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Hawks flattened as Bucks get even

AP photo by Morry Gash / The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots over the Atlanta Hawks' Clint Capela during the second half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night in Milwaukee.
AP photo by Morry Gash / The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots over the Atlanta Hawks' Clint Capela during the second half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night in Milwaukee. AP photo by Morry Gash / The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots over the Atlanta Hawks' Clint Capela during the second half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night in Milwaukee.

By STEVE MEGARGEE / The Associated Press 4 min read

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Bucks knew the key to tying the Eastern Conference finals was making sure Trae Young didn’t take over again.

They did all that and more Friday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 22 and the Bucks blew out the Atlanta Hawks 125-91 in Game 2.

Young struggled for much of the night after finishing with 48 points and 11 assists in the Hawks’ 116-113 victory in the opener Wednesday.

“Last game he was living in the paint, had a lot of floaters – those are pretty much layups for him,” Holiday said. “We didn’t really want that to get him started early. And I don’t think he went to the free-throw line much tonight, which is also pretty big for us.”