MILWAUKEE — On the other side of the playoff joy is the playoff pain, the tears and lack of payoff that comes in defeat.
And like the song made popular by Frankie Beverly and Maze, the feelings produced in the NBA Finals will be both bitter and sweet — depending on the outcome in Tuesday’s Game 6 (9 p.m. ET, ABC). The Milwaukee Bucks have been where the Phoenix Suns are, playoff neophytes figuring things out as they go along, nearing heartbreak after bouts of prosperity. Whether it’s bad luck or failure, they look to have had enough and are turning the painful lessons into something glorious if they can close out the Suns in Game 6.