Al Horford had never scored 30 points in a playoff game before Monday His signature postseason performance in Game 4 prevented the Celtics from getting pushed to the brink, writes SIChrisMannix
Horford was motivated. Has been all season. Left for dead after a disastrous ’19-20 season in Philadelphia, Horford reemerged last year in Oklahoma City. His three-point shot improved. Working with the Thunder medical staff, Horford got his body right. Oklahoma City’s decision to shut Horford down at midseason was strategic for the Thunder but playing just 28 games last season, Celtics team officials say, has likely benefited Horford in this one.
He made all six of his shots. He connected on a pair of threes. He was plus-17 in the fourth and a team-high plus-20 for the game. Down the stretch, Horford got help. Jayson Tatum had 18 points through three quarters. But he needed 18 shots to get them. He didn’t have an assist in the first half. He got to the free throw line twice. Milwaukee’s physical defense, led by Jrue Holiday, has bothered him throughout the series. But Tatum stuck with it. He scored 12 points in the fourth, connecting on five of his six shots. He picked off a couple of rebounds. He handed out two assists.
This is a war of attrition now. “It’s the playoffs,” said Budenholzer. “That’s the way it’s supposed to be.” Antetokounmpo, at times a one-man band offensively with Khris Middleton out, looked tired in the fourth quarter on Monday. Holiday, who took 30 shots in Game 3, was 5-22 in Game 4. As the series shifts back to Boston, the Bucks will need someone to take the offensive pressure off Antetokounmpo. "Nobody said it's going to be easy,” Antetokounmpo said.
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