Boston regains the advantage of the field! Led 2-1 by Milwaukee, the Celtics won 108-116 at the defending champion and therefore come back to 2-2 in this Eastern Conference semi-final, with two games out of three still to be played at home. While the Bucks led for much of the game, they got pushed around in the final quarter and mightn’t do anything to avoid the Boston tornado, played by Al Horford. Soon to be 36, the Dominican has simply broken his record for points scored in the play-offs, with 30 units (previous record: 26), 11 out of 14 on shots including 5 out of 7 from three points (another record). While Milwaukee led 80-70 fourteen minutes from the end, Boston signed a 10-0 straddling the last two quarters, Horford equalizing at 80-80 on a dunk.
There was then 9’51 left before the final buzzer. The two teams went blow for blow until 92-92, then Boston signed two 6-0 (94-98 then 96-106) which allowed them to take a good lead. Led 104-112 one minute from the end, Milwaukee, still deprived of Khris Middleton, never managed to return to money-time, despite a Giannis Antetokounmpo who finished with 34 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists (17pts for Lopez, 16 for Holiday). Al Horford scored 16 points in this last quarter won 23-43, and Jayson Tatum 12 (30pts, 13rbds, 5pds in total for the Celtics star). Both teams will now return to Massachusetts for Game 5 on Wednesday.
