Milwaukee Bucks vs Indiana Pacers (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
The champion is finally crowned. After 50 long years, the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship after trumping the upstart Phoenix Suns in Game 6, with the victors exemplifying how a small market team, like the Indiana Pacers among many others, can win a title.
Led by a legendary 50-point outing from Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee was able to seal the deal despite facing an early 0-2 deficit to Chris Paul and Devin Booker-led Phoenix. Along with series-long heroics from Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday and the Bucks’ ensemble of veteran role players, the team managed to become the first small market franchise to win the chip since 2016.