The Boston Celtics are tied for essentially the most NBA championships in historical past and on Tuesday they added one other chapter of their historical past towards the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Celtics grew to become the primary group in NBA historical past to not shoot a free throw throughout a recreation. Boston and Milwaukee mixed to shoot solely two free throws – due to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s two makes an attempt.
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Bucks’ Malik Beasley knocks the ball from Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash)
Bucks head coach Doc Rivers mentioned NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will need to have been proud of how briskly the sport was performed – below 2 hours. He added that he didn’t notice there have been solely two free throws shot till after the sport.
“I assumed it was a bodily recreation, after which they handed me the stat sheet, and I informed them, ‘No, I want the complete recreation,’” Rivers mentioned. “I assumed it was the halftime stats. I did not take a look at the minutes. After which I mentioned, ‘Wow, two free throws for a basketball recreation. That’s loopy.’”
The Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks beforehand shared the document of just one tried free throw in a recreation. In 2019, the Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic mixed to shoot 11 free throws.
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks will get previous Boston Celtics’ Sam Hauser, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash)
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“Possibly simply gearing up for the playoffs. They’re going to let a variety of issues go, I assume simply getting us prepared for playoff basketball,” Celtics star Jayson Tatum mentioned.
Twelve fouls had been referred to as in the whole recreation.
Bucks guard Damian Lillard mentioned he observed foul calls had been down throughout the league late within the season.
“It was bizarre, but it surely appears to be the development,” Lillard mentioned. “Fouls aren’t part of the sport no extra. It is like, I’ve had occasions the place I assumed I used to be getting fouled, and there is been different occasions the place I used to be stunned a foul did not get referred to as on me, the place I’d bump any person or get a chunk of any person’s arm and so they do not name it, and I am like, ‘Man, they’re actually simply letting us play.’
Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown loses the ball in entrance of the Bucks’ Brook Lopez, April 9, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash)
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“After which, like the opposite evening, I fouled out with like two minutes left within the recreation. I fouled out twice in our final 5 video games or one thing like that. I hadn’t fouled out in I-don’t-know-how-long earlier than this. You’ve got simply obtained to roll with nonetheless the sport goes. Tonight, I hardly bear in mind any whistles.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
