Hawks Rout Bucks, Even East Finals
ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2021 16 Japan’s Kei Nishikori plays a return to Aus- tralia’s Alexei Popyrin during the men’s singles fi rst round match on day three of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. Nishikori beat Popyrin 6-4,6-4,6-4. (AP) – See Page 15 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Hawks rout Bucks, even East finals Giannis goes down, Young sidelined by unusual injury ATLANTA, June 30, (AP): The Atlanta Hawks proved they are more than a one- man team. Now, it’s the Milwaukee Bucks who may have to show they can get by without the Greek Freak. With Trae Young sidelined by an unusual injury, Lou Williams and a host of Hawks stepped up to fi ll the void, leading Atlanta to a 110-88 rout of the Bucks in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference fi nals Tues- day night. “A total team effort,” Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. In another stunning twist to a series no one saw com- ing, two-time MVP Giannis Williams Antetokounm- po hobbled off the court with an injured left knee, depriving the Bucks of their best player. “We’ll see how he is tomorrow,” coach Mike Budenholzer said. “We’ll take everything as it comes. We’ll evaluate it. We’ve got a heck of a team, a heck of a roster.” Wil- liams started for Young and did a stellar job with 21 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic added 20 to break a Sweden’s Albin Ekdal, (left), and Ukraine’s Roman Yaremchuk head the ball during the Euro 2020 soccer championship round of 16 match between Sweden and Ukraine at the Hampden series-long slump, and the Hawks Park Stadium in Glasgow.
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