Milwaukee Bucks Eliminate Nets From N.B.A. Playoffs

Injuries to the Nets’ stars weighed on the team, which had been favored to win the championship this season.

The Milwaukee Bucks are headed to the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference finals after defeating the Nets, 115-111, in overtime on Saturday night in a decisive Game 7 for their semifinal series. It was a disappointing end to the series for the No. 2-seeded Nets, who entered the playoffs primed to make a championship run, with their stars at last seemingly healthy at the same time. Their best three players — James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant — played only eight games together during the regular season because of injuries and other absences. The Nets started the series favored against the third-seeded Bucks, but once again, injuries to the stars piled up, increasing the potential of an upset.