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Boston Celtics win 109-81, advance to Eastern Conference finals against Miami Heat
By The Associated Press
- Monday, May 16, 2022, 6:40am
The Milwaukee Bucks and star Giannis Antetokounmpo wilted in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series and saw their hopes of repeat NBA championships come to an end.
The Boston Celtics won 109-81 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat.
Antetokounmpo scored 25 points with 20 rebounds and nine assists, but he tired playing 43 of the game’s first 46 minutes and missed several close-in shots he usually makes.
Jrue Holiday scored 21 points and Brook Lopez had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the defending NBA champions.
The Whitewater Whippets Girls’ Soccer Team had a challenging three game week, with games against Evansville, Elkhorn, and Clinton. In Monday’s game against Evansville, the team played a physical match that ended 9-1 in favor of Evansville. Mayte Navejas scored a penalty kick goal for Whitewater (36’), and Evansville had goals by Emma Stuart (1’, 38’, 53’, 59’), Casey Hill (10’), Melanie Wallisch (13’, 24’), Jaden LeRoy (45’), and Chinna Hermanson (75’). Marina Linos had nine saves in goal for the Whippets, and Katie Krueger had three for the Blue Devils.
On Thursday, Elkhorn came to Whitewater for a non-conference match. Elkhorn won by a score of 10-0, with goals by Grace Woyak, Lauren Haeft, Katelyn Haeft (2), Shaelyn Boutelle (3), and Ella Wallace. Marina Linos had a strong game in the net for Whitewater, making 14 saves. Madison Osborn played in goal for Elkhorn.
The Whippets hosted Clinton on Friday for their final regular season conference game. Whitewater won 5-0, with goals by Adriana Dixon (4’, 20’, 66’), Vivi Hauck (6’), and Mayte Navejas. Clinton goalkeeper Bethany Johnson played a solid match and had many saves. Marina Linos played in goal for Whitewater. The Whippets will host Clinton again on Monday for the first round of the Rock Valley Conference tournament.
Article Submitted by Maddy Blain
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Soccer Coach
mblain@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (full article available here.):
The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks missed a chance to knock out the upstart Celtics with Boston earning a 108-95 victory Friday night at Fiserv Forum to even the best-of-seven series at 3-3.
Game 7 is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at TD Garden in Boston. The teams have alternated victories in the series.
“It’s the first team to four,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “We want to be the team to four. The back-and-forth, I don’t think a team has won two games in a row this series. It’s just been one after the other. And now it’s the finality.”
Jayson Tatum scored 46 points on 17-for-32 shooting to outduel the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 44 and 20 rebounds. Tatum’s hot hand with 16 points in the fourth quarter buried Milwaukee.
“He was unbelievable,” Antetokounmpo said. “He was knocking down shots, tough shots. Getting to his spots. You got to give him credit. He played unbelievable. He led his team to a win
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 10:14 PM
By JIMMY GOLEN – AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) Bobby Portis made a putback off Giannis Antetokounmpo’s missed free throw with 15 seconds left, Jrue Holiday snuffed Marcus Smart on Boston’s final two possessions and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Celtics 110-107 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 series lead.
Antetokounmpo had 40 points and 11 rebounds, Holiday finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Portis added 14 points and 15 rebounds for the defending NBA champion Bucks.
Milwaukee has a chance to wrap up the Eastern Conference semifinal in Game 6 at home Friday night. The Celtics need a win to force a decisive seventh game back in Boston on Sunday.
A full report may be found here.
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