The 35-year-old Horford — who finished the game with 30 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one block in 42 minutes — was 11 for 14 from the field, and 5 of 7 on 3-point attempts. He set his highest career playoff total for 3-pointers.
Horford had 16 points in the fourth quarter alone to help the Celtics outscore the defending NBA champions, 43-28, to rally for a potential season-saving victory.Anna Horford knew the Bucks were in trouble“I usually just kind of go about my business,” Horford said. “I do get excited, but I guess you kind of pick your spots, your moments. This was an emotional game.”
Horford later received his own technical foul after his left arm made contact with Antetokounmpo’s face on the way down from his game-tying dunk. Boston avoided a 3-1 deficit in the absence forward/center Robert Williams, a key part of their defense, who was out with soreness in his surgically repaired left knee. Grant Williams replaced him in the lineup, which marked his first career playoff start. Jayson Tatum finished Game 4 with 30 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.
“We all understood the importance of this game,” Horford said with the series even 2-2 and headed back to Boston for Game 5 on Wednesday night. “We felt at the end of Game 3 we were in position to win the game, and we didn’t.
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