Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo fires shot at Celtics while praising Raptors

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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated the Boston Celtics in his team's second-round NBA playoff series, and he's not done landing jabs on the historic franchise.

Antetokounmpo took a shot at the Celtics on Tuesday when discussing the Bucks' upcoming Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Toronto Raptors.

The Celtics, you might remember, earned a convincing Game 1 win on the road in Milwaukee but lost the next four games as their season ended in disappointing fashion. Antetokounmpo struggled in that series-opening defeat but made up for it in a huge way by averaging 30 points on better than 55 percent shooting over the final four games.

Antetokounmpo does make a good point about the Raptors, however. You don't want to give the Raptors homecourt advantage by allowing them to win Game 1 in Milwaukee. Toronto is 5-2 at ScotiaBank Arena in the 2019 playoffs and went 32-9 at home during the regular season.

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals is Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

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