The Milwaukee Bucks arrived at TD Garden with not so many expectations around them, but this team gets inspired when they face adversity, which is exactly what happened today. The defending NBA champions landed in Boston ready to shock the world and they did, completing a big win over the Celtics that looked like the biggest favorites to take Game 1 and the series altogether.
Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t have the best game offensively speaking, but he affected the game in different ways, helping his squad secure a big win that gives the Bucks the home-court advantage now.
The Bucks easily defeated the Celtics 101-89, behind Antetokounmpo’s good performances, confirming he’s one of the best, if not the best player in the world right now. The Greek Freak recorded 24 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists, and 2 blocks.
After the game was over, NBA fans reacted to the Bucks’ clinic, blasting the Celtics for missing a big chance to take the lead of the series, even more after showing a great level against Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and the Brooklyn Nets in the prior round.
Haven’t beat us in the playoffs since he said it was over 😭 pic.twitter.com/mjHlkgAGwR
— Ryan💚🦌 (@RyanBucksIn6) May 1, 2022
Celtics when they go against decent defense pic.twitter.com/OAteRkSlpE
— SincerelyTruth (@SincerelyTruthh) May 1, 2022
Tatum & Brown pic.twitter.com/9oHHm7enJi
— ShaiGotNext🙄🌎☄️💕🛸 (@dat_plug) May 1, 2022
Beautiful pic.twitter.com/uq01FCxCRb
— Ndabz (@Ndabzz23) May 1, 2022
— Simulated Substitution (@Ferd_Turgeson) May 1, 2022
— 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲𝐬𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 🌎⌚️ (@BobbysWorld414) May 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/TopTrevor/status/1520850589269336064https://twitter.com/MattFrancis_/status/1520850740620767232
Great win, win 3 more games pic.twitter.com/LLY05kIXTo
— RICHY 🪄📦 (@strawdolluser) May 1, 2022
Yeah Bucks@giannis#34❤️🔥
— KrystleCloydJackson (@MizzKcj2) May 1, 2022
Next game I would like to see only active players on the court. pic.twitter.com/fgb3XnLpys
— Orwellian Paradise (@anothercrapfest) May 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/MathieuJahmar/status/1520850482448711683https://twitter.com/OlivierNiyonse5/status/1520851064005746688https://twitter.com/AhlamMCl/status/1520850684979068931
Giannis Dunk had ref like is that legal 😳?#bucks Win! Game 1 pic.twitter.com/I8M8edtDRx
— JPLAY aka JPY (@jphuckinplay) May 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/joke_assassin/status/1520850837572104192https://twitter.com/philosopherrer/status/1520850448432910338
Bucks in 5, a gentleman sweep outta respect for tatum
— M.A. (@Don_Balon23) May 1, 2022
Even Brad Stevens left the game earlier after the Bucks took a big advantage on the scoreboard, giving up on his team that looked nothing like the dominant squad that swept the Brooklynites.
I knew I’ve seen this somewhere pic.twitter.com/Kgn72Qqcyn
— Matt🇲🇽 (@Mattfm8) May 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/HoodieTase/status/1520845363221082112
Bro said “Ight imma head out”
— 𝕵𝖆𝖗𝖎❄️🎄 (@JariDaRealist) May 1, 2022
Celtics still gonna win the series
— txbii 🪼 (@TorontoDame) May 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/GriffinGuyPete/status/1520845380165984260
Giannis clears KD currently and all time pic.twitter.com/QmWv6ZXJXj
— Felix (@der_felix_s) May 1, 2022
Mf said “imma head out” 😭😭
— Alex (@0toHerr0) May 1, 2022
This is the same team Kevin Durant couldn’t win a game against.
Never compare him to Giannis again.
— Honest JorPippen Fan (@LakersAreBetta) May 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/DadeTeflonDon/status/1520845560319729665
he abt to go down there and yell at the players 😭
— Spinny (@SpinnyPascal) May 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/SneedLocks/status/1520845584873234434
Well, things have changed for the Greens, as expected, since the Bucks are a much better team than the Nets. Mike Budenholzer has made his squad a terrific one and even with the absence of Khris Middleton for this series, the Bucks are playing at the best level.
Jrue Holiday (25 points and 10 rebounds) took care of the ball in the last minutes of the game, going to the free-throw line more than once, making the Celtics pay for their mistakes. Milwaukee keeps showing their great level, and after easily beating the Chicago Bulls in five games, they’re ready to do the same against the Celtics. Of course, that’s unlikely to happen, but this first game exposed the Celtics’ flaw that we couldn’t see against the Nets.
