BOSTON — Grant Williams scored a profession-superior 27 factors and strike 7 3-ideas, Jayson Tatum included 23 and the Boston Celtics set a Recreation 7 record with 22 3-tips to eliminate the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Meeting semifinals.
Boston will face top-seeded Miami starting Tuesday in a rematch of the 2020 East finals. The Warmth beat the Celtics in 6 games in that collection at Walt Disney Entire world.
The Celtics trailed early but outscored the Bucks 61- 38 in the next half to cruise to the victory. Boston applied a whopping 54-issue edge from powering the arc to increase to 25-9 in decisive seventh online games.
The Bucks are now 3-9. They went 4 for 33 (12.1%) from the 3-point line. That is the 2nd-worst 3-level share in a playoff activity ever (minimum 30 attempts).
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 details, 20 rebounds and nine assists. But he was just 3 of 11 in the paint in the next half, which includes 1 for 6 the fourth quarter. Jrue Holiday break included 21 points and eight helps. Brook Lopez concluded with 15 details and 10 rebounds.
Williams finished 7 for 18 powering the arc as the Celtics completed the comeback immediately after dropping Activity 5 at household to fall into a 3-2 hole.
Boston started off the next fifty percent on an 11-4 operate to open a 59-47 guide.
It was 63-53 when Tatum went to the bench after currently being whistled for his fourth foul. But the Celtics rallied without the need of him, outscoring the Bucks 16-11 the relaxation of the quarter to consider a 79-64 direct to the fourth.
The Bucks led the total first quarter as Antetokounmpo scored or assisted on 24 of Milwaukee’s 26 1st-quarter points.
He ended the period with 10 points, eight rebounds and six helps to support the Bucks grab a 26-20 lead.
Boston began to claw again in the next quarter, drawing a third foul on Bobby Portis at the 8:49 mark. Television cameras confirmed him tossing his goggles as he went to the bench location. He’d been carrying the goggles given that struggling a suitable eye abrasion in Sport 2 of Milwaukee’s 1st-round collection in opposition to the Bulls.
With Portis on the bench, the Celtics took their to start with lead of the sport on a dunk by Al Horford that punctuated a 12-2 run.
Boston led 45-43 in the closing minute of the 50 percent when Tatum was termed for an offensive foul on Grayson Allen – Tatum’s 3rd foul of the game.
Subsequent an unsuccessful problem by Celtics coach Ime Udoka, the groups exchanged misses. But after Smart’s steal around midcourt, Antetokounmpo fouled Wise as he tried a final-2nd, 3-position heave.
Good connected on each of his 3 free of charge throws to give Boston the 48-43 halftime direct.
Celtics centre Robert Williams III was available to play soon after lacking three straight video games with soreness and a bone bruise in his surgically fixed still left knee. But he didn’t play.
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