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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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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots past Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns in Game Six at 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 Mark J. Rebilas-Pool/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots past Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns in Game Six at 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 Mark J. Rebilas-Pool/Getty Images) /

2. Paint Scoring

Milwaukee made a living in the paint in the NBA Finals and were able to get close to the rim time and time again. You can mostly thank Antetokounmpo who took 88 of his 123 total shots (71.5 percent) in the NBA Finals in the paint, converting an impressive 76 percent of those looks.

Antetokounmpo grew up in front of our eyes this postseason. After trying for the last two playoff runs to take his man off the dribble and attack a standstill defense, he got more creative with his approach this year. Yes, he had his times where he isolated and attacked downhill, but he kept the defense guessing where his attacks were going to come from.

He used the left block area to face up his man and body him up on his drives. He also set a bunch of screens and rolled hard to the rim where the likes of Khris Middleton and Holiday could set him up with the defense in flux. This kept the defense moving and allowed Antetokounmpo to use his elite combination of size, strength, and agility to get to the basket on a regular basis.

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