4 biggest reasons Milwaukee Bucks won NBA Finals

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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) /

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo

Sticking with Antetokounmpo, he helped the Bucks accomplish this monumental task in his own way. There wasn’t a steady diet of mid-range jumpers or pull-ups like some analysts said he had to develop to win the Finals. Instead, he played above the rim and got close to the basket time and time again.

He led the Bucks in scoring (35.2 points per game), rebounding (13.2 per game), blocks (1.8) and was third in assists at 5. He was efficient as it comes in the scoring department, consistently finding ways to get the Bucks easy points.

His impact goes a lot deeper than that. He seemed to make all the right moves at both ends of the court and had classic play after classic play. From dropping 40 points in back-to-back games to blocking DeAndre Ayton’s alley-oop attempt to throwing down his own alley-oop in the final moments of Game 5 to posting a 50-burger in a Championship-clinching Game 6, this was a playoff coming-out party for the NBA’s best player.

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