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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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The ending of Bucks-Celtics Game 3 was an absolutely chaotic sequence of events and it was great

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Ime Udoka criticizes officiating after Celtics loss

Jared Weiss: Ime Udoka said the refs told him Marcus Smart was making a sweeping motion on the final shot foul: "You cant say that's a sweep, he's going into the shot. Poor call." Source: Twitter @JaredWeissNBA What's the buzz on Twitter? Keith ...

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The Interrogation Room: Bulls All-Star DeMar DeRozan has a chat

Few players in the NBA rep all things Kobe Bryant, as well as the Los Angeles area, harder than DeRozan. So it was time to turn on the bright light and find out exactly how DeRozan feels about topics ranging from Kobe vs. Michael and LeBron, to one of his…

Chicago Sun-Times

Celtics Swing Back to Even Series With Bucks

Boston was battered in Game 1 vs. Milwaukee. With their season on the line, the Celtics returned the physicality to tie the second-round series at one apiece.

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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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Splash Brothers Deliver and Thoughts on Draymond Green's Ejection

Plus, takeaways from Milwaukee's dominating win in Boston and what to expect in Sixers-Heat and Suns-Mavericks.

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Paul Sullivan: Mission impossible? With season on the line, Chicago Bulls may have to rely on reserves to save the day.

The Chicago Bulls never have come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series, so the odds of them taking the next three games from the Milwaukee Bucks already were slim before Zach LaVine entered health and safety protocols for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune

Bucks push Bulls to the brink in NBA playoffs

Washington (AFP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered game highs of 32 points and 17 rebounds to lead the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago 119-95 on Sunday in the NBA playoffs.

AFP

Middleton’s Injury Creates Immediate Concern for the Bucks

Milwaukee’s All-Star guard will reportedly be re-evaluated in two weeks, creating a serious blow to the team’s title defense.

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Bulls guard Alex Caruso doing more than paying ‘price of admission’

Not only is Caruso the head of the snake on defense, but he was the voice behind a Game 2 game plan from Bulls coach Billy Donovan that had the Bucks confused and second guessing most of the night.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alex Caruso still not fully healthy

Bulls guard Alex Caruso won't be fully healthy for the first-round playoff series against the Bucks. Coach Billy Donovan said it, and it was apparent Sunday in Game 1. But the Bulls have little choice but to take the approach that Caruso will give ...

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Billy Donovan thought Giannis Antetokounmpo should have fouled out of Game 1

KC Johnson: Billy Donovan thought Giannis went over Patrick Williams' back, which would've been Giannis Antetokounmpo 6th foul. Instead, Williams drew a foul. Source: Twitter @KCJHoop What's the buzz on Twitter? Eric Nehm @ eric_nehm Asked ...

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Marcus Hayes: James Harden responds in the NBA playoffs and gives the Sixers a glimpse of their future

Embrace Maxey Mania, and Trust the endless Process, and behold the resurrection of Tobias Harris, but know this:

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls-Bucks matchups, who has the edge and also a series prediction

Do the Bulls have a shock-the-world ending planned for the defending NBA champions? Maybe. But like Mike Tyson said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

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The Bucks’ Jrue Holiday only needed to play 8 seconds to secure a $306K bonus

Easiest day at work ever.

Chicago Sun-Times

Guard Zach LaVine knows Bulls need punch-first mentality against Bucks

With the Round 1 playoff series set to start on Sunday in Milwaukee, LaVine & Co. went winless against the defending NBA champions this season. If that trend is going to change, the Bulls’ mentality will have to change.

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Bulls end regular season with win; now it’s deer season

With Milwaukee losing and Boston winning on Sunday, the Bulls and Bucks were locked into a first-round playoff series, which starts next weekend in the house of the defending NBA champions.

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Durant, Irving lead Nets over Pacers, Celtics take second seed

New York (AFP) - Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant combined for 55 points as the Brooklyn Nets held off a rally from the Indiana Pacers on Sunday to seal seventh place in the Eastern Conference and clinch home advantage for next week's play-in.

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Jrue Holiday Plays for Eight Seconds, Earns $306,000 Bonus in Bucks Season Finale

Milwaukee’s veteran point guard cashed in on a major incentive by making his 67th appearance this season.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo put his money in 50 different banks

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo had more banks than letters in his name before Avenue Capital Group founder Marc Lasry stepped in. The National Basketball Association's two-time most-valuable player had accounts open at 50 different ...

Tribune News Service

Celtics fall short in Milwaukee, 127-121

Good health is the key, Ime Udoka says after a season when the opposite was often true.

USA Today Sports Media Group

With Giannis and Paul George out, Clippers-Bucks will be everything we didn’t expect

Bet on this whacky NBA game in which almost every important player is not playing.

Sports Illustrated

All of a Sudden, the Bucks Are Looking Like the Bucks

With all the question marks everywhere else in the East, the Bucks are starting to look more and more like the heavy favorite to return to the Finals.

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