After defeating the Phoenix Suns in Game 5, the Milwaukee Bucks are now one win away from hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy.
Antetokounmpo had 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Khris Middleton added 29 points, and Holiday had 27 points and 13 assists.
Antetokounmpo sprinted down the court to his right and Holiday fired a perfect lob pass that the Greek Freak slammed down while Chris Paul fouled him to make it 122-119. Antetokounmpo missed the free throw, but the Bucks grabbed the rebound and Middleton made one free throw for the final point of the night.
Paul had 21 points and 11 assists, and Deandre Ayton finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. But the Suns missed a chance to move within a victory of their first championship and will need a victory at Fiserv Forum to bring the series back to the desert for Game 7 on Thursday night. It wasn't as spectacular a defensive play as Antetokounmpo's block of Ayton's dunk attempt that preserved a two-point lead in Game 4, but it was every bit as important to a Bucks team making its first finals appearance since 1974.
Not getting that basket didn't slow the Suns, who scored the next seven points to open a 32-16 lead on Mikal Bridges' 3-pointer. The Suns made 14 of 19 shots in the first quarter and led 37-21.
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