BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Before these NBA playoffs began, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked if he thought his Milwaukee Bucks were better prepared for the postseason this year, after the disappointments that befell them each of the past two years.
"I don't know if this year is gonna be different," Antetokounmpo said. "I'm not gonna lie to you. It might be the same. Who knows.
"The results are gonna talk for themselves in the end."
It turned out that he was right -- just not in the way he may have expected.
Behind 40 points, 13 rebounds and five assists from their star, the Bucks came into Barclays Center Saturday night and survived an instant classic of a Game 7 against the Brooklyn Nets, winning 115-111 in overtime to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.