The Milwaukee Bucks pulled off an incredible comeback late in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 110-107 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and take a 3-2 lead in the series.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday came up huge for the visitors down the stretch on both ends of the court, helping the Bucks regain home-court advantage.
Game 5 between two of East’s powerhouses was trending on Twitter. Here are the best tweets following a dramatic finale to a wild game:
That damn Giannis is a PROBLEM
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 12, 2022
Bucks were down 93-79 with less than 10 mins left and won the game by three points in regulation
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) May 12, 2022
Wow Jrue Holiday elite awareness and hand eye coordination taking that ball from Smart. An unbelievable defensive play. Put that in the Bucks highlight reel package if they go on to win it all
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 12, 2022
Championship DNA, man. Bucks just making one play after another here late.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 12, 2022
STUNNED. What a finish for the Bucks. Silence at the TD Garden.
WOW
— Ros Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) May 12, 2022
PLAY OF THE GAME WAS SMART AND JAYLEN BROWN FIGHTING FOR THE REBOUND ON GIANNIS’ MISSED FREE THROW, KNOCKING EACH OTHER OFF THE BALL, LEAVING IT FOR PORTIS FOR THE PUTBACK.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 12, 2022
WHAT A DISASTER FOR THE BOSTON CELTICS.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 12, 2022
Enough is enough. Y’all need to stop being disrespectful to Giannis and give his title as best player in the NBA. Bck2Bck MVPs, finals MVP and All star gm MVP in the last 4 seasons. Should be more than enough for him to hold the title. #GreekFreak #BucksvsCelts #NBAPlayoffs2022
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) May 12, 2022
Marcus Smart has to let Jrue Holiday borrow his DPOY robe now.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) May 12, 2022
Re-watching the fourth quarter. The Celtics gave up at least four three-pointers because someone (usually Tatum, Brown or Grant) was barking at the refs and didn’t get back on defense.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 12, 2022
Last year, the Bucks learned how to win 16 games. They’re teaching the Celtics how hard it is in this series. Now they’re one win from the conference finals – and with Khris Middleton still watching in street clothes.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 12, 2022
