A little heavy, coach Ime Udoka called it. We have to find a way to get up more threes and make more threes.. The depth is shaky. 9:31 pm ET, at He would remain out with that designation through March 12 a span of 17 games. Bucks vs. Celtics. The most obvious problem is All-Star wing Khris Middletons continued absence with a left knee strain. Please enjoy the last 42 seconds of the game. The Bucks either claim the 3-seed outright. . 8 seed. Here are the teams to have clinched their seeds: Beyond that, everything is still up for grabs including the scoring title! Should Milwaukee and Boston finish tied in the conference, the next tiebreaker is record against playoff opponents. If a team settles for the No. White also scored the first five points of the overtime period -- a drive to the bucket and a 3-pointer. 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. They desperately need a healthy Gary Payton II for the playoffs. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Eastern Conference top 4 through games played on March 29. So were going to listen to whatever Bud wants us to do and were going to go out there and compete.. Here are the remaining schedules for the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers with all three teams sitting at 49-30. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Pat Connaughton was able to cut him off, which forced Smart to readjust and gave Holiday time to come flying in and stuff the shot. Yet Budenholzer stopped the break, then wound up out of the timeout with his star taking a rare and unsuccessful corner 3-pointer. The #1 Boston Celtics fan forum weighs in. The Celtics potentially deciding between the No. T 10 Atlanta (Nets hold tiebreaker). Here are the order of the tiebreakers and how they would play out. A Boston loss and a Philly win in Toronto would drop the Celtics to fourth, but Boston would just need to win Sunday in Memphis and have the 76ers lose one of their two remaining games to jump into the three-seed. If the Bucks win against Cleveland (tipoff is at 3:30 p.m.), they finish second in the East. And so it went. (The offense has been historically good when he is on the court. Milwaukee entered Tuesday on a 14-game win streak. 1 team until the conference finals. Bucks vs. Celtics Game Thread. Bucks rally late in Antetokounmpo's return for 117-113 win Philly may be higher on this list if it didnt have to deal with two juggernauts in the conference. Giannis Antetokounmpo looked to help the Bucks advance, but a superstar performance from Jayson Tatum forced Game 7. But while the Bucks deserve a ton of credit for making plays, Boston certainly helped them out with a disappointing offensive approach down the stretch. Boston is the only team in the top five in both offensive and defensive rating. Next, a pass from Smart for a turnaround jumper, followed a couple possessions later by another 3-pointer over Milwaukees Pat Connaughton. It's important for the Celtics to finish with the No. His outside shooting, movement without the basketball and ability to play multiple positions have all proven valuable for the C's. The James Harden-Joel Embiid pick and roll remains one of the most lethal actions in the game. 9:24 pm ET, at 2. But let's assume that isn't happening. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. 2 or No. Other Celtics kicked themselves and mulled it over, how theyd let Milwaukee off the hook and might live to regret it. The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks entered the game with a sparkling 77.7% winning percentage when their Big Three of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday play together. What should be more important to the Celtics in the East playoff race? 9:23 pm ET, at Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. In the regular season and even in Milwaukees first-round series against Chicago, guard Grayson Allen was a helpful, pesky kind of player. So, if the Celtics win and the Bucks lose, the Celtics get the 2-seed and the Bucks get the 3-seed and will face the Bulls. FantasyPros considers the best player values for DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS. At some point, it would be nice to see this group put together a sustained run of success. Game Flow; The Celtics 18-point lead had shrunk to six when Tatum subbed in with 9:37 left. And no one needs to be reminded about the vaccination kerfuffle the Celtics may encounter should they need to head cross the border. Then Antetokounmpo drained a 3-pointer from 28 feet to make it 85-81 and it was on. On Tuesday, we laid out how the Boston Celtics' Eastern Conference competitors could do them a solid in their quest for an ideal NBA playoff draw. Jack up even more. By the way, it seems only fair to note here that Budenholzer didnt help his club when he called his predictable, notorious UIOLI (use it or lose it) timeout with 3:02 left. The Heat, Bucks, Celtics and Sixers are separated by just 1.5 games with less than two weeks to play. Until then, Im a little cooler on them than many of my colleagues. Bucks (3) . 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. 9:30 pm ET, at what a series for the veteran, Smooooooooooth Jrue pic.twitter.com/j3ojCEahJx, smart just baited giannis into an offensive foul. He made the first free throw, but missed the second one badly. Here are three key takeaways from the game: The Bucks should have lost on Wednesday night, and 99 times out of 100 they would have considering the circumstances. The Milwaukee Bucks (22-10) and Boston Celtics (23-10) meet Sunday at TD Garden.Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. The Celtics split their season with the Sixers (2-2) as the two also remain in contention for the Atlantic Division title with Boston holding a slim 0.5 game edge at this point. Granted, Chicago or Toronto are much more appealing first-round foes than Brooklyn, especially with Robert Williams likely missing the series. But, each time Boston responded with a key bucket, including a Smart basket that made it 121-118 Celtics with 2:27 to go. Philly does have two back-to-backs on their schedule and three of their final seven games are at home (21-17) and four on the road (25-12) as they are one of only three teams in the East with more road wins than home wins (joining Brooklyn and Toronto). 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. CLUTCH HAUSER HITS THE 3 pic.twitter.com/m51ELo5Yvp. I dont think anybody in this league plays to lose. Now that you've had a chance to breathe. 1 seed There simply isn't a team lurking in the play-in spots that seems as prickly as the Nets did a year ago. A matchup against the Nets without Williams isn't ideal, but it's still a series the Celtics should win if they're really as good as they've been the last four months. 4 Sixers by one game in the loss column. 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. Jaylen Brown is set to return for Wednesdays game against the Cavs, Mike Muscalas questionable. Nisan 30, 2022; 9 dots puzzle 4 straight lines; coin dozer: haunted ghosts; zeal stabilizers plate mount; Preview capsule for the Boston-Milwaukee Eastern Conference semifinal ser Their remaining opponents have a combined win percentage of .509, with five of their final six games coming against opponents over .500, with the only exception coming in the regular-season finale against Orlando. 3 Celtics and No. The problem is experience. 9:22 pm ET, at They're going to have to beat good teams to get to where they ultimately want to go. The other side of that is, of course, the No. While Dallas entered Tuesday a firm plus in their minutes, the defense has predictably not been great when the two share the floor. 2023 www.jsonline.com. And the role players are all thriving playing off Joker. Los Angeles Clippers. The good news for the Bucks is that they have a lot of control here. White is averaging 22.5 points in February (seven games) on 52.2 percent shooting. His numbers in the series already were ridiculous, and they got dialed up in Game 6 when he became only the third player in NBA playoff history to score at least 40 pounds, grab 20 rebounds and pass for five or more assists. This team has been through too many battles for me to put them any lower on this list. 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. ET on Thursday, April 7. Updated probabilities via @bball_ref: pic.twitter.com/Qv7Q1VZGKg. 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. All rights reserved. Remaining games: No more games left between the teams. Khris Middleton is still not playing his normal minutes load. I had a partial tear in the T6, T7 spine, at the top. Tip-off is set for 1:30 pm Central. @paysbig pic.twitter.com/b6bQgMu1ld, KNOCKED AWAY BY HOLIDAY!! The Sixers also need to finish a game ahead of Boston to win the No. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nba | pageType: stories | 4. at That was in the back of our minds, Game 5, Tatum said after scoring 46 points with nine rebounds and four assists. 2 seed with a win or Celtics loss. 2 seed is to win their final two (vs. Indiana and vs. Detroit) and have the Bucks lose their final two. They currently sit in fourth place behind the other three contenders, they do not own a single head-to-head tiebreaker (2-2 vs Miami, 2-2 vs. Boston, 1-2 vs. Milwaukee) and are not in a good position for any further tiebreakers as their .600 win percentage vs. the East is fourth among the top four teams and they are the only team not leading a division entering Wednesday. 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. After an 11-game win streak earlier this year, Memphis is only 510 since Jan. 18. Visit ESPN for the game summary of the Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball game on December 25, 2021. . ET, ESPN). Antetokounmpo split a pair of free throws and Holiday put back one of his own misses with a minute left to give the Bucks a 124-121 lead, and then with 40 seconds left Theis beat Antetokounmpo to the rim off a sharp inbound pass from Derrick White but hit the front of the rim. 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. The Nets haven't been all that great this season, they rarely play good defense, and there is still a chance they fall to the eight-seed via the play in tournament -- or miss the real playoffs altogether. It feels a lot better now and just trying to give everything I have.. The Celtics' elite defense has stifled the Bucks all series, and was doing so once again in the fourth quarter -- at least on the initial shot. Boston also has to travel to Memphis to face the No. Something went wrong. The veteran forward has found his stroke from 3-point range, too. Remaining games: The Knicks and Celtics meet in the season finale May 16 at Madison Square Garden. Good old Game 7, Antetokounmpo said. Will any of the top four teams try to avoid a first-round matchup with Brooklyn? Cleveland Cavaliers. It would require Chicago winning its last two games (vs. Charlotte and at Minnesota) and the Raptors losing their final two (vs. Houston and at New York). 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. Maybe its possible this offseason if Irving sticks around. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Really, the Celtics shouldn't fear anyone this postseason. Miss those and we're potentially talking about a 20-point Celtics win. The Milwaukee Bucks are one win away from a berth in the Eastern Conference finals after pulling off a fourth-quarter comeback against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series on Wednesday night. Wish it could stay there. (A Philadelphia-Brooklyn first-round matchup would be delicious though.). pic.twitter.com/WJPCr35AEx, The end of game reaction from the @DeerDistrict!! MIKE MUSCALA THROWS IT DOWN (and gets his first technical ever?) pic.twitter.com/wKXHfm30tm. Joel Embiid recovers from a slow start to finish with 29 points, but Giannis Antetokounmpo erupts for 40 to lead Milwaukee past the 76ers. The Bucks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker with Philadelphia on Tuesday (winning the season series 2-1), they are tied with Miami (2-2) and currently trail Boston (1-2) with one final. pic.twitter.com/EHlIwwHhBz, Jrue showing off that defensive skill. 9:29 pm ET, at But what he did in saving the Celtics season for at least another 42 hours or so upped his profile and reputation another couple levels. I know a lot of times we missed some rebounds. 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. 2 seed in the East, while the Brooklyn Nets have vaulted to the No. It puts Boston at -200 to advance. Dallas Mavericks. 1 pick Cade Cunningham. 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. Bos has one game left at Memphis; Philly plays Ind/Det. However, when it comes to strength of schedule, Philadelphia has the easiest schedule remaining as their opponents have a .404 combined win percentage. I mean, I could come up here and pout and be sad and Im sure there would be a big story about how were defeated and I dont believe in us, the 24-year-old said that night. Celtics have the tiebreaker over 76ers, so things are trending toward #Bulls vs. Boston in playoffs. The Chicago Bulls (28-34) play against the Toronto Raptors (31-32) at Scotiabank Arena Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. 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 Bulls currently sit in the six-seed, and we just saw what the Celtics can do to that team. People will question Denvers defense, even though its played at a top-10 efficiency with Jokic on the floor. Historically, thats been a near-impossible task when all three are healthy. 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. Here are four takeaways from Celtics-Bucks. It begs the question: Do you really want the No. Everything you need to know regarding current seeds, matchups and tiebreaker scenarios can be found here. To catch that number, Giannis would only need to average 37.4 over his final two. 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. 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. For now, this is mostly a token mention. All rights reserved. All Rights Reserved. Outside keeping everyone healthy, the Celtics' goal should remain the same: Prioritize beating the Bulls and Bucks to earn the No. Gamecast; Recap; Box Score; Play-by . Boston already clinched the season series with Miami (2-0 entering Wednesday) and can clinch the series with Milwaukee (2-1 lead) when they meet next Thursday; it will be the second night of a back-to-back for Boston. Here's a look at their shots in the final five minutes: The Celtics turned things around this season -- and have had the most success this series -- when they started moving the ball, getting into the teeth of the defense and putting teams in rotation. 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. Their two-way ceiling is probably higher than any other outfit in the league. Finally, Tatum got busy playing winning basketball and the trick-the-refs stuff got put away. Bucks vs. Celtics. Without Tatum, Brown shot it 20 times and made just eight (40%) to score 22 points. 8 seed. big time play. Sacramento Kings. But Allen has been a liability against the Celtics. TheNuggetshave all the ingredients to make the Finals. It was very frustrating, he said. With just over five minutes to play, Jayson Tatum hit a mid-range jumper to put the Celtics up 101-95. The Sixers' star believes his offseason development and season-long production make him the favorite to win Kia MVP. Conference record won't be a factor in. He's currently the leader at 30.4 per game. Instead, they turned around a 14-point deficit thanks to some big-time shot making, a dominant performance on the offensive glass and a little bit of luck. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. However, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis are all listed as doubtful Sunday. It will be tough for them to overcome that massive hurdle. Celtics (43-17) at 76ers (39-19) Game #61 2/25/23. The same rule cancels out Kevin Durant, who will finish with 55 games played assuming he is active in Brooklyn's final two games. Remaining strength of schedule: . Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. Please enter a valid email and try again. "It felt like we didnt; the one thing wed like to finish the stop. That is, if the Celtics even want the No. Theres some nights like tonight that youre going to be able to score a lot in the paint, and theres going to be some nights that youre going to score more from the three-point line. For a team that has struggled to shoot the ball all series, that was a perfect time to find their shooting stroke. Dont be surprised if the elimination factor Sunday flushes Middleton back into the lineup, minutes restriction be darned. Massive mural by Milwaukee artist Mauricio Ramirez measures 53 1/2 feet tall x 56 1/2 feet wide, taking up the side of a 3-story building. Dallas hosts Portland and San Antonio, and the Warriors are at San Antonio and at New Orleans. The Bucks either claim the No. Tatum hit a fadeaway shot. Which team holds the tiebreakers over the other contenders? If the Celtics beat Chicago and the Raptors can win at least two of their last three, Toronto will land in the 4-5 matchup with the Bulls slotted at No. Were being sarcastic, of course. 8 seed from Brooklyn, as the Nets would be guaranteed to play the No. Circle that March 30 game on your calendar. 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 . 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. He shot 3-of-6 from beyond the arc Tuesday and has hit nine of his last 16 3-pointers. The C's didn't have four of their top-six scorers -- Jayson Tatum (non-Covid illness), Jaylen Brown (facial fracture), Al Horford (knee soreness) and Marcus Smart (ankle sprain). 2 seed in the case of a three-team tie, with Milwaukee ending up No. 2 seed. The Bucks had only Jrue Holiday, with 17 points on 17 shots, and Pat Connaughton (14), helping Antetokounmpo with the scoring. 9:27 pm ET, at 9:16 am ET. Let's first assume Embiid actually plays in Philadelphia's final two games (which isn't a given). 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. The Bucks used a 14-3 run in the middle of the first quarter to take a 27-20 lead with 4:05 to go, a margin they would take into the second quarter with a 36-29 lead. If the Bucks win their final two games (at Detroit and at Cleveland), they'll be the No. Marcus Smart stepped up, though, with a 29-point effort that included a 7-for-12 effort from behind the three-point line. Theres only one problem with that: The road team has won four of the six games so far. Milwaukee (.617) trails both Miami (.652) and Boston (.638) in conference win percentage. Had James Hardens 3-point attempt gone down before Embiids putback attempt was blocked, these teams could be flip-flopped in the standings. 2 seed with their win over Boston on Thursday night, and now lead the No. Milwaukee and Boston are tied 2-2 for their season series, they're both division winners, and if this ends up as a tie, it will mean they have identical 33-19 conference records, too. 12/13 . Its no wonder the game had massive playoff-seeding implications for both teams, and the 127-121 Bucks victory moved them into the No. He also played 44 minutes, and before Tuesday he hadn't seen 30-plus minutes in a game since Jan. 15, 2020 with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Muscala also put the ball on the floor and threw down a dunk early in the third quarter. Thats how the two 51-31 teams wound up seeded second and third, respectively, with the Bucks getting their preferred first-round clash with Chicago while the Celtics had to face Brooklyn (a presumably tougher foe at the time). All Rights Reserved. Bostons remaining schedule is split evenly between home (26-12) and road (21-17) and includes head-to-head matchups with both Miami (Wednesday) and Milwaukee (April 7). That would set up the possibility of a C's-Bulls first-round matchup if Boston loses to Milwaukee on Thursday. But Antetokounmpo seemed a little lonely and overworked in Game 6. The start of the third quarter kind of stands out to me [as a struggle]. Muscala has been better than expected early in his Boston tenure. The Celtics currently own tiebreakers over Milwaukee and Philly, so if they win out, the No. As of April 9, the three teams could still tie, but with Boston holding a tiebreaker over Philadelphia, the only scenario here would be Boston tying Philadelphia for the Atlantic Division lead and Boston earning that division crown. Tiebreaker of Timberwolves over Mavericks and Jazz due to overall head-to-head in 3-way tiebreaker scenario. Sometimes you miss shots, but that wasn't the issue for Boston. Rather, it was that they resorted to the methodical and predictable late-game offense that plagued them early in the season. Eight of the Bucks' whopping 17 offensive rebounds came in the fourth quarter, and nine of their 20 second-chance points came in the frame. Well get guys some ice and shower and recovery and as a staff and a sports performance staff well visit about it and decide what we want to do given tomorrow nights game and a early game on Sunday.. 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. As for the Sixers the only shot they have at the No. By Adam Paris Dec 25, 2021, 1:10pm CST / new. 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