Sports Briefs 6/28/21

NBA

Khris Middleton scored 20 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter as the Milwaukee Bucks pushed past the Hawks 113-102 in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals in Atlanta. The Bucks take a 2-1 series lead. Trae Young led the Hawks with 35 points but briefly left the game after stepping on a ref’s foot.

Tonight, the Phoenix Suns will look to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1993 when they host the Los Angeles Clippers in Game Five of the Western Conference finals. Phoenix is up three games to one in the series.

NHL

The puck drops tonight on the Stanley Cup Final between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay is looking to become the first team to successfully defend their championship since the 2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins. Montreal is the last Canadian team to win the Cup, but that was back in 1993.

NASCAR

Kyle Busch pulled into victory lane after winning the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series weekend doubleheader at Pocono. Kyle Larson finished in second while Brad Keselowski finished third. Alex Bowman won the first race on Saturday while Busch finished second. Larson blew a tire in the first race costing him the win.