A team that finishes the regular season in either ninth or 10th place can do no better than the No. What is more important? 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. East teams jockeying for position, matchups. ET TV: ESPN Celtics v 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. @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. Teammate Marcus Smart, burned on a pair of pivotal plays in Game 5, claimed he didnt sleep between the two games. Now it's just a matter of seeding. Well spend a lot of time talking about it, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said of the team strategy regarding their last two games. 9:41 pm ET, at Now that you've had a chance to breathe. Beautiful.. Later on, Giannis Antetokounpo and Jrue Holiday hit back-to-back 3s in the final minutes to tie the game at 105-105. Tip-off is set for 1:30 pm Central. Were not running from people. pic.twitter.com/BF5w5x2ma3. Steve Aschburner has written about the NBA since 1980. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Bucks vs. Celtics odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.. 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 | Stephen Curry has been so good when hes been on the floor this year. He was 2-of-3 on 3-pointers, they were 5-of-26. The Heat, Bucks, Celtics and Sixers are separated by just 1.5 games with less than two weeks to play. 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. It felt like we gave up a lot of offensive rebounds down the stretch and in the fourth quarter but able to get enough stops, hold them to 24 (points in the fourth)in a tight game. The Hawks are also just one game back of the Cavs, and if Atlanta wins its final two (at Miami and at Houston), it would force Cleveland -- in addition to beating Brooklyn -- to also win its final game of the season (vs. Milwaukee) because the Hawks own the tiebreaker via a 3-1 head-to-head advantage. Muscala finished with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting with six rebounds and one steal. Does Ty Lue know without a doubt the right combinations to play in big moments? 1 pick Cade Cunningham. Its no wonder the game had massive playoff-seeding implications for both teams, and the 127-121 Bucks victory moved them into the No. Tuckers value goes up in the postseason, and the role players have been generally solid here. Jaylen Brown is set to return for Wednesdays game against the Cavs, Mike Muscalas questionable. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 3 or No. That means Embiid has to come down a good chunk. The 35-year-old guard returned to action March 14, and Hill spoke about the injury for the first time at shootaround Thursday morning. Pretty much at whole strength against a team thats 2-0 against Boston so far this year. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA, its clubs or Turner Broadcasting. 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. 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. 2 and No. Since the Bucks and Celtics are tied inhead-to-head series at 2-2, we have to move to the next tiebreaker. Here are the remaining schedules for the Raptors, Nets and Hawks, who are battling Brooklyn for the No. Boston got big offensive performances from its three best players, with Tatum, Smart (21) and Brown (22) combining for 89 points. 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. As it stands, the Celtics have a two-game lead over the Bucks on the secondary tiebreaker, too. 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. 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. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Bucks favored by 6.5 points at home over the Celtics, priced at -265 on the moneyline. It's important for the Celtics to finish with the No. Collectively, so far only three teams have clinched a playoff berth, while five teams have been mathematically eliminated. The Celtics own that tiebreaker. 10:23 pm ET, at Round 2. 2 seed in the East, while the Brooklyn Nets have vaulted to the No. 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. 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). The Bucks and Sixers would finish with the same superior record to the Celtics, but the Bucks own the tiebreaker. Really, the Celtics shouldn't fear anyone this postseason. From that point on, they scored just six points and shot 2-for-8 from the field. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. The Sixers are in an interesting spot following Tuesday nights loss to the Bucks. At the same time, I have to show my respect to the Beam, Mike Brown and Sacramentos incredible offense. Celtics lose, Bucks go 0-2, Sixers go 2-0 2. Again, not likely. The Celtics shot 46.5%, the Bucks 16.7%. Next, a pass from Smart for a turnaround jumper, followed a couple possessions later by another 3-pointer over Milwaukees Pat Connaughton. 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. Bucks celtics sixers tie breaker. Falling into the three-seed wouldn't be the worst thing to happen to Boston. Then he pulled up for a 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. And no one needs to be reminded about the vaccination kerfuffle the Celtics may encounter should they need to head cross the border. I would have liked to see theGrizzliestake a bigger swing at the trade deadline than Luke Kennard, a shooter who doesnt really shoot enough. 9:30 pm ET, at Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. "It felt like we didnt; the one thing wed like to finish the stop. George Hill then punctuated the win with a steal and layup with 23 seconds left. 9:24 pm ET, at Jayson Tatum scores 12 of his 46 points in the 4th quarter to send the series back to Boston for Game 7. Despite a recent surge from Milwaukee and the continued steady play of theNuggetsout West, its Cleveland who is firmly second in net rating behind only theCeltics. Thats something we talked about, Tatum said. 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. 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For now, this is mostly a token mention. 3 seed, they'll probably need to go through both the Bucks and 76ers to reach the NBA Finals. 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. Here are the teams to have clinched their seeds: Beyond that, everything is still up for grabs including the scoring title! Despite a slow start from behind the three-point line, the Bucks dominated inside with 34 points in the paint. If Cleveland beats Brooklyn it won't quite clinch the No. 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. Conference record won't be a factor in. A lot still remains up in the air with just a few days left in the regular season. 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. Thats why Phoenix ends up behind the other squads on this list. TWO HUGE DEFENSIVE PLAYS BY JRUE BUCKS GO UP 3-2. pic.twitter.com/qx678hYiLf. The Celtics 18-point lead had shrunk to six when Tatum subbed in with 9:37 left. 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. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Bucks jumped the Celtics for the No. It begs the question: Do you really want the No. Milwaukee has seven games remaining in the regular season with three coming at home (26-12) and four on the road (21-16); they also have two back-to-backs, but they are both split with one game at home and the other on the road. Granted, Chicago or Toronto are much more appealing first-round foes than Brooklyn, especially with Robert Williams likely missing the series. ET, ESPN). On the last back-to-back the Bucks sat four starters in a lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on April 1 and the Pistons have won three of their last four behind No. 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. The Bucks already have a head-to-head edge over Philly (2-1), so they'd win the tiebreaker over Philadelphia in any head-to-head scenario. While Dallas entered Tuesday a firm plus in their minutes, the defense has predictably not been great when the two share the floor. The result of that game not only clinched the season series (and thus the head-to-head tiebreaker) for the Bucks over the Sixers, it also moved Milwaukee to second in the East and Philly to fourth. His health is tantamount to the Clips chances, and recently Leonard has seemed comfortable with an increased workload. Boston Celtics 2022-23 record: 44-18 Previous ranking: 1. 9:28 pm ET, at But Antetokounmpo seemed a little lonely and overworked in Game 6. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Long story short: The Bucks' will sew up the No. Tiebreaker vs. Celtics: Tied 1-1. 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. Golden State Warriors. Any hope of avoiding the play-in tournament and clinching the sixth . From our standpoint, from the players standpoint, we want to be healthy, playing our best basketball, Middleton said. 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. 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. 1 Heat in the first round. Cleveland Cavaliers. ET, ESPN), Philadelphia 76ers (46-29), 1.5 games back. Bucks rally late in Antetokounmpo's return for 117-113 win Rotations shorten come playoff time. The plus-minus is a tough stat, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. at The Nets potentially ending up at No. 2 seed when it could very likely mean a first-round matchup with the Nets? During that stretch he averaged 28.5 points per game on 55.7% shooting. 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.. 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. Bucks: vs. Celtics, at Detroit, at Cleveland Sixers: at Toronto, vs. Indiana, vs. Detroit Boston has by far the hardest schedule, although the Grizzlies are locked into the Western Conference's No. Updated probabilities via @bball_ref: pic.twitter.com/Qv7Q1VZGKg. 2 seed is to win their final two (vs. Indiana and vs. Detroit) and have the Bucks lose their final two. But Allen has been a liability against the Celtics. Rather, it was that they resorted to the methodical and predictable late-game offense that plagued them early in the season. 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. 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. People will question Denvers defense, even though its played at a top-10 efficiency with Jokic on the floor. 4 if the Sixers win out. Williams missed his 3rd consecutive game with an injured left knee as Boston kept its season alive Friday night in Milwaukee. 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. I know a lot of times we missed some rebounds. 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. Please enjoy the last 42 seconds of the game. Milwaukee's win streak is now up to 11 games. Instead, the Bucks were able to hang around. 2 seed. In fact, Im nervous about putting them this low. 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. We'll see if they really want it (and if the Bucks want it, for that matter) when the two teams take the floor in Milwaukee on Thursday night. 3 seed. 10:15 pm ET, at 9, which would happen if it loses and Atlanta wins out, it would mean a potential matchup with the No. Individually, there are incredibly close races for Kia Most Valuable Player, Kia Rookie of the Year and the league scoring title that are being tracked on a daily basis. Another team that realistically does not defend well enough to make a deep run. 8 seed from Brooklyn, as the Nets would be guaranteed to play the No. CelticsStrong Celtics Basketball Game . Let's first assume Embiid actually plays in Philadelphia's final two games (which isn't a given). The visiting Boston Celtics came in with a 75.6% winning percentage overall since Dec. 31. Still a game to be played between Mavericks and Jazz that could change how this tiebreaker would pan out. A win over the Bucks on Thursday night would essentially seal the deal for Boston. 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. 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. Brooklyn controls its own destiny to pass No. 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. Maybe its possible this offseason if Irving sticks around. 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. All told, the Bucks went a perfect 6-for-6 from downtown in the fourth quarter. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Tuesday night's 10 game slate. Finally, Tatum got busy playing winning basketball and the trick-the-refs stuff got put away. 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. Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Shaquille ONeal and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to do this in a playoff game: 40 PTS 20 REB 5 AST pic.twitter.com/4BeNV8yzU6. 3 in the standings -- or No. 2, 3 and 4 seeds in the East when the regular season ends this week, and the Bucks still have some advantage. Gambling problem? None of them did more about it than Tatum. 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. Miami has six games remaining in the regular season, with just two at home (they are 27-12 at home this season) and four on the road (21-16), including one back-to-back. Celtics TalkPOSTGAME POD: Shorthanded C's push Bucks to the brink but fall short in OT | Listen & Subscribe. 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 most obvious problem is All-Star wing Khris Middletons continued absence with a left knee strain. 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). Raptors NBA Playoff odds. 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. That best two words in sports clich might be getting old, but Game 7s themselves never do. We still havent seen Kevin Durant on the floor, but I have theSunsfourth here. Budenholzer said there is no minutes restriction on Hill. And after a so-so early start to the season (by his standards), Embiid has picked up his play considerably on the defensive end of the floor the last few months. Outside keeping everyone healthy, the Celtics' goal should remain the same: Prioritize beating the Bulls and Bucks to earn the No. What should be more important to the Celtics in the East playoff race? The G League Ignite guard has been toward the top of several draft boards ahead of the 2023 Draft. 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). Its gotten a lot better and Ill revisit it this summer.". Falling to the Bucks on Thursday would drop Boston down in the standings, and give the Bucks the tiebreaker over the Celtics. In late January, after returning from the health and safety protocol and playing in eight straight games veteran guard George Hill appeared on the injury report with neck soreness. 3 seed because Boston, as a fellow member of the Atlantic division, would get the tiebreaker with a better division record (season series tied 2-2). 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. The other seven rotation Bucks who played combined for only 51 points to his 44. Rockets, at Knicks. However, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis are all listed as doubtful Sunday. 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. Other Celtics kicked themselves and mulled it over, how theyd let Milwaukee off the hook and might live to regret it. 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. Beating the Celtics was a huge boost, and Cleveland represents a winnable challenge. Four teams have a chance to punch their ticket to the postseason on an 11-game Wednesday night. Should Milwaukee and Boston finish tied in the conference, the next tiebreaker is record against playoff opponents. The Bucks jumped the Celtics for the No. 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. Injuries in the frontcourt have opened up an opportunity for Griffin to make a stronger impact over the last couple games, and he's taking full advantage of it. Here are the remaining schedules for the Celtics, Bucks and Sixers with all three teams sitting at 49-30. Here's why Giannis Antetokounmpo should be the NBA's Most Improved Player, As the NBA playoffs approach, the Milwaukee Bucks are tightening their rotation with four key players off the bench, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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 | Eastern Conference top 4 through games played on March 29. Remaining games: The Knicks and Celtics meet in the season finale May 16 at Madison Square Garden. At the end of his 10-point run, they even used him as a decoy to set up a 3 by his sidekick Jaylen Brown. He also had seven assists. 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. At some point, it would be nice to see this group put together a sustained run of success. Los Angeles Clippers. 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. Which team holds the tiebreakers over the other contenders? They also scored 11 points off seven Celtics turnovers. 10 Atlanta (Nets hold tiebreaker). 4 seed, they would avoid the Nets in the opening round, but they would only guarantee themselves home-court advantage for the opening round. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 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 C's scored the first five points of overtime to take a 121-116 lead, but the Bucks finished the period on a 15-4 run to escape with a 131-125 victory. Still, the Sixers havent shown they can go to the heights the Bucks and Celtics have. Bucks (3) . The Nuggets have all the ingredients to make a deep run. 2 seed in the West, and the 76ers have a winnable clash with Detroit. 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. The other two: Shaquille ONeal and Wilt Chamberlain. They're going to have to beat good teams to get to where they ultimately want to go. timeout to try and patch it up, and giannis gets to the line. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Hes shooting 36%, including 5-of-20 on 3-pointers, and while Milwaukee has been outscored by 27 over the first six games, that number has been 43 when Allens on the court. what a time for them to find their shooting stroke, On a mission. White is enjoying the best stretch of his Celtics career with Smart sidelined due to injury. Boston guard Jaylen Brown had scored at least 25 points in 10 straight games, the longest active streak in the NBA. 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. That was in the back of our minds, Game 5, Tatum said after scoring 46 points with nine rebounds and four assists. Frankly the deck seemed stacked too high against Tatum and his team, particularly given Bostons meltdown in the closing minutes of Game 5. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. As of Feb. 27, the Raptors have a 45 percent chance of making the 2023 NBA Playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight's projections. Mike Muscala leads the Celtics with 10 points in the 1Q vs. the Bucks#bleedgreen pic.twitter.com/M5XZQZZTiy. If the Bucks. 9:34 pm ET, at He made the first free throw, but missed the second one badly. 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