Giannis Antetokounmpo tied a career-high with 22 free throws in Game 3. The forward’s aggressive drives to the basket forced his Milwaukee Bucks team into the free throw bonus early in the third quarter, which put the Celtics defense on the back foot en route to a 123-116 defeat on Friday night.
After the game, Kyrie Irving pointed to a stretch in which Antetokounmpo had six free throws attempts in 58 seconds. He responded in the affirmative when asked if Boston had gotten caught up in the calls going against them.
“I mean it’s inevitable. Guy comes down almost six times in a row, gets free throws,” Irving told reporters.