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Behind the Boxscore: Milwaukee fights, Game 6 previews, Magic

GOOD MORNING, PEOPLE! Milwaukee 97, Boston 86, series tied 3-3 There’s a reason we’re supposed to say “everything but the kitchen sink” and not “threw the kitchen sink at them.” The kitchen sink is useless in a fight, or for adding to an underwhelming recipe, you wouldn’t want to toss it in anything, really. It’s integral, though, because you want the sink to be right where you left it once everything’s finished, once it’s time to clean up the mess that early turnovers (which are also food) can create. There’s a reason this isn’t turning into, like, some long-awaited Eric Bledsoe joke.

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