The Celtics and Bucks are tied 2-2 in their best-of-7, first-round series.
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The moment in the restaurant gained traction after a diner took to social media, surprised that hard-to-miss 6-foot-11 Antetokounmpo – less than two hours after his tip-in propelled the Bucks to a 104-102 victory over the Celtics – wasn’t being taken care of.
The Celtics, on the other hand, have never lost a series they led 2-0, winning all 35 times going into their current situations.
In the C’s 104-102 loss in Game 4 of their first-round National Basketball Association playoff series, the officials missed two fouls the Bucks committed on the Celtics in the final minute. Should Milwaukee win on the road, they return home with a chance to win the series. So, we’ve gotta come out and do what we’re supposed to do – execute the game plan.
“For myself, I just try to be a good teammate”. “The Greek Freak” is capable of leading the Bucks, but he will need other players to step up in this pivotal game 5. The Celtics have won four of the five previous playoff series between the teams and have an 18-13 edge in games won. For his career, Antetokounmpo averages 17 points and about seven rebounds per game.
But after Games 1 and 2, they quieted down. “Kept us in it”. Parker and Maker have been absolutely outstanding, with Parker even playing some strong defense apart from providing his usual offensive production. Hit some very tough shots and had a lot of timely plays. The shot bounced off the backboard and went through the net.
“It’s a tough time; we’ve never been through this type of adversity”, said Ginobili. It just didn’t go in tonight.
“We know what to expect coming into the Garden”, he said. This is why the playoffs are so challenging.
“He made a great tip-in”, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said. “That’s one of the things that I’ve always appreciated about him and we’ve got a locker room full of those guys, and I think his leadership is a big reason why”. We’ve got to go in there [Milwaukee] with the right mentality, we’ve got to get better defensively, get sharper offensively. But it still misses the point, which is that, as a matter of natural law, there is always an open table for beloved superstars who win home playoff games in dramatic fashion.
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LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who led from start to finish to trim Golden State’s lead in their Western Conference series to 3-1.
