BOSTON – The Celtics weren’t too friendly with the painted area through the first six games of their series against Milwaukee. Saturday night during Game 7, however, they became best friends, and that relationship propelled the Celtics into the second round.
The Celtics controlled Game 7 from the opening tip thanks to their domination of the lane. They led for more than 44 of the 48 minutes of the contest while scoring 60 points in the paint.
That total was logged after Boston scored no more than 42 points in the paint during any of their previous four games of the series.