The Celtics ousted the champion, the Milwaukee Bucks, and will play the East final with Miami

There was a rain (and a record) of triples (22) in Boston, so the Celtics won by blowout in the seventh game against the reigning NBA champions, Milwaukee Bucks, and qualified for the Eastern Conference finals. After a resounding 109-81, they will face the Miami Heat.

Pushed by seven triples by Grant Williams (27 points), five by Jayson Tatum (23) and four by Payton Pritchard (14), the Celtics knocked down some Bucks who barely scored four three-point shots and gave up title. of the champions who conquered last year.

Ime Udoka’s team is back from a 2-3 deficit and will face the Heat, who ousted the Philadelphia 76ers, in the first game set for Tuesday.

Tatum, the leader of the crucial victory achieved in the sixth game for Milwaukee, scored 23 points, with six rebounds and eight assists, but the great star was Grant Williams, who had the best performance in his career. He sealed seven triples of 18 and also had six rebounds and two blocks.

Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo could not avoid the ruin of his Bucks, despite contributing 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists. For his part, Argentine Luca Vildoza entered the Bucks with two minutes left in the game and scored two points.

TD Garden in Boston once again experienced a historic game, in one of the most tense and close series in recent years, and local fans pushed Ime Udoka’s staff all the way.

The only moment of polite silence was experienced in the lead up to the game, when the NBA called for a minute of silence to honor the ten victims of Saturday’s shooting in Buffalo, New York.

Giannis was left alone

In that environment, with a mixture of enthusiasm, tension and energy, the Bucks tried to mark territory with a strong start to Giannis ’rhythm, scoring or assisting his team’s first thirteen points and reaching half an hour to participate in 33 of 43 points you.

The ‘Greak Freak’ already had ten points, seven rebounds and six assists as he climbed to 24-14 on the scoreboard, against some Celtics who started without a win, with one of eight shots, despite building up good offensive games.

However, Ime Udoka’s team gained mentality and confidence. He remained confident in his game and slowly picked up the prize, led by 17 points by Jayson Tatum by two quarters.

From 5 on 26 to 6 on 6 to go back and take a 32-30 advantage on a kill by Al Horford and continue hitting the accelerator with Tatum and Smart until they get five points of rent in the middle of the point. encounter (48-43).

Smart himself put his signature on the margin with a massive game in the final seconds of the second quarter. He stole the ball from Giannis and immediately attempted a shot from midfield, resulting in a foul from the Greek and three free throws that extended the Celtics ’lead and confidence.

Celtics 3-point Festival

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, following a pass right from Tatum, hit three consecutive three-pointers to increase the margin to 59-47 and force a timeout for to a few bucks who missed twelve shots. from three consecutive points.

Although Tatum had foul trouble, making the fourth for a hit to Pat Connaughton in the middle of the third quarter, the Celtics continued to grow from three points and Grant Williams, with three triples, was retained. his team with a solid advantage (76-60).

The triple was the scourge of the Bucks, who missed thirteen straight times before breaking their negative straight four and connecting just four of 25 in ten minutes of the game, against the Celtics who sealed 17 of 41 to escape. to 87-68.

Each of them boosted the confidence of Ime Udoka’s team, who ended their game almost entirely devoting themselves to shooting 3-pointers.

With the Bucks gone and assuming defeat, Pritchard and Smart sealed two triples for 97-75 that became formality in the final minutes.

Replacing Giannis with 2.03 games remained a symbol of the Bucks ’retreat, in a TD Garden where the party was released to reach the Conference finals.

An honor for Ime Udoka’s team, who arrived in mid-February with less than 50% wins in the regular season and ended the year with a 28-7 record, until starting a good path to the ‘playoffs’ that this that there will be Heat as the next obstacle. EFE

With information from EFE