Stunning upsets, experienced vets and one inspired Slovenian lead to thrilling NBA Conference Finals
By Ben Morse, CNN
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Celtics eliminate NBA defending champion Bucks in Game 7
BOSTON: Grant Williams scored 27 points as the Boston Celtics eliminated the reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday with a 109-81 game seven victory in their NBA Eastern Conference series. Celtics forward Williams produced a deadly display of scoring from three-point range at the TD Garden as Boston advanced to a conference finals showdown with the Miami Heat with a 4-3 series win. Williams’s red-hot shooting from beyond the arc was emblematic of Boston’s superiority from the field as the Bucks missed a slew of wide open looks. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 25 points 20 rebounds and nine assists for Milwaukee. But the Celtics’ three-point shooting accuracy proved the difference between the two teams as Boston completed a comeback from 3-2 down in the best-of-seven series. Boston dropped 22 of 55 from downtown, in stark contrast to Milwaukee, who converted just four of 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Williams led the three-point blitzkrieg with seven threes in his 27-point haul. Jayson Tatum made five-of-nine threes to finish with 23 points.
Grant Williams, hot-shooting Celtics blow out Bucks to win Game 7
Grant Williams put in long hours in the gym to transform his body and game since entering the NBA out of Tennessee. Known in college as an old-school four who banged inside, he dropped weight and worked on adding a consistent 3-pointer, evolving his game into that of a modern small-ball four.
Williams has 27, Celtics make 22 3s in Game 7 rout of Bucks
Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and the Boston Celtics set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Celtics rout Bucks in Game 7, advance to Eastern Conference Finals
BOSTON (AP) — Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and the Boston Celtics set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Celtics set Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to down Bucks, advance to conference finals
Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven three-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and the Boston Celtics set a Game 7 record with 22 three-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Grant Williams leads Boston Celtics past Milwaukee Bucks in convincing Game 7 victory
BOSTON — For the fourth time in the last six seasons, the Boston Celtics are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals. The hope is this time, they can take it one step further.
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