The Boston Celtics are heading to the Eastern Conference Finals after taking down the reigning champions Milwaukee Bucks in a rather lopsided Game 7. Jayson Tatum, Grant Williams and the rest of the Beantown team really stepped up to get the 109-81 win, earning them praises from the likes of Dwyane Wade, Kyle Kuzma and many more NBA players.

Boston came in as the favorites to win the contest, thanks to their homecourt advantage. And while it is always difficult to write off the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Bucks, it's just that Milwaukee didn't have enough firepower to escape the stingy Celtics defense in the absence of Khris Middleton.

After the win, Wade took to Twitter to share his respect and admiration for Tatum, who led the Celtics with an all-around effort of 23 points, six rebounds and eight assists.

Meanwhile, Nicolas Batum, Harry Giles II and Sharife Cooper were impressed by the Celtics' role players, particularly Grant Williams who top-scored for Boston with 27 behind his historic seven triples. He outscored Giannis Antetokounmpo who made 25 in the do-or-die contest.

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Kyle Kuzma, for his part, expressed excitement to see the Celtics face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, a showdown which should be another classic. As for Rudy Gobert, he made a rather bold prediction that Boston will win it all this year.

At the start of the season, the Celtics really struggled and appeared to be on their way to a disastrous campaign. Sure enough, the turnaround has been fun to watch. Now, Jayson Tatum and co. are heading to the East Finals with a legitimate shot at making it all the way to the big stage.