Bucks beat Nets 104-89 and force Game 7
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Bucks beat Nets 104-89 and force Game 7

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Khris Middleton scored 38 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 30 and the Milwaukee Bucks never trailed in a 104-89 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night to force a decisive seventh game in their second-round playoff series.

Game 7 will be Saturday night in Brooklyn. The home team has won each of the first six games in this series.

“Both teams, it’s win or go home,” Middleton said. “That’s what Game 7′s all about. That’s what players love about it. I’m sure the fans love it, too.”

Milwaukee never trailed and broke the game open by going on a 14-0 run that started with less than 8 ½ minutes left.

Middleton answered every Brooklyn comeback attempt and had 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals to go along with the highest scoring total of his playoff career.

“He did a little bit of everything,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said.