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During that stretch he averaged 28.5 points per game on 55.7% shooting. Maybe its possible this offseason if Irving sticks around. 3 seed would be pretty important to each of these teams, as it would mean landing on the opposite side of the bracket from Phoenix, which would delay a potential matchup with the No. 2 seed, and let the chips fall where they may in the play-in tournament. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Visit ESPN for the game summary of the Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball game on December 25, 2021. . The Milwaukee Bucks (22-10) and Boston Celtics (23-10) meet Sunday at TD Garden.Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. He made the first free throw, but missed the second one badly. 9:27 pm ET, at With the teams bunched so tightly, even a single game can alter the standings. Things to know:. "We want to compete. This game also plays a big role in deciding a potential tiebreaker between these two teams, as Boston has a 2-1 lead in the season series over Milwaukee. Hes set to return to injury soon, and hell be joining a Klay Thompson who looks all the way back on the offensive side of the ball. If the Celtics finish with the No. The NBA let me know it is all teams in the playoffs or play-in. pic.twitter.com/GImsaKV1bP, bucks 108-107 with 11.4. celtics taking it out at half court, giannis missed it badly but portis comes up with it and scores to give the bucks the lead. The Bucks and Sixers are 1-1 in their season series, making the third and final game in the series the tie breaker. Boston forced overtime with a high-arcing 3-pointer from Sam Hauser. Will Russell Westbrook still be starting? Boston clinched home court advantage in this second round series when the Celtics won in Memphis with a full complement of players whereas the Bucks sat most of their rotation players on the final day of the regular season. 1 seed and, as a result, likely play only one of the Bucks or Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs. The James Harden-Joel Embiid pick and roll remains one of the most lethal actions in the game. The Milwaukee Bucks woke up Wednesday in a three-way tie for second in the Eastern Conference standings, knotted at 49-30 with Boston and Philadelphia. Their tie-breaker difference in the standings is the reason Boston got homecourt advantage in this series, which now means Game 7 at TD Garden. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The season series also is tied, and the third and final meeting between these teams isn't until March 30 in Milwaukee. A lot still remains up in the air with just a few days left in the regular season. For Denver to pass the Jazz, it needs to win its final game (vs. Lakers ) and have the Jazz lose their final two (vs. Phoenix and at Portland). PLAYOFF PICTURE WATCH One seed all but off the table for Celtics now. 9:45 pm ET, at And so, that's a long way of saying the Celtics would claim the No. The veteran point guard poured in 27 points with 12 assists and three steals in 43 minutes. He would remain out with that designation through March 12 a span of 17 games. Brooklyn controls its own destiny to pass No. Khris Middleton is still not playing his normal minutes load. The Bucks and Sixers would finish with the same superior record to the Celtics, but the Bucks own the tiebreaker. A little heavy, coach Ime Udoka called it. Marcus Smart stepped up, though, with a 29-point effort that included a 7-for-12 effort from behind the three-point line. He was 2-of-3 on 3-pointers, they were 5-of-26. This game is on March 29 in Philly. With the win, Milwaukee has an opportunity to close out Boston at Fiserv Forum on Friday night in Game 6 as they look to defend their NBA championship from this past season. They also scored 11 points off seven Celtics turnovers. Boston then inched a half-game ahead of the others with a blowout win over Chicago on Wednesday night, in advance of the Celtics' battle with the Bucks on Thursday. That would set up the possibility of a C's-Bulls first-round matchup if Boston loses to Milwaukee on Thursday. Good old Game 7, Antetokounmpo said. 2 seed in the case of a three-team tie, with Milwaukee ending up No. How many head-to-head matchups between these teams are left? So, in summation, Boston is in line for the No. Now that you've had a chance to breathe. Below are five big questions that will be answered in the coming days. Middleton then hit consecutive threes and Brown went to the bench with four fouls with about five minutes left, and things looked up for Milwaukee until Smart and Theis went off for 13 straight Boston points to give the Celtics a 96-95 lead with 2:12 left. After the defending champs dispatched the Chicago Bulls last night, the Eastern Conference Semifinals is set between Milwaukee and Boston. White is averaging 22.5 points in February (seven games) on 52.2 percent shooting. The Cavs havent played in big games together yet, and I think that will be an issue compared to the rest of the conferences contenders. Which takes if to the fourth tiebreaker: record vs. Eastern Conference playoff teams, which Boston has clinched at 20-13 with the best Milwaukee can do being 18-15. The same rule cancels out Kevin Durant, who will finish with 55 games played assuming he is active in Brooklyn's final two games. But it all goes back to whether or not teams want the two-seed. @paysbig pic.twitter.com/b6bQgMu1ld, KNOCKED AWAY BY HOLIDAY!! 7 Cleveland. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. That best two words in sports clich might be getting old, but Game 7s themselves never do. TWO HUGE DEFENSIVE PLAYS BY JRUE BUCKS GO UP 3-2. pic.twitter.com/qx678hYiLf. They're going to have to beat good teams to get to where they ultimately want to go. The other two: Shaquille ONeal and Wilt Chamberlain. The Nets potentially ending up at No. Despite both teams finishing 51-31 in the regular season, the Celtics won the fourth tie breaker by virtue of their record against the Easts playoff teams (20-13 over 17-16). Jack up even more. 2 and No. Steve Aschburner has written about the NBA since 1980. 9:29 pm ET, at 4 seed, they would avoid the Nets in the opening round, but they would only guarantee themselves home-court advantage for the opening round. Somehow, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown collided and neither were able to grab the rebound, which popped right to Bobby Portis for the game-winning layup. From that point on, they scored just six points and shot 2-for-8 from the field. In the West, it's between Utah and Denver. what a series for the veteran, Smooooooooooth Jrue pic.twitter.com/j3ojCEahJx, smart just baited giannis into an offensive foul. MILWAUKEE Five takeaways from the Boston Celtics 108-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 Friday at Fiserv Forum that evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series, 3-3, and force Game 7 on Sunday afternoon in Boston (3:30 ET, ABC). 7 spot in the playoffs and a matchup with the No. Since the Bucks and Celtics are tied in head-to-head series at 2-2, we have to move to the next tiebreaker. 9:39 pm ET, at ET (ABC). And the depth next to Giannis is now the best its ever been. Boston got big offensive performances from its three best players, with Tatum, Smart (21) and Brown (22) combining for 89 points. Especially Brook and Jrue, get in the paint, finish in the paint, get some offensive rebounds, throw over the top to the post up, I was able to get some easy ones in the paint but at the end of the day our main focus is not to get to the paint its to make good decisions, play good basketball, find one another, Antetokounmpo said. Theis grabbed his head in disbelief and Antetokounmpo was fouled the other way, making one of two free throws for a 125-121 lead with 39 seconds left. Ime Udoka on Celtics confidence: Were a basketball team, not a track team. section: | slug: 2022-nba-playoffs-five-big-questions-entering-final-weekend-including-a-complicated-bucks-celtics-tiebreaker | sport: basketball | route: article_single.us | AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. It will be tough for them to overcome that massive hurdle. After the defending champs dispatched the Chicago Bulls last night, the Eastern Conference Semifinals is set between Milwaukee and Boston. Toggle navigation. The Nets and Cavs play Friday night with the Nets one game back in the standings, and if Brooklyn wins that game, it will also secure the season tiebreaker over Cleveland via a 3-1 head-to-head advantage. 2 seed with a win or Celtics loss. Even if hes back in time for the postseason, with how far thePelicanshave dropped, the climb is going to be too steep for them this year. The Celtics have a 41-17 record and still lead the NBA standings with one more game -- Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons at TD Garden -- before the All-Star break. Collectively, so far only three teams have clinched a playoff berth, while five teams have been mathematically eliminated. Each team has two remaining games. Were not running from people. pic.twitter.com/BF5w5x2ma3. Already without starting center Robert Williams III (knee), the Celtics simply had no answer for Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez inside. Bembry suffered a season-ending knee injury in Golden State on March 12 and had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament on March 23. In fact, Im nervous about putting them this low. I spoke to a specialist; youre going to have pain playing with it no matter what," Hill said. Give him the current roster Milwaukee has, and its very difficulteven with the teams offensive issuesto see how opponents will be able to match up with both him and the Bucks versatility. Something went wrong. The Celtics potentially deciding between the No. Does Ty Lue know without a doubt the right combinations to play in big moments? The Bucks had only Jrue Holiday, with 17 points on 17 shots, and Pat Connaughton (14), helping Antetokounmpo with the scoring. Only this time, Antetokounmpo had the ball and was pushing upcourt with a couple teammates. Not exactly inspiring. They led by as many as five until the Bucks took brief leads of 115-114 with 5:39 left and 118-116 with 4:47 to go. UPDATE (4/9):This favors Boston, though Milwaukee can clinch a better record than the Celtics with a Boston loss to Memphis or Milwaukee win over Cleveland. There are teams trying to get into the Play-In Tournament (7-10 seeds in each conference), there are teams trying to rise out of the Play-In and secure a guaranteed playoff spot (1-6 seeds in each conference), then there are the battles for playoff position, home-court advantage and securing tiebreakers that may be necessary come April 10. I think we did a good job switching or whatever scheme we had and down the stretch we executed really well.. Early in the frame, as the Celtics were threatening to pull away, the Bucks knocked down three 3-pointers in a two-minute span to stay attached. As it stands, the Celtics have a two-game lead over the Bucks on the secondary tiebreaker, too. For now, this is mostly a token mention. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Here are the remaining schedules for the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers with all three teams sitting at 49-30. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. Those kind of plays are exactly why the Bucks traded for Holiday prior to last season. And it messed with their play. As we move past head-to-head in the tiebreaker scenarios, Miami has two advantages: they have already won their division and they currently have the top conference record of any team in the East. The Bucks jumped the Celtics for the No. The most obvious problem is All-Star wing Khris Middletons continued absence with a left knee strain. The supporting cast still feels thin. In terms of strength of schedule, Milwaukee faces the second-toughest schedule of the four teams in the race as their remaining opponents have a .522 win percentage. In earning their 50th win of the season Wednesday, the Celtics took a half-game lead over the Bucks for second place in the East. His outside shooting, movement without the basketball and ability to play multiple positions have all proven valuable for the C's. Instead, the Bucks were able to hang around. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. While the Bucks have not clinched the Central Division, they do hold a commanding 3.5-game lead over Chicago, in case that tiebreaker is needed at the end of the season. 9:36 pm ET, at The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. The NBA will have a pair of them Sunday, with Celtics and Bucks deciding the Miami Heats dance partner for the East finals before Phoenix and Dallas hash things out to see which faces Golden State in the West. Thats something we talked about, Tatum said. If the Bucks. Giannis, Jrue and Bobby come up HUGE down the stretch of an instant-classic Game 5 to put the @Bucks up 3-2!Relive the final minutes pic.twitter.com/eefBry3ywl. Conference record won't be a factor in. The Fiserv Forum crowd, nervous and quiet for much of the middle two quarters, was alive. Beautiful.. Im sure Grayson could be better, but as a group, its really on all of us to be better coming out of the third quarter.. Celtics (43-17) at 76ers (39-19) Game #61 2/25/23. Now it's just a matter of seeding. The Celtics led by 12 points at one point in the third quarter, but the Bucks made a huge run and hit several clutch shots late in the fourth quarter to take a 116-113 lead with 7.4 seconds remaining. The Pelicans, not so much. Please enter valid email address to continue. Under those conditions, the Celtics will finish with a 20-13 record, the Bucks with a 17-15 record, and so the Celtics clinch the tiebreaker. Eastern Conference top 4 through games played on March 29. We have to find a way to get up more threes and make more threes.. @PicknSaveStores Photo of the Night pic.twitter.com/B4gn9HmX0H, AL HORFORD OUT OF NOWHERE pic.twitter.com/KUyuzYpU98, giannis with a three off the offensive rebound. Preview capsule for the Boston-Milwaukee Eastern Conference semifinal series that starts Sunday: No. 4 seed in one scenario: A Bucks win Sunday or a 76ers loss in either of their final two games will lock Boston into no worse than the . If he does that, and averages, say, 20 points over the final two, that would leave him at 30.1 for the season. He played nearly 43 minutes and logged a plus-21. That is, if the Celtics even want the No. ET, ESPN). The Bucks were misfiring all night form deep: 2-of-7 in the first, 1-of-9 in the second, 1-of-4 in the third. Memphis Grizzlies. What should be more important to the Celtics in the East playoff race? 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Home court advantage is very important in the NBA playoffs, and the Celtics definitely benefited from it last season when they hosted the Bucks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at TD Garden and won. Boston sits at +215 on the moneyline while the . Were being sarcastic, of course. CelticsStrong Celtics Basketball Game . But the entertainment value of that is negligible, and the threat of injury to talented thoroughbred-like players is borderline negligent. he'll have a chance to tie things up with 14.2 remaining, tatum goes quick out of the timeout and draws a foul, bucks have made six threes in the fourth quarter. Bos has one game left at Memphis; Philly plays Ind/Det. It doesnt feel entirely impossible for the Wests current third seed to sneak into the Finals. 1 pick Cade Cunningham. Without Tatum, Brown shot it 20 times and made just eight (40%) to score 22 points. If they lose that 7-8 game, they would face the winner of the 9-10 game with the winner of that game securing the No. The Nuggets have all the ingredients to make a deep run. The other seven rotation Bucks who played combined for only 51 points to his 44. NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLCs Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network, *Translations are limited to select pages, Celtics' Williams misses 3rd straight game, 5 takeaways from Bucks' epic Game 5 comeback, Giannis posterized with massive Milwaukee mural, NBA set to celebrate Noches neBA program, NBA DFS Picks: Yahoo plays and strategy for Feb. 28, Durant expected to make Suns debut tonight, NBA DraftKings & FanDuel DFS Primer: Feb. 28, Scoot Henderson says hes ready for NBA Draft. Boston has two games remaining -- Thursday in Milwaukee and Sunday in Memphis -- while the Bucks (vs. Celtics, at Detroit, at Cleveland) and 76ers (at Toronto, vs. Indiana, vs. Detroit) each have three. Again, all of this is moot if the Bucks just win their final two. After an 11-game win streak earlier this year, Memphis is only 510 since Jan. 18. Philly may be higher on this list if it didnt have to deal with two juggernauts in the conference. The NBA's Noches ne B A celebration starts in March, where teams will commemorate fans and players across Latin American and U.S. Hispanic communities. Brooklyn was seen as title favorites entering the season, but a tumultuous season has landed them in eighth place at the moment. Gamecast; Recap; Box Score; Play-by . Milwaukee Bucks (62-20) Boston Celtics (59-23) Philadelphia 76ers (55-27) By Adam Paris Dec 25, 2021, 1:10pm CST / new. But a series against Kevin Durant and sidekick Kyrie Irving still isn't the most appealing first-round matchup for any team, because Kevin Durant is pretty damn good. Milwaukee was without reserve guard Grayson Allen (left hip soreness), but Bobby Portis scored 17 points off the bench for the Bucks. Yes, defense perhaps played a role in that, but open looks were made (by Boston) and missed (by . Which team holds the tiebreakers over the other contenders? After spending the final two weeks of February (including the All-Star break) away from home, the Celtics return to Boston for a fun . Sign up for the ET. No one wants defenders to be treated like bowling pins, but when they go hunting for charges, some of the games biggest stars like Antetokounmpo and Tatum are put at crazy risk. Their tie-breaker difference in the standings is the reason Boston got homecourt advantage in this series, which now means Game 7 at . Whether that happens is pretty much a toss-up, as the Cavs and Heat could be locked into their seeding by the time they play the Nets and Hawks, respectively. 9:23 pm ET, at Of course, there is another question that looms over this race in particular and its about a team that currently sits in eighth place in the conference and will likely need to go through the Play-In Tournament to secure its playoff spot the Brooklyn Nets. Celtics takeaways: White shines again as shorthanded C's lose to Bucks in OT, won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, acquired by the Celtics at the trade deadline. Mike Muscala leads the Celtics with 10 points in the 1Q vs. the Bucks#bleedgreen pic.twitter.com/M5XZQZZTiy. So, whether were out there playing we play to win. 2 seed with their win over Boston on Thursday night, and now lead the No. Cleveland is locked into the play-in tournament, but the Cavaliers may still have something to play for as they will want to avoid falling to the No. Teammate Marcus Smart, burned on a pair of pivotal plays in Game 5, claimed he didnt sleep between the two games. The challenge for the Celtics will be trying to help White keep up this level of play when Smart is back in the lineup. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. Milwaukee's win streak is now up to 11 games. Please enter a valid email and try again. 9:33 pm ET, at Much has changed since we last ranked NBA title . If they lose to the Bucks on Thursday, though, Milwaukee will own the tiebreaker and likely drop Boston to No. Bucks vs. Celtics Game Thread. I dont see how the Mavs put together a championship-caliber group around those two this year, even with a healthy Maxi Kleber. I know a lot of times we missed some rebounds. Oh, there probably are some old-school coaches somewhere watching games like this one and reveling in the site of strong, thoroughly fit athletes falling backwards again, and again, and again, in search of drawing offensive fouls. Nickel column:Here's why Giannis Antetokounmpo should be the NBA's Most Improved Player, More:As the NBA playoffs approach, the Milwaukee Bucks are tightening their rotation with four key players off the bench. 2. Philadelphia (49-31) lost Thursday but is still lurking, as it still has two games remaining. 8 seed. Celtics:at Chicago, at Milwaukee, at Memphis, Bucks:vs. Celtics, at Detroit, at Cleveland, Sixers:at Toronto, vs. Indiana, vs. Detroit. It was very frustrating, he said. Among the four teams in this race, Miami has the second-easiest schedule based on opponent win percentage. To catch that number, Giannis would only need to average 37.4 over his final two. 8 spot in the playoffs and a matchup with the No. at Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Gambling problem? All Rights Reserved. The Toronto Raptors haven't left themselves any wiggle room. 4. No. The Celtics (50-31) have one game left in Memphis on Sunday while the Bucks headed right to the airport to play Detroit on Friday and then wrap the regular season in Cleveland on Sunday for a matinee. Marcus Smart was named Defensive Player of the Year this season, becoming the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton in 1996. Circle that March 30 game on your calendar. A Heat win would extend their lead over Boston as well as idle Milwaukee and Philadelphia. Jrue Holiday certainly believes as much, and he tried to prove it down the stretch in Game 5. 2 seed. ET on Thursday, April 7. A day after formally signing Argentinian guard Luca Vildoza, the Bucks waived injured forward DeAndre Bembry to once again open up a 15th and final roster spot. You can e-mail him here, findhis archive hereandfollow him on Twitter. Really, the Celtics shouldn't fear anyone this postseason. Here's the. None of them did more about it than Tatum. Griffin has been so good from 3-point range recently that the Bucks had to respect him on the perimeter, and he used that to his advantage on this drive to the hoop during the first quarter. The Bucks jumped the Celtics for the No. The Bucks either claim the No. Will any of the top four teams try to avoid a first-round matchup with Brooklyn? The Bucks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker with Philadelphia on Tuesday winning the season series 2-1 they are tied with Miami 2. Back then, my highly scientific (a.k.a. If they split, and the Celtics win their final game against the Grizzlies, a complicated tiebreaker scenario between Boston and Milwaukee would activate. Portis tied it with a three with 2:12 left, setting up a lengthy final stretch that featured two long delays for blood cleanup and an equipment malfunction. Bucks vs. Celtics. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. 2 seed and face a play-in team, the Bucks (50-30) must finish with a better Eastern Conference record than the Celtics 33-19 mark. Needless to say, the NBA landscape is looking a little different in the final quarter of the season, with the dust almost entirely settled roster wise post-trade deadline and All-Star break. 2 seed in the West, and the 76ers have a winnable clash with Detroit. 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