Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and made seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and the Boston Celtics set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference. semifinals
Boston will face top-seeded Miami starting Tuesday in a rematch of the 2020 East finals. The Heat beat the Celtics in six games in that series at Walt Disney World.
For the Celtics, Al Horford had six points, grabbed 10 rebounds and gave six assists. The Celtics trailed early but outscored the Bucks 61-38 in the second half for the win. Boston used a massive 54-point lead behind the arc to improve to 25-9 in a deciding Game 7.
The Bucks are now 3-9. 4 of 33 (12.1%) went from the 3-point line. That’s the second-worst 3-point percentage in a playoff game (minimum 30 attempts).
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists. But he was just 3-for-11 in the paint in the second half, including 1-for-6 in the fourth quarter. Jrue Holiday added 21 points and eight assists. Brook López finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds.