Middleton still out for Milwaukee, Time Lord for Boston. They elect to go with Grant Williams in the starting lineup, which is madness. Surely Tatum can take some more defensive responsibility, he's a big strong dude, you see the way he easily sheds off physical defenders. He delivers a thunderous slam on Lopez though. Connaughton with a 3, then a block, Bucks out to a double-digit lead. Lopez with a big block on Theis, get that weak stuff outta here! Giannis baseline for the jam, Bucks up 7 after one. Boston takes the lead, despite Tatum missing open 3's. Connaughton with the steal and transition dunk, then the 3, Bucks up 1 at the half. Brown in foul trouble early in the 3rd, Tatum gets going though. Grant Williams committing stupid fouls as always. Giannis leads the Bucks to a 7-point lead going into the last. Horford knocks down a 3 to put Boston ahead. Tatum knocks everyone down like bowling pins, no whistle. Boston puts up 43 in the last term, Tatum getting it done down the stretch. The series tied at 2-2. Giannis probably had the ball a bit too much here, little created for him and didn't have his usual defensive impact plays. Boston shot better from the field and 3, Milwaukee +10 on the boards. Both teams took care of the ball, the Bucks with just 7 turnovers. Horford with a super efficient 30 points, 8 boards, 5 of 7 from range, 1 turnover. Tatum 30 points, 5 assists, 13 boards. Smart 18 points, 8 assists, 2 blocks. For Milwaukee, Giannis an inefficient 34 points, 5 assists, 18 boards, 4 turnovers. Holiday inefficient as well, just 5 of 23 from the field, for 16 points. Though he did have 9 assists, 7 boards and 3 steals.
3. (Bos) A. Horford, 2. (Bos) J. Tatum, 1. (Bos) M. Smart.
3. (Bos) A. Horford, 2. (Bos) J. Tatum, 1. (Bos) M. Smart.