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Giannis Antetokounmpo got called for a technical foul in Game 4 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics.

Devin Booker had 30 points in Game 2, and he spoke to the media postgame.CLICK HERE. Meanwhile, the Celtics can win the game and tie up the series at 2-2, which would take all the momentum with them back to Boston and make it a three-game series the rest of the way. The series is currently 2-1 in favor of the Bucks, so a win for the Bucks gives them a commanding 3-1 lead.

Jayson Tatum and Al Horford each scored 30 points and both made big plays down the stretch to help Boston win in Milwaukee.

But the Celtics battled back to 63-61 on a three-pointer by Tatum and Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer called a timeout. That sent the Celtics on a run that gave them a 106-96 lead before Grayson Allen hit a three-pointer. Antetokounmpo had a double-double in the first half with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Then, after two free throws by the Celtics’ Brown, Antetokounmpo found Connaughton in the left corner for a three-pointer that evened the score at 45-45. Boston had five turnovers and shot 2 for 9 on three-pointers in the first 12 minutes. So we got to find a way to make it harder on him and try to change the impact he’s having on the game.

Horford dropped a career playoff high 30 points to lift the Celtics when they desperately needed it. Al Horford of the Boston Celtics takes the court for Game 4 ...

Instead, the Celtics reclaimed home-court advantage and relieved a whole heap of pressure. A loss in Game 4, and the Celtics would have come crashing back down to earth after flying high since January — down 3-1 against a very tough team. He looks rejuvenated, and the Celtics have a chance because of him. He buried a pair of monstrous 3-pointers. He dunked on Giannis Antetokounmpo and let loose a roar at a subdued Milwaukee crowd. The Celtics were on the ropes entering the fourth quarter after yet another collapse in the third, but Horford poured in 16 points in the period to lead them back.

Williams (knee) will not play in Monday's Game 4 against Milwaukee due to soreness in his left knee, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

- Celtics' Robert Williams: Will start Game 1 - Celtics' Robert Williams: Returns Saturday As it turns out, Williams is battling discomfort in his left knee -- the same one on which he underwent surgery in late-March to address a torn meniscus.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics have finalized their injury reports for Game 4 on Monday night in Wisconsin.

Devin Booker had 30 points in Game 2, and he spoke to the media postgame.CLICK HERE. - DEVIN BOOKER MEETS WITH MEDIA AFTER GAME 2: The Phoenix Suns are up 2-0 in their second-round playoff series with the Dallas Mavericks after their 129-109 win on Wednesday evening. In fact, the Celtics actually had a chance to tie up the game and send it to overtime, but Al Horford's tip in shot at the buzzer was a split second too late.

Al Horford, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart lead Boston to a victory Monday night against Bucks despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's 34 points, 18 rebounds.

Later in the spurt, Tatum had a conventional three-point play and a three-point basket on consecutive possessions. Tatum scored eight points and Horford had six during a 14-2 run that put the Celtics ahead for good and gave them a 106-96 advantage with 3:33 left. Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each added 18 points for the Celtics.

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving sent out a tweet on Monday afternoon. The Nets lost in the NBA Playoffs to the Boston Celtics last month.

Devin Booker had 30 points in Game 2, and he spoke to the media postgame.CLICK HERE. They had been one of the favorites to win the NBA Title at certain points during the year, and they barley made the playoffs (they had to go through the play-in tournament as the eighth seed) and could not win a game in the first-round. Irving and the Nets had their season ended by the hands of the Boston Celtics in a four-game sweep in the first-round of the playoffs last month.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics have announced their starting lineups for Game 4 on Monday night in Wisconsin.

The Celtics lost in the first-round of the playoffs to the Brooklyn Nets last season, but this season they swept the Nets in the first-round of the playoffs which was a huge surprise. Game 4 is a huge one, because the Celtics will either tie up the series at 2-2 with all of the momentum heading back to Boston for Game 5, or the Bucks will take a commanding 3-1 lead. The series is currently 2-1 in favor of the Bucks after they won 103-101 on Saturday afternoon in Game 3 at home.

Williams took an elbow to the head from Bucks forward Bobby Portis in Game 3, but that wasn't his issue according to Celtics coach Ime Udoka. “Had some soreness ...

“He held it down while he was out and specifically can go back to the Milwaukee game, one of the last games of the year, he played extremely well here,” Udoka said. “Just kind of flared up and kind of out of nowhere and didn’t really feel anything yesterday or during the game, it wasn’t an incident, so a little flare up and got irritated. But in between other games, he’s had some natural soreness and just was a little worse today.

The Boston Celtics rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half, and pulled away in the final few minutes for a 116-108 win over the Milwaukee Bucks ...

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The Celtics scored 43 points in the fourth quarter to rally for a crucial Game 4 win.

Boston were without starting center Rob Williams for the matchup, who was a late scratch due to soreness in his left knee. From there, the Celtics rode Jayson Tatum aand Marcus Smart (18 points) to the finish line with a near-perfect offensive performance from the duo in the final frame. The win evens the best-of-seven series at 2-2 with Game 5 looming in Boston on Wednesday

Horford produced 30 points (11-14 FG, 5-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), eight rebounds, three assists, one block and one turnover over 42 minutes in Monday's 116-108 Game 4 ...

- Celtics' Al Horford: Double-doubles in loss Milwaukee center Brook Lopez choose not to guard Horford on the perimeter and Big Al made him pay with five triples. The 35-year-old veteran turned back the clock and willed the Celtics to victory.

Jayson Tatum and Al Horford scored 30 points each, and the Celtics outpaced the Bucks 43-28 in the final frame, earning a 116-108 win to tie the series at ...

They also went 18/20 at the free-throw line, which went a long way for them in the first half and the final frame. While holding the Bucks to 108 points, the Celtics limited them to connecting on only 41.5 percent of their shots from the field and 9/27 (33.3 percent) from three. After a Milwaukee timeout, Holiday found Lopez for two more points at the rim, but Smart responded with a bucket from deep in the paint. In the win, Horford and Tatum tied for a team-high 30 points. Boston also got 18 points apiece from Smart and Brown. The former also distributed a team-high eight assists. After that, Tatum buried a three over Hill from 27-feet out to extend the Celtics' lead to 106-96 with 3:33 to go. Tatum swung the ball to Smart as White rolled, and Smart delivered a bounce pass to White for a layup. Tatum responded with a tough finish in traffic to tie the game. But Tatum followed that up with an ill-advised bounce pass as he came off a screen from Horford and tried to get the ball to him when he popped out for a three, passing up a shot, a problem that persisted in Game 3. But Antetokounmpo countered with a bucket at the rim, extending Milwaukee's advantage to 71-65. At the 3:31 mark, Smart knocked down a three from the right-wing that put Boston ahead 41-40. At the 6:32 mark, after a missed layup by Tatum, White fouled Hill, the Celtics' fifth of the period, sending Hill to the free-throw line where he went 2/2 to extend Milwaukee's lead, 65-61.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Al Horford has played in more than two dozen postseason series in a 15-year NBA career but rarely has outwardly shown much emotion during ...

MILWAUKEE — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo lay exhausted in the backcourt, their bodies entangled and ...

“A hell of a scorer. Tatum, who spent all of Game 3 and much of Game 4 struggling to find his shot against Bucks stopper Wesley Matthews, finally came alive in the closing minutes, scoring eight straight points to seal the victory. But the Celtics managed to hang tough and eventually wear down the Bucks, who couldn’t conjure enough supporting offense for Antetokounmpo, who finished with a game-high 34 points, 18 rebounds and five assists. “[Tatum] is a hell of a player,” Matthews said. Instead of opening Game 4 with purpose, the Celtics fell into an early 8-2 hole as the Bucks pounded their interior defense with drives to the hoop. By night’s end, the Bucks had outrebounded the Celtics 48-38 and tallied 52 points in the paint. Antetokounmpo has punished the Celtics’ front line in a way Durant could not, while Tatum has often struggled to find a rhythm. His poor fit alongside Joel Embiid led Philadelphia to trade him to the rebuilding Oklahoma City Thunder, where he played just 28 games last season and waited for a possible move back to a contender. I understood the moment and what we needed to do as a group. “At the end of Game 3, we were in a position to win, and we didn’t. I was just locked in. “We weren’t surprised [by the dunk], but we were ecstatic,” Smart said. “We all understood the importance of this game,” Horford said.

If the Celtics are able to advance past the defending champs we'll look back at Game 4 as "The Horford Game." Al Horford dropped a cool 30 points ...

Tatum tied Horford for a team-high 30 points (11-24 FG) with 12 of them coming in the fourth quarter. He was a +18, second in the game behind only Horford (+20). Horford also went off in the C's Game 3 loss with 22 points and 16 boards. That ties his career-high for fourth-quarter points in the regular season or playoffs. The two-time MVP finished with 34 points -- 13 in the third quarter -- and 18 rebounds. He carried the Celtics offensively with a career playoff-high 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting (5-7 from 3).

The Boston Celtics rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half, and pulled away in the final few minutes for a 116-108 win over the Milwaukee Bucks ...

The New York Knicks. pic.twitter.com/vqcc6bA0LG May 10, 2022 At times he would spot up in the corner -- "we like to hide him in certain areas on the court," Udoka explained -- forcing Lopez into a no-win situation. From that point on, the Celtics outscored the Bucks 35-27, and appeared to be the fresher team. Horford made five of them, going 5 of 7 for his best 3-point shooting game of the season. In Game 2, the Celtics took advantage to great effect, knocking down 20 3s en route to a blowout win. Horford is the veteran on this Celtics team, and is often talked about as a calming presence -- someone who has been through it all and can help the team stay even-keel in difficult moments. With just under 10 minutes to play in the fourth, Horford pump-faked at the 3-point line and drove to the basket. As Giannis tried to recover, Horford dropped the hammer (and caught Giannis with an inadvertent flailing arm, resulting in his own technical). The normally reserved Horford let it all out, flexing and yelling with his teammates. On the replay, you can see Horford nodding his head and mouthing, "OK." It turned out he was plotting his revenge in that moment. For the second straight game, the Celtics fell apart for a few minutes in the third quarter, and had to dig themselves out of a hole. The series is now all tied at 2-2 and will shift back to Boston for a pivotal Game 5 on Wednesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way in defeat for the Bucks, finishing with 34 points, 18 rebounds and five assists.

Al Horford had never scored 30 points in a playoff game before Monday. His signature postseason performance came at the perfect time for the Celtics.

As this series enters its final stage, the Bucks have to believe they can still win it. As the series shifts back to Boston, the Bucks will need someone to take the offensive pressure off Antetokounmpo. "Nobody said it's going to be easy,” Antetokounmpo said. He got to the free throw line twice. The edge was seven to start the fourth, and the Celtics looked in trouble. He scored 12 points in the fourth, connecting on five of his six shots. As he headed towards the other end of the court, Horford nodded calmly. He didn’t have an assist in the first half. In 42 minutes, Horford scored a playoff career-high 30 points, 16 in the fourth quarter. “It was huge for us,” Smart said. “He’s one of the best vets we’ve ever had,” Smart said. “The best vet I’ve ever had.” The Celtics are alive in this second-round series because of a 35-year old ex-All-Star acquired last summer for a broken point guard and a mid-first round pick.

After Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on him early in the third quarter Monday night, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar received a technical foul for saying something ...

"We felt that at the end of Game 3 that we were in a position to win the game and we didn't," Horford said. After he put the Celtics up 95-94, Horford came back down with an old-fashioned three-point play on Boston's next possession to give the Celtics bench even more to celebrate. Milwaukee scored the next two baskets to stretch the lead, but Horford was there again, ending a quick 7-0 run with a 3-pointer. "It's a big-time play in a big-time moment," Smart said. Horford drew a technical foul following his dunk, as he inadvertently hit Antetokounmpo in the face in an immediate celebration that had him screaming from sideline to sideline. He caught the ball on the perimeter and hit Antetokounmpo with a pump fake.

Boston has faced adversity all season, and Monday's comeback win against Milwaukee was the latest example of its resiliency.

When the Thunder stopped playing Horford last season, there might have been an assumption that it was because of his play -- especially on the heels of a disappointing season with the Philadelphia 76ers after signing what was deemed a risky long-term contract in 2019. The Bucks shot 7-of-20 when Horford was on them in Game 4; and when it was Antetokounmpo, who has a way of embarrassing everyone, Horford held him to 4-of-12 shooting. Much like a gap year in OKC rejuvenated Chris Paul before he went on to a playoff run for the Phoenix Suns, Horford has shown throughout this campaign that he is still very much a high-level contributor after his season there. I prepared last summer to be in these type of moments, and I did everything I had to do to stay healthy," Horford said. Without Williams (who was a late scratch because his surgically repaired left knee acted up) and as the primary defender on Antetokounmpo, the burden was unrelenting on Horford. The Bucks' superstar knew it and tried to finish Horford with basket attacks, topped off with a power dunk in the first half that ended with a snarl and trash talk that earned Antetokounmpo a technical foul. Horford was his usual steady performer on defense, in the right place and following the fundamentals.

The Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks will play Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals playoff series on Monday. Here's how to watch, ...

- The Bucks and Celtics have played a total of 42 playoff games and seven playoff series all-time. We will update this story daily with results and updated betting lines, so bookmark it and follow along for the next two months of a wide-open postseason.CLICK HERE. Nonetheless, the Bucks won Game 3 and they have Giannis Antetokounmpo to thank for that, as the two-time MVP went for 42 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in the win. Jayson Tatum struggled for Boston, shooting just 4-19 from the floor and he appeared to suffer some sort of wrist injury in the second quarter that did bother him the rest of the way. With 11.2 seconds left, the Celtics trailed by just three points and while the Bucks defended Boston’s final possession well, they fouled Marcus Smart on a three-point attempt. As detailed above, this game truly came down to the final few seconds of the game and if Al Horford would have released his layup/tip-in just fractions of a second earlier than he did, then the Celtics may be looking at Game 4 being up 2-1. Well, at least that is what it looked like initially, but the referees ruled the foul on the ground, resulting in two free-throws for Smart with 4.6 seconds on the clock. - The Celtics recorded 23 assists on a total of 32 made shots (71.9%), whereas the Bucks recorded 20 assists on a total of 40 made shots (50.0%). - The Bucks turned the ball over 12 times, resulting in 11 points for the Celtics. Boston turned the ball over 12 times that resulted in 11 points for Milwaukee. - The Celtics finished the regular season ranking second in defensive rating and first in points allowed per game (104.5), while the Bucks finished the regular season ranking third in offensive rating and third in points per game (115.5). - The Bucks and Celtics faced off four times during the regular season with the two teams splitting the season series 2-2 and both teams winning two games on their home floor. While Games 1 and 2 of this Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks were won by double-digits, Game 3 turned out to be a very tight game that was decided by just a fraction of a second.

Curry took charge just like he has so many times on the playoff stage and now his Warriors are one win from a trip to the Western Conference finals for the ...

Tatum scored eight points and Horford had six during a 14-2 run that put the Celtics ahead for good and gave them a 106-96 advantage with 3:33 left. Horford’s 30 points were a career playoff high for the 35-year-old veteran. Curry took charge just like he has so many times on the playoff stage and now his Warriors are one win from a trip to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2019.

With the 2021-22 NBA regular season now in the books, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the ...

The total here is only one point lower than Game 3's line, and the Warriors are coming off of the second greatest true shooting performance in NBA history on Saturday. The scoring should die down a bit on Monday. The pick: Under 224.5 Milwaukee needed to hold the Celtics to just 10 2-pointers in Game 1 to win in Boston, and they got an absolutely historic performance out of Giannis Antetokounmpo to win Game 3. The Celtics haven't lost three out of four games in the calendar year of 2022.

Al Horford turns back the clock, Jayson Tatum returns to form and much more from Game 4.

Bobby Portis was a disappointment with four points in 15 minutes, so much so he took to the court at Fiserv after the game to get up shots. Tatum stunk up Fiserv Forum in Game 3, missing 15 of his 19 shots and all six from the arc on a night when the Celtics needed just three more points to win. The last status update the Bucks gave on Middleton was a “we’ll see” from coach Mike Budenholzer before the series shifted to Milwaukee for Game 3. Boston’s swagger seems to be restored, and center Robert Williams III is expected back from the left knee soreness that sidelined him from Game 4. Moving the ball, finding seams, cracking open a lane to the rim, all of it looked grueling. That’s when opportunity knocked for Horford. He got the ball on the right wing and had a step on Antetokounmpo, just enough to slam on the Bucks star while getting fouled. After one season, the Sixers exiled him in a trade to Oklahoma City, and the rebuilding Thunder had no use for a veteran still hungry to win. Speaking of hope, that’s where Horford got the wherewithal to do what he did, when he did it. He got his reprieve in June when OKC sent him to Boston for youth and draft picks. That’s from not knowing what my future was holding and really just hoping I would have an opportunity to be here now in this type of moment.” Horford was hurting the Bucks plenty but Milwaukee opened up an 80-70 lead late in the third and was up seven to start the fourth. Al Horford is the kind of player Marcus Smart wants to be when he grows up.

Horford, Boston's 35-year-old center, delivered 30 points and one big dunk as the Celtics tied their series, 2-2.

“Al, man,” Smart said, heaping even more praise on Horford. “He’s been doing this for a very long time, and he understands what he brings to the game and to the team. And in most games, if Horford is the best player on a Boston team with Tatum and Jaylen Brown, something is amiss. They won the game in a blowout. There remain some red flags, though, for Boston in the series. In the first round against the Nets, Horford averaged 13 points and 7.5 rebounds and shot 60 percent on 3-pointers. The rest of the team combined to shoot 9 for 30. He scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, carrying the Celtics to a 116-108 win that tied the series, 2-2. Horford started 69 games for Boston in the regular season, helping to anchor one of the league’s best defenses. And Horford, even at this stage in his career, is mobile enough to limit Antetokounmpo from speeding past him with long strides. The Sixers had to attach a first-round draft pick just to get the Thunder to consider the deal. In doing so, though, he may have saved the Celtics season. “And at that point I think just something switched with me.”

The 35-year-old veteran Al Horford is a huge reason why the Boston Celtics head home with their playoff series tied 2-2 against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Along with teammate Grant Williams, Horford has been the primary defender on Antetokounmpo. And while Antetokounmpo scored 42 points in Game 3, the Celtics have made scoring difficult for him. “At that point, I think something switched with me in the game.” Antetokounmpo is shooting 43.9% from the field, including 12.5% on 3-pointers – well below his season averages. During a two-minute stretch in the fourth quarter, Horford had nine of Boston’s 11 points, including a massive dunk on Giannis Antetokounmpo. In Boston’s 116-108 victory in Game 4 on Monday, Horford scored a playoff career-high 30 points and had eight rebounds and three assists. Al Horford managed a difficult season with Oklahoma City Thunder in 2020-21.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics face off on Wednesday at the TD Garden in Boston in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series.

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Al Horford defied Father Time on Monday night, delivering the playoff game of his life when the Celtics needed it most. Chris Forsberg reflects on "The Al ...

And Horford keeps proving it by putting up stat lines that were not even feasible at the height of his NBA prime. "Al is -- man, we love Al,” said Marcus Smart. "He’s one of the best vets we’ve ever had. Jayson Tatum bounced back from a Game 3 clunker, but it was still Horford who dominated the game when it mattered most. Boston has stolen back home court advantage, however, and two of the potential final three games of this series will take place at TD Garden. After nurturing this core during his initial Boston stint, Horford was supposed to play just a supporting role in this playoff run. "Nobody can ever say anything about Al, and he’s helped me a great deal in the three years we’ve played together. "I usually just kind of just kind of go about my business,” said Horford, when peppered with questions about the last time he got showed that much emotion. With Boston’s season on life support as the Bucks stretched their lead to double digits in the second half of Game 4 and the C's beset by foul trouble, Horford refused to let this season slip away. No one could have envisioned this when Brad Stevens dealt Kemba Walker and a first-round pick to Oklahoma City in exchange for Horford a year ago. The sequence left the game tied at 81, but Boston would soon race away for a 116-108 triumph that sends the series back to TD Garden knotted at 2-2. In that moment, the Al Horford Game was born. Motivated by Antetokounmpo’s trash talk midway through the third quarter, Horford erupted for 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the second half.

Boston won Game 4 because it had more left in the tank, but also because it can beat the Bucks at their own game with an undaunted style of play.

For example: When Antetokounmpo got tangled up with Celtics guard Marcus Smart on a rebound, and both crashed to the floor, Smart offered a hand to Antetokounmpo to assist in helping him up. "Obviously with them being the defending champs ... they know what it takes, so they're not going to lay down, or anything like that," Tatum said. Horford took offense and then took over the game. They closed out the final quarter making 16 of 19 shots, a rate of 84.2%. "The game was only a seven-point game. "And this was an emotional game." And then he put his hand up to help; and then when I tried to help he takes it back. The exaggerated physical play — high even by playoff standards — took its toll, again. We go to the ground. The adversity. The physicality. It’s all snowballed into a thrilling Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics that’s appropriately tied at 2-2 after Boston won Game 4, 116-108, on Monday night at Fiserv Forum.