Untenable, with 42 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo guided the Bucks to a snatch victory (103-101) against the Celtics, to lead 2-1 in their conference semi-final, just like the Warriors, easier winners of the Grizzlies (142-112), on the night of Saturday May 7 to Sunday May 8, in the NBA play-offs.
A thrilling match 3 from start to finish at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. And on arrival, a narrow success of the Bucks against the Celtics. A part during which the “Greek” (Greek) went into “Freak” mode (monster), determined to calm the newfound euphoria of Boston, which had been able to limit its impact during the previous game.
It was in the 3rd quarter that things settled for the defending champion, from the moment when the MVP 2019 and 2020, already the most active in the first period (20 points), multiplied.
However, the games were far from over. Thanks to Jaylen Brown (27 points, 12 rebounds), Boston was able to resurface in the last quarter, even taking the advantage (100-99) less than two minutes from the end. So Giannis gave a boost, scoring close first, then countering Brown, before Holiday, excellent (25 pts), placed a welcome float for the Bucks, allowing them to prevent a comeback of their opponents who themselves could not count on the precision of Jayson Tatum (10 points at 4/19).
Giannis recorded his 6th career 40-point playoff game, twice as many as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who had 3.)
42 PTS | 12 REB | 8 AST | 2 BLK | 2 STL pic.twitter.com/rMJKrMTNjA
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) May 7, 2022
The confrontation between Golden State and Memphis during this match 3 was much less tight than the first two were, which were decided in the last seconds.
It must be said that when the “splash brothers” are at this level of skill, it is difficult to compete. Stephen Curry (30 pts), Jordan Poole (27 pts) and Klay Thompson (21 pts) shot more than 50% success, an even higher rate for the entire team (63.1%). The difference was made in the 3rd quarter (37-23), the moment generally chosen by the Warriors to accelerate. And their lead then continued to grow.
Opposite, Morant did not however deserve (34 pts at 12/21, 7 assists), managing to place his sharp accelerations in the racket, to slam spectacular dunks and even to score from midfield to the midfield buzzer. -weather. But he was the only one of the Grizzlies with sharp claws.
30 points for Steph
27 points for Jordan
21 points for KlayPRESS PLAY ▶️ pic.twitter.com/fbmkEOHJGN
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 8, 2022