The Milwaukee Bucks withstood Kevin Durant's NBA-record 48 points in a Game 7, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Brooklyn Nets 115-111 in overtime Saturday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 40 points and 13 rebounds, and Khris Middleton made the tiebreaking shot with 40 seconds left in the first overtime Game 7 in 15 years.
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The Milwaukee Bucks withstood Kevin Durant's NBA-record 48 points in a Game 7, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Brooklyn Nets 115-111 in overtime Saturday night.
Middleton added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who reached the East finals for the second time in three years. They will play either Philadelphia or Atlanta in a series that starts Wednesday night.
Harden had 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, but was 5 for 17 from the field.
Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) shoots over Brooklyn Nets' Blake Griffin, front left, Kevin Durant (7) and James Harden, right, during the second half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton, right, shoots over Brooklyn Nets' James Harden, left, during the second half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) passes the ball away from Brooklyn Nets' Blake Griffin (2), James Harden (13) and Joe Harris (12) during the second half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant, left, drives past Milwaukee Bucks' P.J. Tucker during the first half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant, right, passes the ball away from Milwaukee Bucks' P.J. Tucker, center, and Brook Lopez, left, during the first half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
The Bucks held on from there when Durant missed two jumpers, the last an airball with 0.3 seconds remaining.
Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) celebrates wth Pat Connaughton (24) after Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets, Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Middleton added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who reached the East finals for the second time in three years. They will play either Philadelphia or Atlanta in a series that starts Wednesday night.
Durant played all 53 minutes and forced OT with a turnaround jumper that was just inches from being a 3-pointer that would have won it with a second left.
He added nine rebounds and six assists, but didn't have enough help with injured Kyrie Irving watching from the baseline and James Harden unable to locate his shot after missing most of the first four games with right hamstring tightness.
Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, upper right, drives past Brooklyn Nets' Joe Harris during the second half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Harden had 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, but was 5 for 17 from the field.
Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant (7) shoots over Milwaukee Bucks' P.J. Tucker to tie Game 7 in the second half during a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez (11) shoots over Brooklyn Nets' Blake Griffin, front left, Kevin Durant (7) and James Harden, right, during the second half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton, right, shoots over Brooklyn Nets' James Harden, left, during the second half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) passes the ball away from Brooklyn Nets' Blake Griffin (2), James Harden (13) and Joe Harris (12) during the second half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant, left, drives past Milwaukee Bucks' P.J. Tucker during the first half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)
Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant, right, passes the ball away from Milwaukee Bucks' P.J. Tucker, center, and Brook Lopez, left, during the first half of Game 7 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)