Author: Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 25th birthday with 27 points as the Bucks rolled to a 119-91 rout of the Clippers for their 14th straight win.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the 26-year-old brother of Milwaukee’s superstar and league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, will join the Bucks on a two-year deal.

Khris Middleton missed the end of a series-clinching win, then caught a surprise flight and a harrowing drive to make it home for daughter’s birth.

Milwaukee dominated the first two rounds of the playoffs and took a 2-0 lead on Toronto in the Eastern Conference finals before the wheels fell off.

The Bucks have used their bench more during the postseasonthan any of the remaining teams in the playoffs, and the players have been productive.

On a rare frustrating night for Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks flexed their depth to cruise past the Pistons again for a commanding 3-0 series lead.

The first-year Bucks coach has changed the team’s culture with encouragement, honesty and a healthy – if unexpected – reliance on surprise and fun.

Giannis Antetokounmpo turned in an MVP performance and out-dueled Joel Embiid as the Bucks surged past the Sixers late to clinch the best record.

A game of dodgeball broke out between the Bucks and 76ers, with Joel Embiid getting a technical foul and Eric Bledsoe getting two and ejected.