Schedule and 2020-21 Results
Regular Season Records: Milwaukee 46-26, Atlanta 41-31
Game 1 on Wednesday, 23 June: Atlanta wins at Milwaukee, 116-pts-113
Game 2 on Friday, 25 June: Atlanta loses at Milwaukee, 125-pts-91
Game 3 on Sunday, 27 June: Milwaukee wins at Atlanta, 113-pts-102
Game 4 on Tuesday, 29 June: Milwaukee loses at Atlanta, 110-pts-88
Game 5 on Thursday, 01 July: Atlanta loses at Milwaukee, 123-pts-112
Game 6 on Saturday, 03 July: Milwaukee wins at Atlanta, 118-pts-107

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Milwaukee Bucks visited and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 118-pts-107 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1479 victory. With the series 1479 win, the Milwaukee Bucks improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 17-25 overall and 3-7 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1479 loss, the Atlanta Hawks see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 10-25 overall and 0-4 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Milwaukee Bucks in series 1479 was LWWLWW: Series 1479 thus becomes the fourth NBA Semifinals-round series, the 13th NBA series (all rounds), and the 38th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Atlanta Hawks now have a five-series losing streak and a five-Game 6 losing streak in the wake of their series 1479 loss to Milwaukee. Through their series 1479 victory, the Milwaukee Bucks end their five-series losing streak in the NBA Semifinals round.

After Game 5: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and bested the Atlanta Hawks 123-pts-112 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1479 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 2-2 and a Game 6 record of 1-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 1-9 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 3-7 (with an active four-Game 6 losing streak). The sole best-of-7 NBA playoff series win by the Atlanta Hawks in the wake of a 3-games-2 deficit occurred in series 1106, over (of all teams) the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2010 NBA Preliminary round.

After Game 4: The Atlanta Hawks hosted and bested the Milwaukee Bucks 110-pts-88 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1479 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 4-11 and a Game 5 record of 4-11 (with an active four-Game 5 losing streak), while the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 7-8 and a Game 5 record of 8-7.

After Game 3: The Milwaukee Bucks visited and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 113-pts-102 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1479 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 8-5 and a Game 4 record of 6-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 3-15 and a Game 4 record of 10-8 (with an active four-Game 4 winning streak). The Milwaukee Bucks have an active four-Game 4 winning streak irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes.

After Game 2: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 125-pts-91 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1479 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 6-9 and a Game 3 record of 9-6, while the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 5-9 and a Game 3 record of 3-11. The Milwaukee Bucks led the Atlanta Hawks in series 1479 Game 2 by 32 points after two quarters and by 40 points after three quarters: Those in-game leads were the most lopsided leads after two and three quarters in a best-of-7 NBA playoff game since series 1347 Game 2, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers visited and led the Boston Celtics by 41 points after two quarters and by 46 points after three quarters in their 2017 NBA Semifinals-round playoff series.

After Game 1: The Atlanta Hawks visited and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 116-pts-113 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1479 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 9-3 (with an active four-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 5-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 6-21 and a Game 2 record of 11-16.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2020-21 NBA regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks finished five games ahead of the Atlanta Hawks. From 1947 through the 2021 NBA Quarterfinals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 27-12 (.692) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1479 is the 42nd best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Milwaukee Bucks, and the 35th for the Atlanta Hawks. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Milwaukee Bucks have an all-rounds series record of 16-25, a Semifinals-round series record of 2-7 (with an active five-series Semifinals-round losing streak), and a Game 1 record of 14-27, while the Atlanta Hawks have an all-rounds series record of 10-24, a Semifinals-round series record of 0-3, and a Game 1 record of 12-22. Series 1479 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Atlanta Hawks. The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in their only previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series against each other, in series 1106 (in the 2010 NBA Preliminary round). In best-of-7 NBA Semifinals series, the Atlanta Hawks have a 0-3 series record and a 1-12 game record: The sole game victory occurred in Game 3 of series 214 (in the 1969 NBA Semifinals) over the Los Angeles Lakers; since then, the Atlanta Hawks have an active ten-game losing streak in best-of-7 NBA Semifinals games.