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Chad Finn

Jayson Tatum makes his Celtics teammates better and that is why he has cracked the code for true NBA superstardom

Tatum didn't have to carry the Celtics in Game 7, so instead he became a facilitator and a defender.
Christopher L. Gasper

Grant Williams is the catalyst in Celtics’ victory

Williams led the Celtics in scoring for the first time in his career with a 7 for 18 3-point outing that couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

One thing is clear: Ime Udoka brings ‘poise,’ and it’s how the Celtics rallied from down 3-2 to win this series

“I’ve come in with a fresh set of eyes and perspective to seeing what we have, to see the growth and the possibilities,” Udoka said Sunday night. “So I’ve always been on them about that.”
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Celtics navigated three tough days — and a tough season — with trust and belief in each other

Despite a heartbreaking Game 5 loss, the Celtics have been resilient and mentally tough.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo has won a title. He thinks the Celtics have what it takes to do the same.
“I wished him the best of luck for him to continue playing great and for his team to hopefully win a championship," Antetokounmpo said of Tatum.

CELTICS 109, BUCKS 81
‘We didn’t want it to be over:’ How the Celtics marched past the defending champs and into the Eastern Conference finals
The Bucks deployed their big men on Williams and essentially dared him to make a shot by sagging back in the paint. He scored a game-high 27, breaking the NBA Game 7 record with 18 3-point attempts.

Celtics 109, Bucks 81

How it happened: Celtics demolish Bucks, 109-81, to advance to Eastern Conference finals

Grant Williams led all scorers with 27 points. The Celtics will face the Miami Heat in a seven-game series that opens Tuesday in Miami.
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‘We call him Grant Curry now’: Celtics teammates can’t help themselves while talking about Williams’s record-breaking shooting in Game 7

Williams led all scorers, and passed Steph Curry's record of most three-point attempts in a Game 7 with 18.
Dan Shaughnessy

The Celtics wore out the great Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, and they did it with defense

The Celtics held Antetokounmpo to 8 points in the second half, 2 in the final quarter.
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Celtics open Eastern Conference finals in Miami against Heat on Tuesday; See the full schedule

The Celtics will have to hit the road and will be without home-court advantage for the first time in these playoffs.
ADAM HIMMELSBACH | INSTANT ANALYSIS

It’s the Grant Williams Game, and other observations as Celtics blow out Bucks in Game 7 en route to Eastern Conference finals

After a dismal start, the Celtics clawed back in the second quarter and were dominant after the break, despite Jayson Tatum missing most of the third quarter due to foul trouble.
NBA NOTEBOOK

Mavericks eliminate 64-win Suns in historic Game 7 blowout

Luka Doncic scored 35 points and matched the output of the entire Suns team in the first half, Spencer Dinwiddie added 30, and visiting Dallas led by as many as 46 in cruising to a showdown with Golden State.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

The time is now for the Celtics’ foundational trio — Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart — to define their legacy in Game 7

There has never been a better opportunity for the Celtics to break through, to turn this season from impressive to special in Game 7 vs. the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday afternoon at TD Garden.
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The Bucks didn’t go all out for the No. 2 seed, and now they must play Game 7 against the Celtics in Boston

Momentum certainly feels like it is on the Celtics’ side, but the Bucks have shown that they are worthy defending champions.
Chad Finn

The Celtics can do this. They have earned our trust.

They’ll be on their home court, in front of their passionate fans, and they are, by a slim but relevant margin, the more complete team.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

How Monty Williams overcame professional struggles, personal tragedy to be named NBA Coach of the Year

Williams’s primary goal is to win a championship, but he has always been a popular coach with his players, a mentor and father figure.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will be ready for Game 7, but will his teammates be any help?

Antetokounmpo is carrying the team in its series vs. the Celtics, and the Bucks have struggled to find additional sources of offense.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum had an inkling the Celtics would win Game 6 against the Bucks, and he certainly made sure of it

Tatum scored a game-high 46 points, matching the great Giannis Antetokounmpo basket for basket.

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Chad Finn
Jayson Tatum (right) and Marcus Smart take the high route after a job well done.

Jayson Tatum makes his Celtics teammates better and that is why he has cracked the code for true NBA superstardom

Tatum didn't have to carry the Celtics in Game 7, so instead he became a facilitator and a defender.

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MVP Meg Olbrys looks to the hoop while being watched by Cortney Howell of Next Level.

Inaugural Battle New England All-Star Tournament, in honor of Medina Dixon, meets high expectations

The three-day event featured "very high-level, good basketball" according to Al McClain, who organized the weekend of games in memory of his late cousin.

Christopher L. Gasper
Grant Williams had seven 3-pointers and a career-high 27 points against the Bucks.

Grant Williams is the catalyst in Celtics’ victory

Williams led the Celtics in scoring for the first time in his career with a 7 for 18 3-point outing that couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK
The 25-25 start to Ime Udoka's first season on the Celtics bench feels a distant memory as his team heads to the Eastern Conference finals.

One thing is clear: Ime Udoka brings ‘poise,’ and it’s how the Celtics rallied from down 3-2 to win this series

“I’ve come in with a fresh set of eyes and perspective to seeing what we have, to see the growth and the possibilities,” Udoka said Sunday night. “So I’ve always been on them about that.”

Gary Washburn | On Basketball
Jayson Tatum (left) and the Celtics were simply better than Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.

The Celtics navigated three tough days — and a tough season — with trust and belief in each other

Despite a heartbreaking Game 5 loss, the Celtics have been resilient and mentally tough.

Celtics
Jayson Tatum and Giannis Antetokounmpo salute each other after a series where they went head-to-head for seven memorable games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has won a title. He thinks the Celtics have what it takes to do the same.

“I wished him the best of luck for him to continue playing great and for his team to hopefully win a championship," Antetokounmpo said of Tatum.

CELTICS 109, BUCKS 81
Marcus Smart was one of the many Celtics who set the TD Garden crowd ablaze on Sunday, his double-double part of another calling-card performance by the defense.

‘We didn’t want it to be over:’ How the Celtics marched past the defending champs and into the Eastern Conference finals

The Bucks deployed their big men on Williams and essentially dared him to make a shot by sagging back in the paint. He scored a game-high 27, breaking the NBA Game 7 record with 18 3-point attempts.

Celtics 109, Bucks 81
Jayson Tatum pumps the crowd up with the Celtics up big in the fourth quarter of Game 7.

How it happened: Celtics demolish Bucks, 109-81, to advance to Eastern Conference finals

Grant Williams led all scorers with 27 points. The Celtics will face the Miami Heat in a seven-game series that opens Tuesday in Miami.