Lack of focus, execution put Celtics in a must-win spot Monday night
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Forsberg: Celtics have only themselves to blame for Game 3 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
MILWAUKEE — The Boston Celtics’ film session on Sunday morning will not be an enjoyable experience for the shamrock crew.
The Celtics squandered multiple opportunities to steal Game 3 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Milwaukee Bucks and they will kick themselves throughout a review because of how many chances they missed to take control of this series.
And what will be even more aggravating than Al Horford’s potential game-tying tip occurring a fraction of a second after the final buzzer is the multiple avoidable lapses in focus that ensured the Basketball Gods would defy them at the finish line of a 103-101 loss at Fiserv Forum.
Ime Udoka has had enough of the Celtics complaining to the referees
The Bucks lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 here on Monday.
Horford, who was brilliant throughout a game with more physicality than your typical WrestleMania, deserved a better outcome than watching his third-chance tip waved off. Jaylen Brown’s relentless fourth-quarter attacking helped Boston rally out of a 14-point hole to lead with under a minute to play.
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Alas, a couple of notable lapses in focus over the first three quarters, along with a squandered opportunity to put the game away in the closing moments, allowed Giannis Antetokounmpo to wrestle away a win.
Jayson Tatum, Boston’s playoff MVP to this point, turned in a confounding performance. He finished with 10 points on 4-of-19 shooting over 41 minutes, 20 seconds of floor time. He was 2-for-16 on all shots away from the rim, including 0-for-6 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Grant Williams, a legitimate bench superhero throughout this postseason run, turned in a rare dud while missing seven of the nine shots he hoisted, including his first five 3-pointers.
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