Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics

May 15, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIL	26	17	21	17	81
BOS	20	28	31	30	109

Game Recap

Led by Grant Williams Playoff career-high 27 points and seven 3pt FGM, the No. two seed Celtics defeated the No. three seed Bucks in Game seven, 109-81. Jayson Tatum added 23 points, six rebounds and eight assists for the Celtics in the victory, while Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists for the Bucks. After closing out this best-of-seven series, 4-3, the Celtics will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Miami Heat with Game one taking place on Tuesday, May 17 (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET)

Player Stats

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Wesley MatthewsSF	21	1-5	0-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	-23	3
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	43	10-26	1-4	4-6	20	9	2	1	5	3	-20	25
11Brook LopezC	37	6-12	1-6	2-2	10	0	0	3	2	3	-20	15
7Grayson AllenSG	21	0-6	0-4	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-5	1
21Jrue HolidayPG	40	9-21	0-6	3-4	5	8	2	0	1	4	-19	21
24Pat Connaughton	32	1-6	0-5	0-0	6	2	0	0	0	1	-17	2
9Bobby Portis	21	4-9	2-3	0-0	6	0	1	1	3	3	-9	10
3George Hill	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-7	0
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
13Jordan Nwora	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
59Rayjon Tucker	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
6Luca Vildoza	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-4	2
5Jevon Carter	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
25Serge Ibaka	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-9036.7%	4-3312.1%	11-1668.8%	56	20	5	5	13	18	-	81

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	36	7-14	5-9	4-5	6	8	0	1	7	4	+15	23
12Grant WilliamsPF	39	10-22	7-18	0-0	6	0	0	2	1	5	+25	27
42Al HorfordC	39	2-7	0-2	2-2	10	6	0	1	0	3	+13	6
7Jaylen BrownSG	36	8-16	2-5	1-4	8	0	2	0	2	2	+15	19
36Marcus SmartPG	37	2-9	1-6	6-7	7	10	1	1	2	5	+18	11
9Derrick White	18	1-10	1-6	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	+10	3
27Daniel Theis	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	2	0	0	+11	0
11Payton Pritchard	17	5-7	4-6	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	0	+14	14
13Nik Stauskas	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+4	0
26Aaron Nesmith	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4	3
40Luke Kornet	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
8Malik Fitts	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	3
16Juwan Morgan	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
44Robert Williams III	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8842.0%	22-5540.0%	13-1872.2%	48	29	5	7	12	19	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMILBOS

(11:58) Jump Ball B. Lopez vs. A. Horford: Tip to G. Antetokounmpo
(11:49) MISS J. Holiday 15' pullup Shot
(11:47) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (11:39) G. Williams 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)
03
(11:17) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 19' pullup Shot
(11:14) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) MISS J. Tatum 16' pullup Shot
(11:04) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:56) W. Matthews cutting Layup (2 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
23
(10:37) G. Williams offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(10:37) G. Williams offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (10:23) J. Holiday Layup (2 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 2 AST)
43
(10:08) MISS G. Williams 3PT
(10:06) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:56) G. Antetokounmpo 6' driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
63
(9:34) MISS M. Smart 26' pullup 3PT
(9:31) B. Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) MISS B. Lopez 3PT
(9:22) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:15) MISS J. Brown driving Layup
(9:14) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:10) A. Horford shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Antetokounmpo 2 FT)
(9:10) MISS G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:10) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (9:10) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
73
(8:55) MISS G. Williams 3PT
(8:53) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:41) MISS A. Horford driving Layup - blocked
(8:41) B. Lopez BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:40) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:40) BOS shot clock Team TURNOVER
+3 (8:29) G. Antetokounmpo 28' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)
103
(8:10) MISS J. Brown 19' pullup Shot
(8:08) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:46) MISS G. Allen 26' pullup 3PT
(7:44) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:37) J. Tatum 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)
106
+3 (7:21) B. Lopez 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 3 AST)
136
(7:19) BOS Timeout
+3 (7:03) J. Brown 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
139
(6:53) MISS P. Connaughton 25' 3PT
(6:51) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:44) J. Brown driving Layup (5 PTS) (M. Smart 3 AST)
1311
(6:29) W. Matthews lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:29) J. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(6:20) MISS D. White 25' 3PT
(6:17) B. Lopez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:03) B. Lopez 15' fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 4 AST)
1511
(5:47) MISS D. White 25' 3PT
(5:44) P. Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:39) MISS B. Lopez 30' 3PT
(5:36) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:20) J. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:20) J. Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:16) J. Holiday running Layup (4 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 5 AST)
1711
+3 (4:57) J. Tatum 26' 3PT pullup (6 PTS)
1714
(4:49) MIL Timeout
(4:39) MISS J. Holiday 27' step back 3PT
(4:36) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:14) MISS A. Horford driving bank Hook
(4:11) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:00) B. Portis lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:00) J. Brown STEAL (2 STL)
(3:52) MISS J. Tatum 12' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(3:49) B. Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:39) B. Portis 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 6 AST)
2014
(3:23) MISS J. Brown 26' pullup 3PT
(3:20) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (3:12) G. Antetokounmpo 7' driving floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2214
(2:56) MISS M. Smart 27' 3PT
(2:53) B. Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:42) MISS B. Portis 11' driving floating Shot
(2:40) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(2:37) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 27' step back 3PT
(2:35) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:22) MISS D. White 14' driving Layup - blocked
(2:22) B. Portis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:19) P. Connaughton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:19) J. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Antetokounmpo 2 FT)
+1 (2:19) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2314
+1 (2:19) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2414
(2:10) B. Lopez defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (2:10) J. Tatum technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2415
(2:03) MISS D. Theis 26' 3PT
(2:01) G. Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:41) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 19' pullup Shot
(1:38) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:32) MISS D. White 25' 3PT
(1:29) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
(1:19) M. Smart personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:07) B. Portis offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:07) B. Portis offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:47) MISS D. White 7' driving floating Shot
(0:45) D. Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:39) P. Pritchard 24' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
2418
(0:30) MISS J. Holiday 7' driving floating Shot
(0:28) B. Lopez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:27) B. Lopez turnaround Hook (7 PTS)
2618
(0:09) J. Holiday personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (0:02) J. Brown 10' driving floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2620
(0:00) MISS W. Matthews 40' running pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIL

BOS

81Points109

33-90(36.7%)Field Goal(%)37-88(42.0%)

4-33(12.1%)3-Point(%)22-55(40.0%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

56(11)Rebounds(Offensive)48(8)

20Assists29

5Steals5

5Blocks7

13Turnovers12

18Fouls19

48Pts In The Paint26

17Fast Break Pts8

18Pts Off Turnovers11

16Bench Pts23

10Largest Lead28

Game Details

Sunday, May 15, 2022 · 3:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ABC