Bucks vs. Celtics Game 1 was turning out to be a drag until the fourth quarter raged around. That’s when all hell broke loose with all the chips on the table.
The 7 best moments from the wild Bucks-Celtics Game 1 ending
Terry Rozier thought he hit a game-winner. He thought wrong.
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The last few minutes of Sunday’s first postseason matchup reminded us all that nothing comes easy in the playoffs. Here were the best moments in crunch time.
Marcus Morris did what?
The Bucks were making a furious run and needed a bucket. That’s when Morris hit one of the toughest shots we’ve seen in the playoffs yet.
Malcolm Brogdon hits a huge 3
The Bucks were down three, and if they didn’t get a bucket on this possession, this game was over. You don’t leave a shooter open, guys.
Terry Rozier sends Eric Bledsoe skating
Rozier dusted Bledsoe with a vicious stepback and drilled a triple with 0.5 seconds left to give the Celtics a 99-96 lead over the Bucks in Game 1. Boston had every reason to celebrate. Look at Bledsoe: He doesn’t even attempt to close out after he gets broken down off the dribble. It’s dejection at its finest.
Khris Middleton silences the TD Garden
But the game isn’t over! Middleton put on his grown man pants and hit a deep, deep three that sent the game into overtime. No one expected this shot to go in. It did anyway
Giannis doing Giannis things
Overtime comes, and somehow, no Celtics remember to step in front of Giannis Antetokounmpo darting up the floor. He gets an open lane to the paint, catches a pass and flushes it.
How did Jayson Tatum make this?
This is a tough, tough finish. Still not sure how he contorted his body to get the English off the glass for this shot to drop. It did, and it gave Boston a three-point lead with less than 90 seconds to play.
Two-way Tatum
Boston needs a stop. Milwaukee is down two with 33 seconds left. But Jayson Tatum isn’t just an offensive stud. He’s lanky and deft enough to compete on the other end, where he comes up with a huge stuff on Eric Bledsoe.
The Celtics eventually won, in part because Antetokounmpo was called for a questionable sixth foul on a loose ball. One official ruled it a jump ball; the other called a foul.
We knew this was going to be a tough series. The Celtics are shorthanded but are still deep and well-coached. The Bucks have the best player in the series, but they’re still trying to find themselves with interim coach Joe Prunty leading the way.
This one could go seven, and if there are moments like these in every game, we need it to go the distance
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