Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

The Bucks fought off an exhausted and short-handed Nets team, but can they do it again and become the first road team to win a game this series?

They didn’t earn style points, but the only thing that mattered to the Bucks was getting the 104-89 win to force Game 7 back in Brooklyn on Saturday.

The Hawks trailed 72-46 with 8:31 to go in the third quarter but roared back to beat the 76ers in Game 5. How did they do it?

Once trailing by 26 points, the Atlanta Hawks stormed back to defeat the 76ers in Philadelphia in a crucial Game 5.

LaMelo Ball missed 21 games with a wrist injury forcing him to miss 21 games but still claimed the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award.

Kevin Durant deflated the Bucks with a huge 49-point triple-double as the Nets rallied to win a pivotal Game 5 and take a 3-2 series lead.

Becky Hammon appears to be the logical choice to become the first female coach to lead an NBA team, and with four openings this could be the year.

As they have all season and now into the playoffs, injuries continue to play a significant role in who wins, who advances and who doesn’t.