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NBA playoffs: Grant Williams, Celtics force game No. 7

Former Vol Grant Williams and Boston forced a seventh and deciding game in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals.

Williams started and played 28 minutes for the Celtics in its, 108-95, victory against Milwaukee Friday at Fiserv Forum.

Williams had two points, five rebounds and two steals for second-seeded Boston in its win over the No. 3 and defending NBA champion Bucks.

The series is tied 3-3 and tipoff for the final game of the series is slated for Sunday at 3:30 p.m. EDT. ABC will televise the game.

Williams, a two-time Southeastern Conference Player of the Year for the Volunteers, was 0-for-3 from the field and 0-for-1 from beyond the 3-point arc. He was 2-for-5 from the free throw line.