The Boston Celtics fell back into letting the Milwaukee Bucks‘ aggressive defense bother them and speed up their offense, not finding their way in the game until the fourth quarter. It cost them Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the defending NBA champs, the Celtics losing 103-101 despite coming back from a 14-point deficit.
Boston nearly managed to steal the win at the end, but ultimately fell after making life difficult for themselves early despite big games from star forward Jaylen Brown (27 points, 12 rebounds), veteran big man Al Horford (22 points, 16 boards, 5 assists), and reserve guard Derrick White (14 points). That star forward Jayson Tatum shot 4-of-19 from the field and 0-of-6 from deep ultimately doomed the effort, however.
Let’s take a look at some of the best plays of the game captured in images.
Horford finding the fountain of youth in these playoffs has been a key part of Boston’s success. https://t.co/nEbjWT4Czs
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