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NBA playoffs 2021: The Milwaukee Bucks can still reach the Finals without Giannis Antetokounmpo -- here's how

Can the Milwaukee Bucks win Thursday's pivotal Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo?

Although ESPN's Zach Lowe and Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday that Giannis avoided structural damage to his left knee during a scary fall in the third quarter of the Bucks' Game 4 loss on Tuesday, he was still ruled out of Game 5 on Thursday morning.

How can Milwaukee replace Antetokounmpo? And what does it mean for the Bucks' chances of maintaining home-court advantage in the series? Let's take a look.


How the Bucks could look without Giannis