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- Giannis Antetokounmpo threw down a massive slam dunk over the top of Al Horford on Monday night
- A stare down at the end of the play landed him a technical foul, to the dismay of most of the NBA world
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Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks took a tough loss on Monday night, with Boston tying up what’s bound to be a close series.
The Bucks appeared to be headed one game closer to a conference finals appearance, seeing their second-half lead balloon to double digits in the third quarter.
Unfortunately, a huge performance from Jayson Tatum helped lead the Celtics back to the tune of 43 points in the fourth quarter. Boston outscored Milwaukee by 18 points over the final 13 minutes of action to even the set as the two teams prepare to head back to the Garden.
Instead of a 3-1 lead, the Bucks head back to the East Coast at 2-2.
Things just weren’t going right for Milwaukee, particularly in that second half collapse. The Celtics seemed to make everything, shooting an insane 84% from the floor in the fourth quarter. Boston missed just three shots in that final frame to end the night on 16 of 19 shooting.
While the Celtics were making everything in sight, the Bucks couldn’t get out of their own way.
The shot just 41.5% from the field. Even when they did score, they hurt themselves with extracurricular activities.
Giannis Antetokounmpo earns technical foul after posterizing slam dunk
Giannis really got a technical foul for this…😑
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 10, 2022
The Greek Freak took Al Horford to town with an absolutely demoralizing slam dunk in the third quarter. The big man skies over Horford to emphatically throw down a jam on the Boston star’s head.
It’s something that should be put on a poster.
Unfortunately, a post-play stare down was deemed enough to offer Antetokounmpo a technical foul. It certainly seemed a little ticky-tacky for an NBA Playoff game, though.
NBA world infuriated with Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul
Whoa. Giannis Antetokounmpo explodes at the rim with a dunk on Al Horford in transition and Tony Brothers hits him with a technical for the staredown afterwards.
— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) May 10, 2022
This is an absurd technical foul on Giannis. Get out of here with that nonsense.
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) May 10, 2022
Different game if the refs don’t give Giannis a technical, soft ass league
— Bart Winkler (@BartWinklerShow) May 10, 2022
Outrageous technical foul call.
These are the NBA playoffs and Giannis is showing some intensity. Shame on the refs for that one. https://t.co/kX6jkVHk8D
— Harry Zahn (@harry_zahn) May 10, 2022
The play may not have had an effect on the ending, but the Bucks were up when the foul occurred. Antetokounmpo and Co. will now try to pick up a win in Boston to get back on top in the series.