Sunday's Game 7 will determine the Bucks' ability to go back-to-back as champions or herald a return to the conference finals for Boston's young core.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum have been engaged in an epic battle on both sides of the ball throughout a well-contested series.

That have raised the drama level and left us wondering whether the Eastern Conference finals — heck, the NBA Finals — could possibly be this entertaining.

Giannis has three 40-point, 10-rebound games in this series alone.

For the Celtics, the trick is to come out ahead whenever Giannis charges toward the rim, either by drawing offensive fouls or distracting him just enough for him to miss.

Chasing History: Giannis & Tatum stage superstar duel in Game 6.

Furthermore, Tatum could become part of Celtic Lore if he delivers anything like he did in Game 6 (46 points) and the Celtics addvance.

Celtics veteran Al Horford scores a career playoff-high 30 points -- including 16 in the 4th quarter -- to lift Boston to a series-tying Game 4 win in Milwaukee?

We’ll all have whatever Horford’s been drinking the last few weeks because the 35-year-old has come from the abyss (76ers, OKC) to rejuvenate not only his career, but the Celtics in this series.

Remember, he delivered a fresh playoff career-high in this series, had a monster dunk over Giannis in this series, and locked it down defensively like never before … in this series.

Aside from his absentee Game 1 (4 FGs, 7 TOs), Brown has been a solid complement to Tatum and even — for brief stretches — the better player.

For this game, he’ll need to be more accurate, given the offensive demands on Giannis, and also attempt to slow Tatum.

He rebounded following his Game 5 collapse, racking up 21 points, five rebounds, seven assists and — perhaps most key — 0 turnovers, proof of his determination and grit.

The Celtics don’t mind much if he’s not hitting his shot (he has two points over the last two games after averaging 11.8 in the first four) but Williams must avoid picking up cheap fouls whenever Giannis charges the rim.

Facing elimination, Jayson Tatum steps up with 46 points for the Celtics, who withstand another brilliant performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The return of 'Game 6 Klay' and the contributions of Kevon Looney help send Golden State to the Western Conference finals.

Facing elimination, Jayson Tatum steps up with 46 points for the Celtics, who withstand another brilliant performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Facing elimination, Jayson Tatum steps up with 46 points for the Celtics, who withstand another brilliant performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo