The day kicked off at the TD Garden in Boston with a win for Celtics bulkier than expected to close the tie against milwaukee. The power forward Grant Williams was the unexpected figure of the locals with 27 points, while the forward Jayson Tatum contributed another 23.
The Celtics took advantage of his spectacular effectiveness from the outside shot with 22 triples converted, the most in a seventh game of Playoffs and in any franchise postseason game.
Instead the buckswho were able to resolve the series on Friday on their court, were shipwrecked from long distance with 4 triples from 33 attempts and could only count on the push of Antetokounmpowho ended up exhausted after signing 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 assists.
milwaukee He paid dearly for the absence due to injury during the entire series of the All-Star shooting guard Chris Middletonwhich was a key piece in winning last year’s title, which ended half a century of drought for the bucks.
“Obviously if we had Khris it would probably have been a different story but we didn’t.”he pointed Antetokounmpo. “But I don’t want to make excuses, we have to improve as a team.”
“I am proud of the boys, the effort they made, we had chances to win”said Antetokounmpowho was left without the coveted second ring despite his historic performance in these playoffs.
the greek twice MVP of the league, it was against the Celtics the first player to reach at least 200 points, 100 rebounds and 50 assists in a series of Playoffs in the history of NBA.
With the departure of bucksthe NBA will have a new champion for the fourth consecutive season.
Dallas swept Phoenix at home
In the Footprint Center of phoenixthe Mavericks gave the great surprise of the Playoffs by firing the Sun’s with a win by 33 points difference commanded by Luka Doncić.
The Sun’sthe best team by far in the regular phase (64 wins and 18 losses), had a nightmarish night without any response to the Slovenian’s display, who had 35 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes, supported by substitute Spencer Dinwiddiewith 30 points.
Devin Booker (11 points), Chris-Paul (10) and the rest of the figures of the Sun’s They staged a real debacle that caused numerous boos from the stands.
“Everyone thought we were going to lose and that motivated us. We are an incredible team and we deserved this victory.”declared Doncic.
“A lot of people said it was going to be a beating. Well, they were right, but they didn’t have us on the winning side.”said in the same vein Jason Kiddtechnician of Dallas.
At 23 years old, Doncic He completed another exhibition for history in which he went into the break with 27 points, the same as all the players in the Sun’s combined.
No other player had equaled or surpassed the opposing team’s total points at half-time in the last 25 Playoffs.
The pressure and the defense of the Mavericks short-circuited the attack of the Sun’s in which their greatest figures succumbed, Booker Y Paulwho aspired to have a second chance in the Finals.
Chris-Paulwell below his level for much of the series, did not make a field goal until the Sun’s they already fell by 40 points.
The future member of the Hall of Fame failed in a new attempt to achieve his coveted first ring when he just turned 37 years old.
“I don’t think it was (my best chance). We’ll be back next year, I’m not going to retire tomorrow. Luckily I’m healthy and I’m going to continue playing.”stressed the point guard.
The Dallas will face the Warriors from Stephen Curry in his first appearance in the Western Finals since winning his only ring in the NBA in 2011 by the hand of Dirk Nowitzky.
Source: Ambito
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