The Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics are going at each other in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. This series will be one to watch as Jayson Tatum who just competed with one of the most skilled duos, will take on the Greek Freak. Not only that, but this will be a rematch of the 2019 East semis, when the Bucks won against the Celtics, 4-1.
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The Celtics showed up big time in round one. Though no one was expecting such a quick series, the Nets were favored. Whereas the Bucks come into the series after a quick first round, beating the Bulls, 4-1. With the first game in the balance between the two, Jaylen Brown produced a moment of magic.
Jaylen Brown elevated over Giannis
With only 2 and a half minutes to go in the first, Brown added a dunk to the highlight reel. Jaylen followed William’s miss with an insane putback dunk over the Greek Freak. This had the crowd hyped up as the Celtics had increased their lead to 7. Brown came in with an incredible highlight play, in the 10 minutes.
JAYLEN BROWN.
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Whereas the Bucks answered with a great defense. This will definitely be added to Brown’s dunk collection.
Jayson Tatum versus Giannis Antetokounmpo
Tatum has been performing very well so far, averaging 29 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists after round one. Whereas the Greek Freak is scoring 28 points, 6 assists, and a whopping 13 rebounds a game in the playoffs right now. The winner of this series will be heavily favored to win the East.
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As game 1 has kicked off the battle is begun. Both the teams have their best players on the floor and it seems like this series will not end so quickly. The Tatum and Giannis matchup will be interesting to watch. Both the players contribute almost the same on the offensive end. The Bucks’ big men might be a problem for the Celtics’ inside game. But the team is pretty strong from the arc, which might balance out the scoring.