The Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors have each taken a 1-0 series lead in their conference semifinal series. On Sunday, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 101-89 at the Toronto Dominion Garden in Boston, Massachusetts in game one of the Eastern Conference semi-final series. In other action, the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 in game one of the Western Conference semi-final series.
The star of the Bucks/Celtics series was Giannis Antetokounmpo of Athens, Greece. On Sunday, Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, had a triple double–24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, for only the second postseason triple double of the Greek Freak’s career. Antetokounmpo’s first postseason triple double came on May 29, 2021. In game four of the 2021 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Antetokounmpo had 20 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds in a 120-103 Milwaukee win over the Miami Heat.
Also in the Bucks’ win, Jrue Holiday led Milwaukee with 25 points. Center Bobby Portis had 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Grayson Allen had 11 points. Portis actually added a double-double as he added 11 rebounds.
In the Warriors win over the Grizzlies, Klay Thompson had a game-winning three-point shot from 26 feet that put the Warriors up 117-116 with 36.6 seconds left. Ja Morant had the opportunity to win the game, but his field goal attempt came up short.
The Warriors won the game despite the fact Draymond Green was ejected late in the first half for a flagrant foul type 2. Four Warriors players reached double digits in scoring. Jordan Poole had 31 points, Stephen Curry had 24 points, Andrew Wiggins had 17 points, and Thompson had 15 points.
The Grizzlies reached the Western Conference semifinals after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 in games six of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Friday to win the series four games to two. Six Grizzlies players reached double digits in scoring. Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks had 23 points each. Brandon Clarke and Ja Morant had 17 points each. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 points and Tyus Jones had 10 points. Morant, Jackson and Clarke had double-doubles, as Jackson had 14 rebounds, Clarke had 11 rebounds, and Morant had 11 assists.
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