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Game 7 | CELTICS 109, BUCKS 81

Jayson Tatum (left) and the Celtics were simply better than Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Celtics navigated three tough days — and a tough season — with trust and belief in each other

Despite a heartbreaking Game 5 loss, the Celtics have been resilient and mentally tough.

One thing is clear: Ime Udoka brings ‘poise,’ and it’s how the Celtics rallied from down 3-2 to win this series How it happened: Celtics demolish Bucks, 109-81, to advance to Eastern Conference finals ‘We call him Grant Curry now’: Celtics teammates talk about Williams’s record-breaking shooting in Game 7

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo realized the Celtics' lead was insurmountable late in the game.

Dan Shaughnessy

The Celtics wore out the great Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, and they did it with defense

The Celtics held Antetokounmpo to 8 points in the second half, 2 in the final quarter.

Milwaukee dared Grant Williams to shoot in Game 7. He helped put the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.

Jayson Tatum (left) had to sit with four fouls in the third quarter, and Brook Lopez (right) was dominating the paint, so Grant Williams took things into his own hands. Here, he reacts after sinking one of his seven 3s on the night.

ADAM HIMMELSBACH | INSTANT ANALYSIS

It’s the Grant Williams Game, and other observations as Celtics blow out Bucks in Game 7 en route to Eastern Conference finals

Jayson Tatum and Giannis Antetokounmpo salute each other after a series where they went head-to-head for seven memorable games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has won a title. He thinks the Celtics have what it takes to do the same.

Grant Williams had seven 3-pointers and a career-high 27 points against the Bucks.

Christopher L. Gasper

Grant Williams is the catalyst in Celtics’ victory

Jayson Tatum (right) and Marcus Smart take the high route after a job well done.

Jayson Tatum makes his Celtics teammates better and that is why he has cracked the code for true NBA superstardom

Tatum didn't have to carry the Celtics in Game 7, so instead he became a facilitator and a defender.

‘We walked into a buzzsaw’: This spring, Greater Boston’s housing market is tougher than ever.
Prices have risen to record highs — with the typical single-family house in Greater Boston now routinely topping $750,000 — and once unthinkable steps, such as waiving inspections or mortgage contingencies, are now commonplace.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

School takeovers by the state haven’t worked, Globe analysis shows

A Globe analysis of test scores, graduation rates, college enrollment, and a dozen other metrics in Lawrence, Holyoke, and Southbridge shows the state has failed to meet almost all its own stated goals for the districts.

Brookline teachers to strike Monday after weekend negotiations with School Committee fail
The union, Brookline Educators Union, has said the move comes after three years of back-and-forth negotiations with the School Committee that have turned up little agreement.

California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack

Police say the suspect in the shooting is an Asian male in his 60s who investigators do not believe lives in the community.

Buffalo supermarket shooter sought Black neighborhood, official says

The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics while looking for places with a high concentration of Black residents, arriving there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance, law enforcement officials said Sunday.

‘Hero’ guard, church deacon among Buffalo shooting victims

‘We don’t want to be protected after the fact,’ Black Buffalo residents say
At a Black Lives Matter demonstration, they tossed heavy bags of eggs, bread, and water over their shoulders to lug for blocks, lamenting that their neighborhood was once again a food desert while the only full-service supermarket for miles was being swarmed by investigators.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

With record-tying heat behind us, an eclipse looms for Sunday night

There are quite a few things to talk about this Sunday, even with the record-tying heat yesterday now behind us. Boston reached 86 degrees, which was the same as the record temperature for the date set back in 1879.

Bishop John Borders greeted church members at Morning Star Baptist Church.

30 years after the Morning Star Baptist Church stabbing, religious leaders carry on the fight for peace

In the aftermath of a 1992 attack, Black clergy led a coalition of leaders from various religions and ethnicities in a nonviolence campaign whose effects have lasted decades.

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols during a reconnaissance mission in a recently retaken village on the outskirts of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum

Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faces a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed Sunday by wins on and off the battlefield.

Albert DeSalvo left Superior Court after first day of his trial in 1967.

The rise of the Strangler

Albert DeSalvo is revealed as a boy slowly making his way in a world of wrong, from petty thefts and mayhem to offenses of increasing sordidness — and sexual edge.

The story of Albert DeSalvo as told in The Boston Globe

Opinion

Protestors prepare to take abortion pills as they demonstrate in front of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. The court was hearing arguments in an abortion-rights case from Mississippi. A ruling from the court in that case this term is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Make abortion pills available over the counter

In a post-Roe world, American women will need easier access to “medication abortion.”

IDEAS | DAVID DECOSIMO

Why it’s wrong to protest at a judge’s home

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Everybody knew Shireen Abu Akleh

Who’s afraid of liberal media bias?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Boston’s Haitians celebrate as they advocate for a more constructive US policy

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

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Abington High School senior struck and killed by commuter rail train

An Abington High School senior died after she was struck by a commuter rail train Friday night, officials and her family said Sunday.

Worcester residents mourn those killed in weekend fire as officials seek cause

The fire left three people injured, gutted the six-family three-decker at 2 Gage St., and damaged two neighboring buildings, according to city officials.

RANGERS 7, RED SOX 1

Bullpen game falls short, Red Sox bats go quiet in series finale loss to Rangers
Texas hit four home runs, including two off Ryan Brasier in a four-run sixth inning, and Boston managed only seven hits total - three from Rafael Devers.

Rodrigo, Drake, Ye early winners at Billboard Music Awards
Olivia Rodrigo, Kanye West and Drake are already big winners before the Billboard Music Awards officially kicks off.

Police search for man who allegedly committed rape in downtown Boston

Officers responded to a report of a rape near Harrison Avenue at about 6:30 a.m., Boston police said in a statement.

LOVE LETTERS

At 29, I feel undatable
“I’ve been single since my first boyfriend (of two months) broke up with me over MySpace in 2008.”

The Globe turns 150

150 years of The Boston Globe
Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2022. - Senate Democrats today were unsuccessful in passing legislation to codify Roe v. Wade, with the measure failing in a 51-49 vote.
Democrats in the US Senate were due to lead a vote Wednesday to codify the right to abortion into federal law in a bid to pin down Republicans on the deeply divisive issue ahead of crucial midterm elections, even though they expect the measure to fail.
The move comes amid a political firestorm ignited by a leaked draft opinion that showed the Supreme Court's conservative majority prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling guaranteeing abortion access nationwide. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

With Roe seemingly undone, other rights dating back to contraceptives case could fall under attack

The case, known as Griswold v. Connecticut, was centered on the legal question of whether a person has rights to personal autonomy that aren’t specifically spelled out in the Constitution.

Abortion bans loom in purple states like Pennsylvania, injecting fear into the midterms These court cases have shaped sexual and reproductive rights today. They could be at risk if (when) Roe v. Wade falls.

A new Omicron variant, BA.2.12.1, has taken over in Massachusetts. Here’s what you need to know.
BA.2.12.1, first identified in New York, now accounts for 70 percent of new cases in Massachusetts, according to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Some Jewish students say they feel ostracized on college campuses over support for Israel
Jewish students and activist groups say verbal attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent on college campuses.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She dramatically talked with her hands and spilled a martini on me’
Will this dater find success after previously striking out with Cupid?

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Culture & Lifestyle

Arturo Sandoval will perform May 13 and 14 at Scullers.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Is the all-inclusive resort in Mexico booked through Priceline really all inclusive?

Help! My all-inclusive hotel in Mexico is only half-inclusive

Gina Gagliano is the new executive director of the Boston Book Festival, which will take place Oct. 29 this year.

Under new director Gina Gagliano, the Boston Book Festival announces return to Copley Square this fall

Celeste Rapone, "Spring Couple," 2021.

At the ICA, ‘A Place For Me’ breathes new life into an old art form

Special Projects

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Into the Red illustration.

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Javelin anti-tank missile launchers at the ready in an underground base used by the Ukrainian Army's Carpathian Sich Battalion in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on May 11.

War. What is it good for? The armaments biz.

A view of the automated "foundry" inside Ginkgo Bioworks which essentially works as a taxi system for sample-carrying trays.

The next ‘Massachusetts Miracle’

Taliban fighters on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, outside a police station in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 1.

IDEAS | MOHAMMAD NAJIB

A life in hiding from the Taliban

A hanger symbolizing abortion was drawn in chalk on the ground outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh last weekend as abortion rights activists protested in Chevy Chase, Md.

The Supreme Court wants to abolish abortion rights. Republicans want to quash protests to save them.

Governor Charlie Baker (left) named Christopher Mason head of the Massachusetts Police in November 2019. Mason promised reform and accountability in the agency.

Release police report on the incident involving State Police commander’s son

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Our totally healthy true crime obsession

Metro

Needham police search for man who allegedly exposed himself to teen

Needham police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for allegedly exposing himself to a teenager on Friday afternoon, police said Sunday in a series of messages on Twitter.

Peter Nicholas, cofounder of Boston Scientific, dies at 80

As a creative chief executive, "was an absolute master," said his cofounder John E. Abele.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

With record-tying heat behind us, an eclipse looms for Sunday night

There are quite a few things to talk about this Sunday, even with the record-tying heat yesterday now behind us. Boston reached 86 degrees, which was the same as the record temperature for the date set back in 1879.

30 years after the Morning Star Baptist Church stabbing, religious leaders carry on the fight for peace

In the aftermath of a 1992 attack, Black clergy led a coalition of leaders from various religions and ethnicities in a nonviolence campaign whose effects have lasted decades.

Sports

Jayson Tatum (right) and Marcus Smart take the high route after a job well done.

Jayson Tatum makes his Celtics teammates better and that is why he has cracked the code for true NBA superstardom

Tatum didn't have to carry the Celtics in Game 7, so instead he became a facilitator and a defender.

MVP Meg Olbrys looks to the hoop while being watched by Cortney Howell of Next Level.

Inaugural Battle New England All-Star Tournament, in honor of Medina Dixon, meets high expectations

The three-day event featured "very high-level, good basketball" according to Al McClain, who organized the weekend of games in memory of his late cousin.

Grant Williams had seven 3-pointers and a career-high 27 points against the Bucks.

Christopher L. Gasper

Grant Williams is the catalyst in Celtics’ victory

Williams led the Celtics in scoring for the first time in his career with a 7 for 18 3-point outing that couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

One thing is clear: Ime Udoka brings ‘poise,’ and it’s how the Celtics rallied from down 3-2 to win this series

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The Celtics navigated three tough days — and a tough season — with trust and belief in each other

Giannis Antetokounmpo has won a title. He thinks the Celtics have what it takes to do the same.

Business

Russian war effort runs into diplomatic, military hurdles

With its military bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia also lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European nations moved closer to joining NATO.

Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum

Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faces a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed Sunday by wins on and off the battlefield.

MIT, Harvard scientists find AI can recognize race from X-rays — and nobody knows how

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

How one state representative is stymying Harvard’s Allston plans

magazine

Saurabh Lele and Minal Patankar with their children at home.

Your Home: Make It Your Own

A family brings the color and music of Mumbai to their East Walpole home

How do we offer guests a drink when hosting, without drinking ourselves

This note from 1965 began the writer's pen pal connection with a boy in Romania.

I unwittingly put my pen pal at risk when I visited him in Soviet-era Romania

What age should kids start doing chores? Younger than they do now.

metro

Lenin Roa, with two of his children, Esmeralda, 8, and Lenin Jr., 5, has been pushing for more local control of schools in Lawrence.

School takeovers by the state haven’t worked, Globe analysis shows

Officials call for help in investigating Sutton brush fire; blazes raged in Lynn, Milton this weekend

Police search for man who allegedly committed rape in downtown Boston

sports

Marcus Smart was one of the many Celtics who set the TD Garden crowd ablaze on Sunday, his double-double part of another calling-card performance by the defense.

‘We didn’t want it to be over:’ How the Celtics marched past the defending champs and into the Eastern Conference finals

How it happened: Celtics demolish Bucks, 109-81, to advance to Eastern Conference finals

‘We call him Grant Curry now’: Celtics teammates can’t help themselves while talking about Williams’s record-breaking shooting in Game 7

business

Emily Luong, her husband, Tony, and their 5-year-old daughter, Olive, in their recently purchased home.

‘We walked into a buzzsaw’: This spring, Greater Boston’s housing market is tougher than ever.

How much do you know about Cambridge inventions? Take the quiz to find out.

Russians stymied in Ukraine; Finland favors joining NATO

politics

Under a law that created a foreign terrorism blacklist, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken can remove groups he deems no longer fit the criteria of terrorist organizations.

US set to remove 5 groups from foreign terrorism blacklist

Trump-era prosecutor’s case against Democratic-linked lawyer goes to trial

‘Spend this money’: Biden calls on states to devote stimulus funds to police

Nation

Investigators gather outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., on Sunday, May 15, 2022 after a fatal shooting.

California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack

‘Hero’ guard, shoppers among Buffalo shooting victims

‘We don’t want to be protected after the fact,’ Black Buffalo residents say

World

Ukrainian serviceman walks past a blown Russian APC near Kutuzivka, north of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Sunday, May 15, 2022.

Russian war effort runs into diplomatic, military hurdles

Center-right seeks to keep power in key German state vote

Radio station elevates voices of Hungary’s Roma minority

opinion

Boston City Councilor at Large Ruthzee Louijeune (center) hosted the Haitian Flag Day Breakfast at City Hall Plaza on Friday to celebrate and honor the history of the city's Haitian community.

Boston’s Haitians celebrate as they advocate for a more constructive US policy

Release police report on the incident involving State Police commander’s son

Sign up for ‘Beyond Roe,’ a weekly newsletter chronicling what’s next in the battle over abortion rights

lifestyle

At 29, I feel undatable

What is ocean acidification? We asked ‘Sea Sick’ creator Alanna Mitchell

Netflix announces premiere of final Norm Macdonald comedy special, recorded in his living room

food & dining

One of the dishes on the menu at Bonanno is grilled branzino (European bass) in olive oil.

Who’s ready for outdoor dining on Federal Hill in Providence? It’s here

PiANTA: A new plant-based restaurant blooms on Federal Hill in Providence

In new digs, with a new proprietor, Waltham’s Il Capriccio still soars

travel

Tripadvisor recently released its list of the best B&Bs and inns in the country and world.

This bed and breakfast on Cape Cod was ranked the best in the country by Tripadvisor

A perfect afternoon at Gilmanton Winery

Museum hopping is one way to get to know the Granite State

Arts

Celeste Rapone, "Spring Couple," 2021.

At the ICA, ‘A Place For Me’ breathes new life into an old art form

6 art-school stars from around Boston to watch in 2022

Can art inspire environmental action?

Books

"The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown competed with 24 other middle grade books for the 2021-22 prize.

‘The Wild Robot’ wins Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

An artistic revolution by the seaside in ‘The Shores of Bohemia’

Reading about war and wartime with Phil Klay

Movies

Matt Damon at the "Stillwater" New York Premiere at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 26, 2021 in New York City.

Matt Damon slammed for crypto commercial amid market meltdown

DocYard ends its season with ‘Nuclear’ option

‘The Automat’: A tribute to ‘the house that nickels built’

Television

Selena Gomez.

Selena Gomez exuded confidence on SNL... and oh she’s looking for love

‘Married … With Children’ to return as animated show

Netflix announces premiere of final Norm Macdonald comedy special, recorded in his living room

music

Tori Amos performs at the Orpheum Theatre Saturday night.

At the Orpheum, Tori Amos and an enthralled crowd share more than a feeling

From the New Orleans Jazz Fest to New England: 13 electrifying artists there who’ll be coming here

‘Pussy riot’ band member dresses as food delivery worker to escape Russia, goes on tour to support Ukraine

Theater/Dance

Jean Appolon Expressions performs "Traka."

Jean Appolon Expressions works through ‘Traka’

In ‘Sea Sick,’ an expert on oceans sees a world of trouble

ART’s ‘1776’ aims to give history a shake

globe local

Stephanie Beard was last seen driving this silver Subaru Impreza on Interstate 293 near Manchester, N.H.

Woman wanted for allegedly fatally stabbing elderly man, stealing his car, in Manchester, N.H.

Rep. McGovern urges defense of democracy at UMass Amherst commencement

Cardinal O’Malley reaffirms Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion in new blog post

Obituaries

Founder of Boston Scientific Peter Nicholas in his office. Photo courtesy of Boston Scientific.

Peter Nicholas, cofounder of Boston Scientific, dies at 80

Lil Keed, up-and-coming Atlanta rapper, dies at 24

Sheikh Khalifa, UAE ruler, is dead at 73