Celtics give a blow of authority by eliminating the Bucks

With a record-breaking shower of triples (22), the Boston Celtics won 109-81 in game seven against the current NBA champions Milwaukee Bucks, and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Miami Heat.

Pushed by Grant Williams’ seven triples (27 points), Jayson Tatum’s five (23) and Payton Pritchard’s four (14), the Celtics defeated some Bucks who scored just four three-pointers to hand over the title to last year’s captured champions .

Ime Udoka’s team came back from a 2-3 deficit and will face the Heat, which knocked out the Philadelphia 76ers, with the first game set for this Tuesday.

Tatum, the leader of the memorable game six win for Milwaukee, scored 23 points, with six rebounds and eight assists, but the big lead was Grant Williams, who had the best performance of his career. He sealed seven triples of 18 and also had six rebounds and two blocks.

The Giannis Antetokounmpo could not avoid the debacle of his Bucks, despite contributing 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists.

The TD Garden in Boston saw another historic match, in one of the most exciting and close-knit series in recent years, and the local fans pushed Ime Udoka’s men with everything.

The only moment of respectful silence was seen leading up to the game, when the NBA imposed a minute of silence in honor of the ten victims of Saturday’s shooting in Buffalo, New York.

Giannis is left alone

In that atmosphere, with a mixture of enthusiasm, excitement and electricity, the Bucks tried to mark territory with a strong start to the rhythm of Giannis, who scored or assisted on his team’s first thirteen points and reached halftime by participating. take 33 out of 43 points from you.

The ‘Greak Freak’ already had ten points, seven rebounds and six assists as he made it 24-14 on the scoreboard against a number of Celtics who started unsuccessfully, with one of eight shots, despite building good offensive play.

However, Ime Udoka’s team gained mentality and confidence. He kept faith in his game and slowly took the prize, led by Jayson Tatum’s 17 points to two quarters.

They went from 5 of 26 to 6 of 6 to come back and take a 32-30 lead with a kill by Al Horford and kept pushing the accelerator with Tatum and Smart until they got five loan points half way through the game. collision (48-43).

Smart himself put his signature on that margin with a monumental game in the closing seconds of the second quarter. He stole the ball from Giannis and immediately attempted a shot from midfield, leading to a foul by the Greek and three free throws that increased the Celtics’ lead and confidence.

Celtics 3 point party

If the second quarter ended badly for the Bucks, the third started even worse. Grant Williams, Tatum, who was five-for-five from the perimeter, and Brown, on a pass from Tatum himself, hit three straight three-pointers to extend the margin to 59-47 and force a timeout for some Bucks who missed twelve shots from three consecutive points.

Although Tatum had some bad problems and scored the fourth for a hit over Pat Connaughton midway through the third quarter, the Celtics stayed strong from three points and Grant Williams, with three triples, kept his team with a solid advantage (76-60).

The triple was the scourge of the Bucks, who missed thirteen times in a row before breaking their losing streak, making just four out of 25 with ten minutes left, against the Celtics who sealed 17 out of 41 to escape to 87- 68.

Each and every one of them strengthened the confidence of Ime Udoka’s team, who almost completely closed the game with three-pointers.

With the Bucks already off the hook and presuming defeat, Pritchard and Smart sealed two triples for the 97-75 that turned the closing minutes into a formality.

Giannis’ substitution with 2.03 to play remained the symbol of the Bucks’ setback, in a TD Garden that unleashed the party to reach the Conference final.

An award for the team of Ime Udoka, which arrived in mid-February with less than 50% regular season wins and closed the year with a record 28-7, until a wonderful path began in these ‘play-offs’ that the Heat will have as the next obstacle.