Without Tatum, Brown shot it 20 times and made just eight (40%) to score 22 points. 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. Bloodied. The Celtics beat the Grizzlies 120-107 in Boston on March 3. 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. So, some positives from that.. CLUTCH HAUSER HITS THE 3 pic.twitter.com/m51ELo5Yvp. 2 or No. Lets get it on. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. The visiting Boston Celtics came in with a 75.6% winning percentage overall since Dec. 31. 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 outscored the Celtics 58-34 in the paint. The 35-year-old guard returned to action March 14, and Hill spoke about the injury for the first time at shootaround Thursday morning. 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. pic.twitter.com/tg1XByX2sq, wow jrue holiday comes out of nowhere to block smart and then throws the ball off him, BIG BUCKET BY BOBBY!! Visit ESPN for the game summary of the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics NBA basketball game on November 12, 2021 12/13 . 9:20 pm ET, Jayson Tatum turnaround mid-range jumper: make, Jayson Tatum fadeaway mid-range jumper: miss, Jaylen Brown pull-up mid-range jumper: miss. Boston has been the best team in the East since the calendar flipped to 2022 (30-10 since Jan. 1) as the chart below illustrates their dramatic rise, but they were just dealt a blow with Robert Williams III expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to a knee injury. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA, its clubs or Turner Broadcasting. 2 seed. If KD and Chris Paul can stay healthy, its hard to see this team losing. Let's get it on. The Heat, Bucks, Celtics and Sixers are separated by just 1.5 games with less than two weeks to play. The Bucks jumped the Celtics for the No. 3 in net rating. Oops. The Celtics shot 46.5%, the Bucks 16.7%. So, in summation, Boston is in line for the No. The Bucks are 33-18and Boston is 33-19at the moment. 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. Thats something we talked about, Tatum said. First to the Floor: are the Knicks a bad matchup? From the words and tone of the participants late Friday night, it sounded as if the Celtics were glad to play the clincher at home, while the more seasoned Bucks showed their bring it on swagger. Holiday also had 29 points and handed out eight assists while Middleton scored 22 points and had nine assists. May 15, 2022 Updated probabilities via @bball_ref: pic.twitter.com/Qv7Q1VZGKg. 2 seed. 131. pic.twitter.com/WJPCr35AEx, The end of game reaction from the @DeerDistrict!! section: | slug: bucks-vs-celtics-score-takeaways-milwaukee-pulls-off-fourth-quarter-comeback-to-steal-game-5-against-boston | sport: basketball | route: live_blog_single | Most importantly, Giannis is an MVP-caliber player who can take his game to a place very few are capable of doing in the postseason. The Celtics currently own tiebreakers over Milwaukee and Philly, so if they win out, the No. The Nuggets have all the ingredients to make a deep run. But Antetokounmpo seemed a little lonely and overworked in Game 6. Giannis Antetokounmpo looked to help the Bucks advance, but a superstar performance from Jayson Tatum forced Game 7. Boston has the edgehere, owning a 20-13 record against the 10 Eastern Conference playoff qualifiers (a field that is set). No. Please enjoy the last 42 seconds of the game. This teams depth is a double-edged sword, though. We'll get a good idea whether Boston or Milwaukee wants the two-seed when they send out their starting lineups Thursday night. @paysbig pic.twitter.com/b6bQgMu1ld, KNOCKED AWAY BY HOLIDAY!! The Bucks have five games remaining against teams over .500 and just two (Detroit and LA Clippers) under .500. 1 seed out of the play-in tournament if they win the 9-10 matchup and beat the loser of the 7-8 matchup. It was widely viewed that Milwaukee was avoiding a #2 vs. #7 matchup with the Brooklyn Nets who Boston would later sweep anyway. Those three teams are lined up to be the Nos. at Stephen Curry has been so good when hes been on the floor this year. Muscala has been better than expected early in his Boston tenure. 7. Entering play on Friday, the Warriors lead the Mavericks by one game. 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. 8 spot: Raptors:vs. Sixers, vs. Each team has two remaining games. Muscala also put the ball on the floor and threw down a dunk early in the third quarter. 2 seed with their win over Boston on Thursday night, and now lead the No. They're going to have to beat good teams to get to where they ultimately want to go. 9:29 pm ET, at By Adam Paris Dec 25, 2021, 1:10pm CST / new. Celtics fans should be rooting for Atlanta to take the No. 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. Dallas Mavericks. 2 seed when it could very likely mean a first-round matchup with the Nets? 10:09 pm ET, at 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. 2 seed in the East, while the Brooklyn Nets have vaulted to the No. Holiday then closed for the Bucks with five points of his own to help his team take an advantage into the fourth. Even the situation last year, I think a lot of people questioned about what we were going to do and how we were going to handle the situation. Boston has by far the hardest schedule, although the Grizzlies are locked into the Western Conference's No. 1 seed and, as a result, likely play only one of the Bucks or Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs. But the Bucks were able to crash the glass and create extra possessions. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Celtics have a somewhat built-in excuse to punt the game, given it's the second leg of a back-to-back. The Boston Celtics were severely shorthanded in Tuesday night's road game against the Milwaukee Bucks and nearly pulled off an upset. 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. Feels like Thursday night in Milwaukee should decide who gets 2 seed.Win in Chicago tonight would go long way towards ensuring no Raptors draw. 2 seed with a win or Celtics loss. Their tie-breaker difference in the standings is the reason Boston got homecourt advantage in this series, which now means Game 7 at . Were being sarcastic, of course. Williams missed his 3rd consecutive game with an injured left knee as Boston kept its season alive Friday night in Milwaukee. The Bucks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker with Philadelphia on Tuesday winning the season series 2-1 they are tied with Miami 2. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 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. 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. pushes Philly a game further back and gives us the tie-breaker against them. Odds & lines subject to change. In fact, Im nervous about putting them this low. 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. 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. 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. The 76ers currently sit in fourth with an identical 49-30 record as the Bucks, who own the tiebreaker over Philly. 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. Finally, Tatum got busy playing winning basketball and the trick-the-refs stuff got put away. Holiday shot 8-of-12 from beyond the arc. Bucks vs. Celtics. Later on, Giannis Antetokounpo and Jrue Holiday hit back-to-back 3s in the final minutes to tie the game at 105-105. Boston then inched a half-game ahead of the. 9:16 am ET. In the West, it's between Utah and Denver. No. 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. The Bucks had a 13-point lead at one point and then trailed most of the fourth quarter, and a dramatic final few minutes were set up by the fact the Celtics ran out of the gates in the fourth quarter with seven straight points to take a 104-102 lead with 10:24 left in the game. Both would also be divisional champions in a scenario where the teams tie, so it's on to Eastern Conference win percentage. 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. Here are the teams to have clinched their seeds: Beyond that, everything is still up for grabs including the scoring title! Thursday nights regular-season home finale at Fiserv Forum was a matchup of an unstoppable force colliding with an immovable object. looks like two celtics collided, giannis has a cut on his eye that keeps bleeding. Instead of trying to frame the narrative in Game 6, Tatum wrote the whole darn story. The Sixers have to finish a game ahead of the Bucks because Milwaukee owns the tiebreaker via its 2-1 head-to-head advantage over the Sixers. Detroit beat Milwaukee at Fiserv Forum on Jan. 3. The wing depth is actually solid, and Deandre Ayton has had great playoff moments in the past. 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. 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. All rights reserved. Holiday had seven points in that stretch, which pushed a 38-37 Bucks lead to 51-40 with 5:03 left in the half. Jrue Holiday certainly believes as much, and he tried to prove it down the stretch in Game 5. Free trial Game Time: 7 After the defending champs dispatched the Chicago Bulls last night, the Eastern Conference Semifinals is set between Milwaukee and Boston. 8 seed from Brooklyn, as the Nets would be guaranteed to play the No. Bucks: At Detroit on Friday. If he does that, and averages, say, 20 points over the final two, that would leave him at 30.1 for the season. Celtics TalkPOSTGAME POD: Shorthanded C's push Bucks to the brink but fall short in OT | Listen & Subscribe. Circle that March 30 game on your calendar. 3 Celtics and No. Falling into the three-seed wouldn't be the worst thing to happen to Boston. 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. Conference record won't be a factor in. Milwaukee Bucks. There was chatter after Game 6 focused on the end of the regular season, when Boston closed out with a victory over Memphis while Milwaukee went belly-up at Cleveland. Then he pulled up for a 3. While finishing second in the East would bring home-court advantage in the second round, there's also a good chance it will bring a first-round matchup with the Brooklyn Nets. the tiebreaker goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Teammate Marcus Smart, burned on a pair of pivotal plays in Game 5, claimed he didnt sleep between the two games. And just when the Celtics needed it most, Tatum said, Nah.. But, each time Boston responded with a key bucket, including a Smart basket that made it 121-118 Celtics with 2:27 to go. 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. The Toronto Raptors haven't left themselves any wiggle room. 2 seed with their win over Boston on Thursday night, and now lead the No. Toronto has slightly lower odds on . Muscala was acquired by the Celtics at the trade deadline last Thursday and he's already made a strong impact in his first three games. Just when it looked as if the game was headed for a rerun Boston opening a big lead, then watching it fizzle in the fourth Tatum flipped the script. Again, for this tiebreaker to even come up, Milwaukee has to lose to Cleveland, so next it becomes about record against playoff teams in the East. NBA playoff picture: Celtics, Bucks in a tight race for No. 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. Here's a look at the updated East standings as of Wednesday morning: In an ideal world, Boston should want to face a team like Chicago or Cleveland instead of the streaking Raptors or Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the dangerous Nets. Its no wonder the game had massive playoff-seeding implications for both teams, and the 127-121 Bucks victory moved them into the No. The same rule cancels out Kevin Durant, who will finish with 55 games played assuming he is active in Brooklyn's final two games. Not exactly inspiring. Still a game to be played between Mavericks and Jazz that could change how this tiebreaker would pan out. 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. Boston shooters seek him out as a defender to exploit (at least until George Hill comes into the game). Now that you've had a chance to breathe. The James Harden-Joel Embiid pick and roll remains one of the most lethal actions in the game. 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.. 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. Marcus Smart stepped up, though, with a 29-point effort that included a 7-for-12 effort from behind the three-point line. If the Bucks win their final two games (at Detroit and at Cleveland), they'll be the No. (Third-place Denver is closer to sixth than third.) Here are four takeaways from Celtics-Bucks. Remaining strength of schedule: . 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. We got to get up more threes, Holiday said. Boston forced overtime with a high-arcing 3-pointer from Sam Hauser. With the teams bunched so tightly, even a single game can alter the standings. Round 2. 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. big time play. Should Milwaukee and Boston finish tied in the conference, the next tiebreaker is record against playoff opponents. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Bucks favored by 6.5 points at home over the Celtics, priced at -265 on the moneyline. Will any of the top four teams try to avoid a first-round matchup with Brooklyn? It will be fascinating to see how this race plays out over the final 12 days of the regular season as the seeds can shift on a daily basis, creating new potential matchups as the playoffs inch closer and closer. 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 And the role players are all thriving playing off Joker. Jrue Holiday led all players with 40 points and hit some massive 3-point shots late in the game, including one that gave Milwaukee a 127-125 lead with 25 seconds remaining in OT. 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 Celtics made 20 shots from deep, the Bucks just three. For now, this is mostly a token mention. Facing elimination, Jayson Tatum steps up with 46 points for the Celtics, who withstand another brilliant performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. First published on April 7, 2022 / 8:27 AM. A Celtics win would push Milwaukee (.627) to first place, Boston would take over second thanks to owning the tiebreaker over Miami as the two teams would have matching 48-29 records (.623), while Philadelphia (.613) would remain in fourth place. 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. He shot 3-of-6 from beyond the arc Tuesday and has hit nine of his last 16 3-pointers. Brooklyn was seen as title favorites entering the season, but a tumultuous season has landed them in eighth place at the moment. Gambling problem? But as Holiday saw it, there was no overcoming Bostons 3-point prowess in this one. He also had seven assists. T Yes, defense perhaps played a role in that, but open looks were made (by Boston) and missed (by . 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. On the court against the Celtics, the Bucks were able to take advantage of the schedule with the victory, as the Celtics elected to sit all-star forward Jayson Tatum (right knee) and center Al Horford (back) after each played about 30 minutes on Wednesday night in Chicago. Heres the kicker: It can mess up even the team trying to draw those fouls. Its gotten a lot better and Ill revisit it this summer.". 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. Tiebreaker vs. Celtics: Tied 1-1. Rotations shorten come playoff time. Toggle navigation. Even more impressive, Holiday recovered the loose ball and threw it off Smart. He wanted a foul on the play and picked up the first technical foul of his NBA career. 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