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Physical basketball plays are suddenly coming into question with emotions at an all-time high during these playoffs: So, what becomes too much on the big stage when stars hit the floor hard or get hurt

Bad habits from Game 1 cost the Celtics their third game in the East semis vs. Milwaukee as well.

MILWAUKEE — Rob Williams caught a Bobby Portis elbow off the top of his head during a third quarter rebound battle, hit the floor and had to be helped to the locker room.

Some of the best plays of the game captured in images.

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Boston was battered in Game 1 vs. Milwaukee. With their season on the line, the Celtics returned the physicality to tie the second-round series at one apiece.

Some of the best plays of the game captured in images.

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown summed it up simply enough when he said the Celtics had to be smarter — smarter with their shot selection, smarter with their pace, smarter with the multitude of things they did wrong on offense in Game 1.

After all this time, perhaps many of us simply forgot. The Bucks led the NBA in defensive efficiency during the 2018–19 season, then earned the distinction again in 2019–20. After a dropoff to ninth-best during the 2020–21 regular season, Milwaukee clamped down when it mattered most, not only ...

How Boston chooses to guard Milwaukee’s star point guard could decide the series.