Al Horford was called for a technical foul after going off on the officials just before halftime of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Horford, who was on the bench, came onto the court (after a Celtics timeout) because he was so heated about what he felt was a missed call. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens joined him in going after the officials:
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Horford received a tech for his animated display, which was unusual behavior for the normally composed big man.
Not only did Milwaukee get a three from Nikola Mirotic to go up 51-36 right before Horford’s protest, but then they made a technical free throw to extend their lead to 16.
The Bucks went into halftime leading 52-39 as they looked to close out the series.
