Holiday stops Celtics' last 2 plays, Bucks take 3-2 lead

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    Giannis Antetokounmpo was having his best shooting night of the playoffs. Milwaukee dominated on the boards. And still the Bucks trailed Boston by 14 points in a game that could send the defending NBA champions to the brink of elimination.

    That's when Jrue Holiday showed the Defensive Player of the Year a thing or two about defense.

    Bobby Portis put back Antetokounmpo's missed free throw with 15 seconds left, and Holiday snuffed Marcus Smart on Boston's final two possessions Wednesday night as Milwaukee erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Celtics 110-107 and take a 3-2 series lead.

    read more https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401433614
     

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