NBA Playoffs Hawks-Bucks: Here's What Twitter Is Saying About Game 5

The Milwaukee Bucks have taken a 3-2 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Milwaukee Bucks have beaten the Atlanta Hawks 123-112 to take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Here is what Twitter had to say about the game below.

The Bucks take Game 5 and are one step closer to the Finals 👀 pic.twitter.com/BOoiG9z8aQ

— ESPN (@espn) July 2, 2021

Didn’t come out with same intensity as in gm 4. https://t.co/yVZgabYGvc

— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) July 2, 2021

Yes, but Hawks spotted Bucks to much tonite. They’ll play better on Saturday https://t.co/ChgQZXc8Wx

— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) July 2, 2021

BUCKS WIN!! pic.twitter.com/cDoQFuyx1s

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 2, 2021

We Dogs. pic.twitter.com/Fg58QjwmgX

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 2, 2021

Bucks win game 5 over the Hawks without Giannis 😤

Lopez: 33 PTS (playoff career-high) | 7 REB

Portis: 22 PTS (playoff career-high) | 8 REB

MIL leads 3-2. pic.twitter.com/aOfI7GiGXq

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 2, 2021

Let’s close it out Saturday, okay @Bucks ? pic.twitter.com/Xhv5uDteMH

— Nick Pipitone (@nickpipitone) July 2, 2021

Bobby Portis dropped a career-high 22 points filling in for Giannis 🤝 pic.twitter.com/KV0BpNSge9

— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) July 2, 2021

Truly the best fans in the league. pic.twitter.com/OBXgNT4Gbm

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 2, 2021

BOBBY HAS A NEW PLAYOFF CAREER-HIGH!! pic.twitter.com/DhCBkedZ8Z

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 2, 2021

#ATLvsMIL
Hawks are missing Trae more than the Bucks missing Giannis pic.twitter.com/bSX4XZEFj8

— ChippingIn (@CranfordChip) July 2, 2021

Giannis loving what he sees 😤 pic.twitter.com/UeQZSPCWDz

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 2, 2021

Both Trae Young and Giannis Antetokounmpo did not play in Game 5 on Thursday night due to injury.

The Milwaukee Bucks were 4.5-point favorites over the Atlanta Hawks for Game 5 in Milwaukee, according to FanDuel.

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