The Celtics, for a stretch, looked like they might be in trouble offensively in Game 7 against the Bucks.
Then Grant Williams morphed into 2017 Kelly Olynyk, the Bucks went ice cold, and the Celtics punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in six years with a dominant 109-81 victory over the Bucks — sending the defending champions home after a bruising series.
The Bucks made it clear from the jump they didn’t plan to guard Williams or Derrick White in a decisive game in an effort to leave Brook Lopez on the floor as much as possible.