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.

Milwaukee’s plan for Game 7: Keep Brook Lopez near the paint, have him help off Williams on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and dare Williams (and other role players) to beat them from 3. For a quarter, it looked like it might work — then the script flipped.

Williams finished with seven 3-pointers and a team-high 27 points.

GAME 7 GRANT WILLIAMS