milwaukee dominated the defending Eastern Conference champions the rest of the way, winning by 34, 29, and 17 points, respectively, in Games 2-4.
Brook Lopez led the team in scoring with 25 points, while the Bucks got another outstanding performance from Bryn Forbes, who tied his playoff career-high set in Game 2 with 22 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo was his usual dominant self, stuffing the stat sheet with a 20-point, 15-assist, 12-rebound triple-double, while Khris Middleton finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds. With the team looking as dangerous as ever, Milwaukee will get a chance to rest up for a week as it awaits the winner of the Nets-Celtics series.
🦌 @Giannis_An34 posts the 3rd #NBAPlayoffs Triple-Double in @Bucks franchise history, helping MIL advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals! #FearTheDeer
— NBA (@NBA) May 29, 2021
💪 20 PTS
💪 12 REB
💪 15 AST pic.twitter.com/dZwHUvlQ76
Watch the top plays from the @Bucks as they defeated the Heat 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals!#NBAPlayoffs #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/j8WUmOmxzT
— NBA (@NBA) May 29, 2021
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Tatis‘ moonshot ties it in the 9th
🚨 EL NIÑO TIES THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH WITH A 3-RUN HR 🚨 pic.twitter.com/YRLMGrMqch
— MLB (@MLB) May 29, 2021
Related: MLB Highlights
C Joel Embiid, PHI (W @WAS): 36 PTS (14-18 FG | 3-4 3P), 2 AST, 8 REB, 1 BLK, 3 STL, 2 TO
#PlayerOfTheDay (5/29/21) - C Joel Embiid, PHI
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 30, 2021
TOP FACTS:
- 1st 76er with 35+ PTS & 75+ FG% in 1 playoff GP
- 2nd-fewest MIN (28) with 35+ PTS in a playoff GP
- 1st team w/ 126ppg/55fg% in 1st 3 playoff GP since '85
KEY STATS:
36 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 14-18 FG (78%), 3-4 3P https://t.co/KN64j8btjc
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Utah Jazz (121) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (111)
[Highlights] #1 JAZZ (-209; $13.00) d. #8 @GRIZZLIES (+185; $12.26) 121-111 [UTA -5 | o224] (UTA 2-1)
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Related: Facts of the Day
DATE: May 29, 1997
SIGNIFICANCE: John Stockton drained the GW-3PM at the buzzer to clinch Utah Jazz’s 1st NBA Finals appearance
May 29, 1997: Utah #Jazz PG John Stockton nailed a 3PM at the buzzer to advance the Jazz to their 1st NBA Finals appearance in franchise history
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) May 29, 2021
https://t.co/5UaHSYj4C8
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