Original title: NBA | Bucks narrowly beat Celtics Warriors beat Grizzlies by 30 points
For the Grizzlies, Morant scored a game-high 34 points, along with 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, May 7 (Xinhua) — The 2021-2022 NBA playoffs have two more games on the 7th. The Milwaukee Bucks returned home to a thrilling 103-101 victory over the Boston Celtics, and the Golden State Warriors defeated Memphis by 30 points. Grizzly.
On May 7, Milwaukee Bucks player Antetokounmpo (second from right) dunks in the game.Xinhua News Agency/Midland
The Celtics on the road fell behind the Bucks at 19:22 in the first quarter, and the two teams continued their tug-of-war in the second quarter. Although Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 8 points in a row, the Bucks then shot consecutive shots. In the first half, the Celtics overtook the score to 50:46.
Changing sides to fight once more, “Brother Antetokounmpo” played a strong performance on both ends of the offense and defense. The Celtics continued to chase points in the distal quarter, Horford scored 7 points in a row, and Brown made a free throw to overtake the score with less than 2 minutes left in the game. At the critical moment, “Brother Antetokounmpo” and Holiday each scored a goal to help the Bucks overtake once more at 103:100. Then Smart made a foul, deliberately missed the second free throw and grabbed an offensive rebound, but Smart and Williams III missed consecutive shots, Horford grabbed a rebound but tipped overtime.
Milwaukee Bucks player Antetokounmpo celebrates scoring during the game on May 7.Xinhua/Archyde.com
In the end, the Bucks narrowly defeated the Celtics by two points at home, rewriting the series score to 2:1. “Brother Antetokounmpo” contributed 42 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, and Holiday had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. For the Celtics, Brown scored 27 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, and Horford scored 22 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists.
In the Western Conference semifinals, the Grizzlies felt hot following the start, and the Warriors, who were playing at home, chased following the score with 67% shooting, and fell behind 26:28 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Warriors overtook the score. Before halftime, Morant of the Grizzlies hit a three-pointer at the buzzer near the center line to tie the score at 57:64 and entered halftime.
On May 7, the Grizzlies player Morant (front) attacked during the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Dong Xudong)
In the second half, “Splash Brothers” Curry and Thompson broke out separately, while the Grizzlies only relied on Morant to score hard. In the final quarter, Anderson was dissatisfied with the penalty following an offensive foul and was ejected for two technical fouls in a row. Morant went down with a knee injury on a subsequent possession.
The game entered garbage time in advance, and the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 142:112 following the whole game, leading the opponent by a big score of 2:1. Six of the Warriors team scored in double figures, Curry 30 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, and rookie Kuminga scored 18 points, becoming the youngest playoff starter in American basketball history.
Warriors player Stephen Curry (front) celebrates with teammate Draymond Green on May 7. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Dong Xudong)
For the Grizzlies, Morant scored a game-high 34 points, along with 3 rebounds and 7 assists.