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Giannis Antetokounmpo inspires Bucks to series win

The Milwaukee Bucks completed the sweep of the Detroit Pistons

For the first time since 2001, the Milwaukee Bucks will compete in the second round of the postseason. The Bucks last night completed a first-round sweep of Detroit, as a playoff career-high 41 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo was enough to secure a routine 127-104 win.

Last night's game four victory followed on from three other comfortable wins, and the Bucks' ability to triumph over the Pistons ended a streak of eight straight first-round playoff series defeats.

The Bucks will now face-off against the fourth-seeded Boston Celtics, with the winner advancing to the Eastern Finals. Just like the Bucks, Boston enters the series having completed their own first-round sweep, and the series is a rematch of last year’s first-round set that saw the Celtics win in seven games. However, the Bucks will be confident that the Greek Freak can carry them past Boston and Kyrie Irving this time out.