{"id":1467754,"date":"2022-05-08T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1467754"},"modified":"2022-05-08T08:01:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T12:01:46","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpos-lifts-bucks-with-42-points-in-win-over-celtics-in-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/giannis-antetokounmpos-lifts-bucks-with-42-points-in-win-over-celtics-in-game-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo\u2019s Lifts Bucks with 42 Points in Win Over Celtics in Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgiannis-antetokounmpos-lifts-bucks-with-42-points-in-win-over-celtics-in-game-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1467754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 Giannis Antetokounmpo found a way to get better shots and recapture his peak form just in time to help the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks regain the lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>But it was the Boston Celtics\u2019 bad timing that made the difference in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo bounced back from a rare subpar performance by scoring 42 points and making the go-ahead basket with 44.3 seconds left in a 103-101 victory Saturday. The Bucks lead the best-of-7 series 2-1, with Game 4 on Monday night in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what my strengths are\u201d Antetokounmpo said. \u201cJust try to read what\u2019s in front of me and just play with my instincts. Sometimes I\u2019m going to make the right play and sometimes I\u2019m going to make the wrong play, but as long as I play within my strengths, we\u2019re going to be in a good place.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-8.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with a game-high 42 points. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The victory wasn\u2019t secure until replays confirmed that Al Horford\u2019s potential tying putback \u2013- capping a wild sequence after Marcus Smart intentionally missed a free throw \u2014 came just after the buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw Al tip it, and I saw the red outline go off on the backboard,\u201d Bucks center Brook Lopez said. \u201cIt was very close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boston trailed 103-100 when officials determined Marcus Smart was fouled by Jrue Holiday just before attempting a potential tying 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds remaining. Because it was a non-shooting foul, Smart got just two free-throw attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Smart made the first free throw, then missed the second intentionally \u2014 flinging a shot that went hard off the backboard before hitting the rim.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when things got wild.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter alignright\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\tKeep up with the most important sports news\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\tSign up for Starting Lineup for the biggest stories.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smart got the rebound, but missed his putback attempt. Boston\u2019s Robert Williams charged toward the basket and sent the ball up and off the glass. Horford was waiting on the right side with a putback attempt that also went off the glass. Horford then got his own rebound and banked it in, but his final shot came just after the buzzer sounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMissed it perfectly,\u201d Smart said. \u201cNobody was ready, (but) our guys were. Got it up on the rim. We had a few chances at it. Just didn\u2019t work out for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics believed Smart should have had an opportunity to tie the game at the line. Celtics coach Ime Udoka and Smart said it should have been a shooting foul on Holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can clearly see it,\u201d Udoka said. \u201cI saw it in person, but also on the film. I just went and looked at it. It\u2019s a shot. He\u2019s curling into his shot. He\u2019s getting fouled on the way up. Bad missed call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holiday disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, it looked like he was still facing the sideline,\u201d said Holiday, who scored 25 points. \u201cThat\u2019s not a shooting motion. He wasn\u2019t facing the rim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Horford had 22 points, 15 rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1395962699.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1395962699.jpg\" alt=\"Jaylen Brown dribbles during the Celtics&#039; Game 3 loss to the Bucks.\" class=\"wp-image-22183000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1395962699.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1395962699.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1395962699.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1395962699.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Jaylen Brown dribbles during the Celtics\u2019 Game 3 loss to the Bucks. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boston trailed by 14 late in the third quarter and was facing a 13-point deficit with less than 10 minutes left before storming back. The Celtics pulled ahead 100-99 and took their first lead since early in their third quarter on Brown\u2019s two free throws with 1:49 remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams failed to score on their next possessions before Antetokounmpo put the Bucks back ahead. Antetokounmpo then blocked Brown\u2019s driving layup attempt, leading to Holiday\u2019s basket that made it 103-100 with 11.2 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo\u2019s winning plays in the final minute highlighted his bounce-back performance.<\/p>\n<p>After shooting 38.5% (20 of 52) in the first two games of this series, Antetokounmpo went 16 of 30 on Saturday. He made 62.5% of his attempts (15 of 24) from two-point range. He had 12 rebounds and eight assists to go along with his 42 points.<\/p>\n<p>It was a major upgrade from his Game 2 outing, when he went 2 of 12 and scored just five points in the first half before finishing with 28 in the Bucks\u2019 109-86 loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be struggles, but at the end of the day, if you keep with it and you stay with it and you stay on course, you\u2019re going to succeed,\u201d Antetokounmpo said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t stay on course, you\u2019re not going to succeed. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo made sure the Bucks weren\u2019t thrown off course in their title defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILWAUKEE \u2014 Giannis Antetokounmpo found a way to get better shots and recapture his peak form just in time to help the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks regain the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"featured_media":1482003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1467754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1467754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1467754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1467754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1467754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1467754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1467754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}