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Giannis hits 42 as Bucks edge Celtics for NBA series lead

San Francisco (AFP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and passed off eight assists to spark defending champion Milwaukee over Boston 103-101 on Saturday in the NBA playoffs.

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Celtics' Rob Williams gets back up to speed

BOSTON — Remarkable though it seems, from the various aches of Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown through the return of Robert Williams, the Celtics are expected to be at full strength for Game 3 following Smart’s upgrade to probable.

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Celtics’ Al Horford named among 2022 playoffs’ biggest surprises by NBA

Horford finding the fountain of youth in these playoffs has been a key part of Boston's success.

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Bucks at Celtics: Boston beats Milwaukee 109-86, gets revenge for Game 1 loss despite Marcus Smart absence

Some of the best plays of the game captured in images.

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‘The intensity of the game has gone up,’ says Boston Al Horford of Bucks series. ‘That’s something we have to adjust to’

Game 2 is critical for the Celtics to win.

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How the Bucks Are Clamping Down on the Celtics

After all this time, perhaps many of us simply forgot. The Bucks led the NBA in defensive efficiency during the 2018–19 season, then earned the distinction again in 2019–20. After a dropoff to ninth-best during the 2020–21 regular season, Milwaukee clamped down when it mattered most, not only ...

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Celtics Have Hands Full With Holiday Ball

How Boston chooses to guard Milwaukee’s star point guard could decide the series.

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Boston’s Al Horford says Bucks ‘had an impact on the game for sure’ with their physical play in Game 1

Boston will need to play more physically and poised if they want to compete in this series.

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Giannis powers Bucks over Celtics in NBA playoffs

Washington (AFP) - Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered a triple double with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists to power the defending champion Bucks over Boston 101-89 in an NBA playoff series opener Sunday.

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Celtics sweep Brooklyn with 116-112 win in Game 4

NEW YORK — Kevin Durant, quite predictably, came out firing, trying to make up for lost time, and even though he delivered a big number, it still wasn’t enough.

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Celtics beat Nets, 109-103, to take 3-0 series lead

NEW YORK — The Celtics have often been a better road than home team this season, and now, on a much larger stage, they are on the verge of closing out a team that was once thought to be the sleeping giant of the East.

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Nobody knows how Al Horford pulled off this assist that completely looked like a jump shot

How did Al Horford do this?????

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Steve Nash on Ben Simmons return: I don’t think we’re targeting any game

Kristian Winfield: Steve Nash on Woj's report that Ben Simmons is targeting Game 4: "That's news to me. I don't think we're targeting any game. … We haven't penciled in anything or made any conclusions yet. I think he's got a long way to go." ...

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How the Celtics Are Making It Difficult for Kevin Durant

Boston’s defense forced the Nets star into one of the worst playoff outings of his career in Game 1.

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After Game 1 loss, four ways Nets can adjust to Celtics’ punishing defense and rebounding

BOSTON — Offensive rebounds, turnovers, poor transition defense, and touches for Seth Curry, all underscored by a particularly poor shooting night for Kevin Durant.

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Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets full Game 1 highlights: Jayson Tatum’s buzzer-beater saves the day

Check out all the best plays from an instant classic in this clip.

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Tatum’s layup gives Celtics 115-114 Game 1 win over Nets

BOSTON — In a first-round game that had the hype and energy of the conference finals, the Celtics and Nets rose to new heights for a Game 1 in mid-April.

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WATCH: Boston secures Game 1 against Brooklyn as Marcus Smart hits Jayson Tatum for buzzer-beating layup

Check out the electric play that won the Celtics the game in this clip.

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Kevin Durant moves up to No. 8 in all-time playoff scoring list past Jerry West

Marc J. Spears: With his first four points of the afternoon, Nets say Kevin Durant (4,458 points) has moved past Jerry West (4,457 points) into eighth place on the NBA's all-time playoff scoring list. Next up: Karl Malone (4,761 points). Source: ...

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Will the Brooklyn Nets defensive weakness cost them vs. the Boston Celtics?

Or will their offense carry them to a series win?

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Who is the better player now: Celtics star Jayson Tatum or Nets guard Kyrie Irving?

Not too long ago, the answer was clearly Irving -- not anymore.

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NBA awards poll: Marcus Smart to win Defensive Player of the Year?

This award was separated by the thinnest of margins, with Marcus Smart edging Mikal Bridges by three total points, according to the ballots collected by HoopsHype. If Smart wins the award, he'd be the first guard to win this category since Gary ...

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Ime Udoka, Al Horford talk about Horford’s high-level play heading into Nets-Celtics series

The Celtics veteran credits the team's medical staff in particular,

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Boston’s Daniel Theis says Nets players’ postgame criticism ‘is probably not the right move’

It did not take long for the team to use the slight against Theis and teammate Al Horford as bulletin board material.

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Daniel Theis, Jaylen Brown respond to Bruce Brown’s negative comments on Boston’s frontcourt sans Timelord

The consensus is that the parquet is the appropriate place for a response to Bruce Brown's take on Horford and Theis.

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