The Chicago Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks will face off on Thursday night in Game 6 of their big NBA 2015 Playoffs Round 1 series. The Bucks have proven more difficult than many had expected to see off, and the Bulls may be panicking somewhat after losing two straight games.
Today's Game 6 will be broadcast on the TNT network and has a start time set for 7 p.m. ET. The game takes place from the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and will see the Bulls look for a series-clinching fourth win.
Bulls' fans will be on the verge of panicking after losing 2 straight games to drop back to 3-2 after being 3-0 up.
Most NBA fans had expected the Bulls to wrap things up in four, but that has not materialized, and the Bucks have shown some of the fight that helped them get into the Playoffs after a long, hard season.
If the Bucks can claim one more win today - in front of their home fans - then it would take them through to a deciding seventh game with the momentum firmly in Milwaukee's court.
Pau Gasol said after Game 5 on Monday night, "I don't know if we were comfortable or confident or overlooking them. I just think we didn't play with enough sense of urgency and desire, which you have to do when you're ready to close out a team when you have them in that position. We're going to have to play the next game like it's the last game, not think that if we lose this one, we still have a chance, that we can play at home in Game 7. That would be a terrible mistake."
Despite the thrilling comeback by the Bucks so far, Milwaukee fans will be under no illusions as to the task still in front of them. No team in NBA history has ever comeback from being 0-3 down in a best of seven series, so they would be making history if they claimed two more wins and stole the series from the Bulls.
Some confident Bulls fans will point to the fact that Chicago had opportunities in both Games 4 and 5 to win and finish off the series, but allowed the Bucks' greater sense of urgency to play a central part in them stealing the games. It surely is simply a matter of time before the Bulls step up and put this series away.
Not if the Bucks have anything to say about it.
Tonight's NBA 2015 Playoffs series Game 6 between the Chicago Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks will start at 7 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
