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4 biggest reasons Milwaukee Bucks won NBA Finals

By Brian Sampson

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 20: Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks receives the championship trophy from head coach Mike Budenholzer after defeating the Phoenix Suns in Game Six to win the 2021 NBA Finals at Fiserv Forum on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 20: Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks receives the championship trophy from head coach Mike Budenholzer after defeating the Phoenix Suns in Game Six to win the 2021 NBA Finals at Fiserv Forum on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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The Milwaukee Bucks finally broke through the proverbial playoff wall after falling short in heartbreaking fashion in two straight seasons. This year, they made all the right moves and received enough breaks to crown themselves as the NBA Champions.

With Milwaukee in the middle of their well-deserved celebration–PJ Tucker is probably still partying after the championship parade on Thursday–let’s take a look back at how they were able to make dreams come true this postseason. Here are the four biggest reasons why Milwaukee was able to hoist the “Larry O’B” and win their first NBA Finals in 50 years.

The Milwaukee Bucks were a team on a mission throughout the playoffs, and here are the four biggest reasons why they won the 2021 NBA Finals.

4. Rebounding

The Bucks dominated the boards. Point, blank, period.

With a lot of teams going small in recent years, Milwaukee doubled down on their size advantage and hit the glass hard at both ends of the court. They snatched 77.4 percent of available defensive rebounds in the Finals and 76.5 percent throughout all of the playoffs (the Chicago Bulls ranked first in defensive rebounding percentage in the regular season at 76.7 percent). Grabbing these misses allowed Milwaukee to get out and run in the open court and avoid their paltry halfcourt offense.

Furthermore, they kept offensive possession after offensive possession alive by crashing the offensive glass hard as well. Their 31 percent offensive rebounding percentage throughout the entirety of the playoffs and 31.6 percent in the Finals would’ve ranked first in the regular season. This allowed them multiple chances to score–something they desperately needed thanks to their routinely cold shooting from the outside throughout the postseason.

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