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Ten people are in custody, nine guns were recovered and all victims are expected to survive, Milwaukee police said early Saturday.

Bucks spokesman Barry Baum directed questions to the Milwaukee Police Department. It's unclear if the two shootings are related. MILWAUKEE — Nearly two dozen people were injured in two shootings late Friday in Milwaukee's downtown bar district after the Milwaukee Bucks playoff game, which drew thousands of people to the Deer District.

MILWAUKEE — The Celtics had more than their fair share of heartbreaking collapses in the first half of their regular season. The team's loss in Game 5 ...

As a collective, as a team, whatever it takes to win. We don’t want to be the team or feel like we should be the team that is going home. It will be a far different type of game that time around for the Celtics with Tatum unlikely to go for a repeat performance of 46 points. “You got to come out with the mindset like kill or be killed, survival of the fittest. “Being in certain situations and being able to learn from them has been great early in all of our careers. “It was a big-time performance,” Brown said after the win.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics face off on Sunday at the TD Garden in Boston in Game 7 of their NBA Playoffs series.

Celtics vs. Warriors vs. Mavs vs. Celtics vs. Warriors vs. Mavs vs. - 76ers vs. The two-time league MVP did the heavy lifting again for the Bucks in Game 6 in which he poured in 44 points and collected a mammoth total of 20 rebounds. - 76ers vs. The Celtics probably win because of the shot makers, but the value is with the Bucks and free buckets." In other words, the onus in Game 7 for the Bucks is on the likes of Holiday, Lopez, Portis, and even Grayson Allen." Quinn Allen writes: "Honestly, I like Bucks +5 here.

Marcus Smart, who scored 21 points, had a game-high seven assists, and did well defending Giannis Antetokounmpo for stretches of Friday's win, expressed about ...

I just know that being on the road in Boston for a Game 7, that's not a place you want to be." Marcus Smart, who scored 21 points, had a game-high seven assists, and did well defending Giannis Antetokounmpo for stretches of Friday's win, expressed about Game 7 being in Boston: "It's going to be loud. And you know, this is going to be fun."

Game 7 between the Bucks and Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series is Sunday. Here are the oddsmakers' picks.

The Celtics are listed as a 5.5-point favorite. The Celtics are 5-point favorites. The Celtics are 5.5-point favorites.

Tatum took matters into his own hands over the game's pivotal stretch. The Bucks had cut a 14-point Boston lead to four with just over eight minutes to play on ...

Tatum, however, has more dependable offensive help in Brown and Smart and I would bet on a big Al Horford game, too. James Harden took two shots in the second half of Philly's season-ending loss on Thursday. He entered Game 6 shooting just 40 percent for the series, but he wasn't going to go out quietly. I was really late to the Giannis bandwagon. Think about the history of the Boston Celtics, and Tatum is now just the second player in franchise history, joining Sam Jones, to post multiple 45-point playoff games. For that reason, I want to give the Bucks a slight edge in Game 7, Boston's home-court advantage notwithstanding. Tatum's Celtics got the win, sending this series to a Game 7 on Sunday.

Tatum, Celtics Throw One More Haymaker to Send Epic Series vs. Bucks to Game 7 · Jrue Holiday rushed a bunch of shots · The Bucks' offensive options are extremely ...

Tatum finished the incredible scoring outburst by punishing the Bucks for helping off him with another triple from the left wing, as Connaughton arrived a hair late. And perhaps most important, White logged a quick seven points after checking in for the final four minutes of the opening half. He made one of those plays that absolutely deflates a home crowd to begin the fourth quarter when he picked Giannis’s pocket immediately after the two-time MVP grabbed a defensive rebound. On a night in which Giannis posted the NBA’s first 40-point 20-rebound playoff performance since Shaq in 2001, the Bucks still lost by double-figures at home, largely because few of his teammates joined the party. In one case, with Boston leading 75–64, Holiday was speeding the ball down the floor on a 3-on-2 transition look with teammates on either wing. Holiday has easily been the player to see the biggest increase in shot attempts without his running mate, taking 20 shots in Game 1, 20 in Game 2, 30 tries in Game 3, 22 attempts in Game 4 and 24 in Game 5.

Jayson Tatum was the player on the court Friday as his 46 points led the Celtics to a Game 6 win over the Bucks.

“I expect it to be fun. “I expect it to be loud,” Brown said. “It’s going to be loud. This is supposed to be fun. It’s going to be fun. And what it boils down to is just going out there and having fun.”

Jayson Tatum scored 46 points to help the Celtics stave off elimination and force a Game 7 against the Bucks in Boston on Sunday.

"Al hurt them early in the series, and they tried to take that away, but it opens up other things for other guys," Udoka said. And I expect to be a part of a great game. "I expect it to be loud. I expect it to be fun. We put it to bed the next day and look forward to getting back to the Garden." I try to bring that every game." "We had the right resolve," Udoka said. "It was a big-time performance," Brown said. He said immediately following that game, he went to the practice facility to get ready for Game 6. That's what we that's what we lean on him to do." Boston coach Ime Udoka said he told his team to not get stagnant in the fourth quarter as they did a game ago and continue to go on the attack. On Friday night, the Celtics again held a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter but made sure to leave with a different outcome.

Was it the 46 points? The crushing 3-pointers? The clutch free throws? Tatum, the Boston forward, was feeling it against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.

The Bucks were threatening in the fourth quarter when Antetokounmpo sank a 3-pointer. Tatum proceeded to score the Celtics’ next 10 points, a flurry capped by a deep 3-pointer over the top of the Bucks’ Pat Connaughton. It was a series that deserved a seventh game, and the Celtics delivered. And consider the contributions of Derrick White, a former Division II player and trade deadline acquisition who was all over the place in the final three minutes of the first half. He drew a charging foul on Antetokounmpo. And then he made two free throws, lifting the Celtics to a 10-point lead at halftime. The stage belonged to Tatum. The good news, Udoka said, was that the Celtics had played well in Game 5 — until they stopped playing well. He recalled going straight to the team’s practice facility after the game, and then tossing and turning through two sleepless nights ahead of Game 6. There was no doubt about that after Tatum finished with 46 points and 9 rebounds to help even the series at three games apiece. There were questions about whether Jayson Tatum could coexist with Jaylen Brown — was it time for the team to consider trading Brown? — along with inevitable critiques of Ime Udoka in his first season as coach. “I think we showed a lot of toughness and growth.” Could they somehow find the resolve to extend their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Bucks?

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 44 points and grabbed 20 rebounds but Boston was too much for Milwaukee.

“Never any doubt or hangover from that game.”— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 14, 2022 tatum is putting the celtics on his back. We showed a lot of toughness and growth coming out here and getting a win on the road." He scored 17 points in the first quarter to keep the Bucks in the game despite the Celtics' strong start, and kept attacking all night long. His absence has forced Giannis Antetokounmpo to take on a somewhat ridiculous burden, and attempt to carry the Bucks by himself. At times in this series he's been able to do just that; the Bucks have won three games, after all. It's going to be hard for him to play a better one than he did on Friday night. Tatum's 46 points were the second-most in franchise history when facing elimination, and he joined Sam Jones as the only other Celtic to have multiple 45-point playoff games. "Yeah, obviously he hit some big ones throughout the game," Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. Then he repeated the sequence with another fadeaway and another 3. Once up by 18, the Celtics' lead had been trimmed to four with 8:42 to play, and the flashbacks from Game 5 were kicking in. Tatum edged out Giannis for a game-high 46 points to go along with nine rebounds and four assists.

With a chance to close out the series, the Milwaukee Bucks suffered an embarrassing loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 6, and here are three takeaways.

The Bucks’ drop scheme defensively opened the door for the Celtics to find a groove straight away, and it worked as they shot a scorching-hot 8-of-15 from three in the first quarter alone. Milwaukee’s overall offense was not much better as they shot just 40.9 percent from the floor, but this poor 3-point shooting was a significant reason why. The Bucks shot 7-of-29 (24.1 percent) from 3-point range last night, once again struggling to find any semblance of a groove from 3-point land.

Giannis is 27. Tatum is 24. One idolized Magic and KG, the other Kobe. We are witnessing a duel between two stars that could define the NBA for a ...

The winner is going to feel like he's won a prize fight, and the loser is going to be devastated -- and lay in wait for another chance. He's averaging 35.3 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 6.8 assists in the series. After a dud in Game 3 in which he played his worst game of the postseason, shooting 4-of-19, Tatum vowed to be better. "I was excited to play Game 6," Tatum said. Setting an early tone for the Celtics, he scored 18 points in the first half to give the Celtics a 10-point halftime lead. It was exactly the kind of effort a superstar delivers in elimination games. They'd all come to Fiserv Forum expecting to see the Bucks win -- and why not? "That's why he gets paid the big bucks for moments like that," said Marcus Smart, who scored 21 points. He's the third player ever to have three 40-point games against the Celtics in the playoffs. This is a black-and-blue series, the ice bag and Advil counts rising by the game. He made 14 contested shots, according to ESPN Stats & Information, demoralizing the Bucks and their crowd. MILWAUKEE -- The Giannis Antetokounmpo- Jayson Tatum rivalry is here.

And now they have a Game 7. Jayson Tatum and Giannis Antetokounmpo engaged in a duel reminiscent of 2008 LeBron James/Paul Pierce and 1988 Dominique Wilkins/ ...

But they’ll be on their home court, in front of their passionate fans, and they are, by a slim but relevant margin, the more complete team. It was Brown’s 3-pointer off a pass from Smart that gave the Celtics their biggest lead, 68-50, at the 7:20 mark of the third. It was a master class in shot making, and it gave the Celtics a chance to exhale. He buried a corner jumper at the end of the shot clock (87-81), then, after a spectacular reverse layup from Pat Connaughton (when did he turn into Dr. J?), buried a 3-pointer in George Hill’s face — again late in the shot clock — for a 90-83 lead. But down the stretch, he went into full I’ve-got-this mode, and it’s a good thing he did, because the Bucks had the Celtics wobbling. Antetokounmpo finished with 44 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists, and the knowledge that he is going to have to somehow muster even a little more brilliance in Game 7 Sunday afternoon at TD Garden.

SportsLine's model simulated Game 7 of the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics series in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

- Celtics vs. The Celtics are holding the Bucks to 1.03 points per possession in the first six games, including 1.00 points per possession in Game 6 on the road. Bucks? And which side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations? The model also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations. On the other end, Boston is shooting 37.1 percent from 3-point distance in the series, averaging 24.0 assists and only 12.5 turnovers per game. Now, the model has set its sights on Celtics vs. Before making any Celtics vs. Antetokounmpo is averaging 35.3 points, 13.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game in the first six games, and he is supported by 21.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per contest from Jrue Holiday. Now, here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Bucks vs. Celtics odds. A berth in the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals will be decided on Sunday afternoon at TD Garden. The Boston Celtics host the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 7 of a second-round series in the 2022 NBA playoffs, with a win-or-go-home scenario set to unfold. The model enters the fourth full week of the 2022 NBA playoffs on a stunning 86-58 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,100.

Heading into a critical Game 7, the Milwaukee Bucks need to switch more defensively against the Boston Celtics if they're going to survive and advance.

In the concluding game of the series, the Bucks can’t let Boston catch fire from 3-point land again. With most of their rotation being legit threats from 3-point territory, Boston is generating plenty of open opportunities to pounce upon when the Bucks are in drop coverage defensively. Evidently, the Celtics would try to hunt mismatches in this scenario, but it might be more worth the risk than the gamble of leaving open 3-point shooters in drop coverage. Of course, this would mean fewer minutes for Brook Lopez and Grayson Allen, but they haven’t been productive enough offensively to give the Bucks a reason to maintain their playing time. Across the Mike Budenholzer era in Milwaukee, the Bucks have developed an elite defensive system that stems from a drop coverage scheme. Despite a stellar performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo that included a monster stat line of 44 points, 20 rebounds, six assists, and two blocks, the Bucks couldn’t get enough help from the supporting cast to carry them over the top this time.

PHOENIX (AP) -- The NBA's long regular season can be tedious, but make no mistake, it matters. Just ask the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns -- two teams.

–PRESSURE IS ON: Suns. Phoenix is trying to make it back to the NBA Finals for a second straight season and had the league’s best regular-season record. Losing in the second round of the playoffs would be a major disappointment. Though the series has been close, the individual games often have been blowouts: Three of the six have been decided by at least 20 points. In Boston’s three victories, the Celtics have shot 41.5% from 3-point range and have outscored the Bucks 153-57 from beyond the arc. –KEEP AN EYE ON: Suns PG Chris Paul. The 12-time All-Star is having a difficult series, averaging just 6.5 assists, which is well below his regular-season average. In the Celtics’ three losses, they have a much narrower 111-102 advantage from 3-point range and have made just 32.5% of their attempts. He has scored a total of 23 points over his last five games and has shot 2 of 14 from 3-point range during that stretch. It’s just a matter of extension, inflexion and if the pain is gone basically with the bone bruise. Celtics F/C Robert Williams III has missed three straight games with soreness in his surgically repaired left knee and is questionable for Game 7. It’s the second consecutive year the Mavericks have played a Game 7. –INJURY WATCH: Bucks F Khris Middleton has missed nine straight playoff game with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Respect to both fan bases making it difficult for the away team.”

The top five plays from Game 6 feature a heavy dose of Jayson Tatum being at his best in the fourth quarter, leading the Celtics to Game 7.

The Celtics are inbounding with two seconds on the shot clock. Tatum gets the ball with five seconds left on the shot clock. The top five plays from Game 6 feature a heavy dose of Jayson Tatum being at his best in the fourth quarter, leading the Celtics to Game 7.

Twenty people were injured in two separate shootings in downtown Milwaukee near Fiserv Forum, where thousands had watched Friday's Game 6 between the Bucks ...

Witnesses also told WTMJ-TV that they saw a fight outside a bar after the game. The team had set up metal detectors surrounding the bars and entrance to the stage outside the arena. Three people were shot near Deer District outside Fiserv Forum toward the end of Friday night's game, sending fans fleeing through the streets.