Bucks top Celtics to take series lead

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 13 rebounds, George Hill finished with 21 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Celtics 123-116 on Friday night in Boston to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series. Khris Middleton added 20 points for the Bucks. Antetokounmpo had only 13 field goal attempts but had 16 points from the free throw line. Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 for the Celtics, who are the hosts for Game 4 on Monday. Boston led by a point at the half, but was outscored 40-31 in the third quarter and trailed by as many as 17 points in the final period.