{"id":1473944,"date":"2022-05-13T08:14:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1473944"},"modified":"2022-05-13T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:15:00","slug":"bucks-rally-in-final-minute-defeating-celtics-110-107-boston-faces-elimination-in-game-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bucks-rally-in-final-minute-defeating-celtics-110-107-boston-faces-elimination-in-game-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks Rally in Final Minute, Defeating Celtics, 110-107; Boston Faces Elimination in Game 6"},"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%2Fbucks-rally-in-final-minute-defeating-celtics-110-107-boston-faces-elimination-in-game-6%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=1473944&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>After a Tuesday night of one-sided games, the NBA playoffs kicked off Wednesday\u2019s slate with a thrilling Game 5 matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>With the series tied even at 2-2, the Bucks and Celtics had to scrap their way to victory as both teams exhibited championship-level play.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Budenholzer\u2019s Bucks took the series lead (3-2) over Ime Udoka\u2019s Boston Celtics, winning 110-107.  <\/p>\n<p>Boston had a grasp on the momentum throughout the second and third quarter \u2014\u00a0adeptly played by Celtics All-Stars Jayson Tatum (34 points) and Jaylen Brown (26 points).<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee needed an offensive surge in the fourth quarter, down 86-77, which fluctuated in and out of double-digit leads for Boston. <\/p>\n<p>The deficit inspired heroics out of Milwaukee\u2019s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday and Bobby Portis.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee began to pick up the pace with five minutes left, down 101-95.\u00a0Tatum made sure to respond with the occasional jumper. But late-game defense by Giannis and clutch shooting from Holiday kept Milwaukee down only two points with one possession and 20 seconds left in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Giannis was fouled and went to the line to tie things up (107-105). <\/p>\n<p>The two-time MVP hit his first and missed the second shot. Bucks\u2019 Bobby Portis scooped the offensive rebound off the miss and put it back up for the lead. <\/p>\n<p>Bucks had the lead, 108-107. Eleven seconds left. Boston even stumbled their way to the finish line after the surprising turnaround by Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks scored 33 in the fourth quarter against the Celtics\u2019 21 points.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">GARA 5 \u00c8 DEI BUCKS!<br \/>La sequenza finale:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 rimbalzo offensivo (il settimo della partita) e canestro del +1 di Bobby Portis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zLrxAIcmC\">pic.twitter.com\/1zLrxAIcmC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Around the Game (@AroundTheGameIT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroundTheGameIT\/status\/1524571897110872067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Jrue Holiday overcame stout defense by Boston\u2019s Marcus Smart and kept his poise late. He finished with 24 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points on 16-of-27 shooting.\u00a0Giannis\u2019 activity on the boards (11 rebounds) late in the game helped keep the Bucks afloat against a solid Celtics performance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Tatum and the Boston Celtics face an elimination game on Friday, returning to Milwaukee for Game 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Follow along on Twitter:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alejandroaveela?lang=en\"><em>@AlejandroAveela<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a Tuesday night of one-sided games, the NBA playoffs kicked off Wednesday\u2019s slate with a thrilling Game 5 matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. 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