4 seed, they would avoid the Nets in the opening round, but they would only guarantee themselves home-court advantage for the opening round. Boston's regulars all played big minutes in Chicago on Wednesday night, with Jaylen Brown playing 35 minutes and Jayson Tatum and Al Horford each logging 30 minutes. Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.9 with two games to play. 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 Bucks failed to cover as 2.5-point underdogs in a 118-100 loss at the Brooklyn Nets Friday. Celtics (43-17) at 76ers (39-19) Game #61 2/25/23. Both would also be divisional champions in a scenario where the teams tie, so it's. This teams depth is a double-edged sword, though. newsletter. 1 min read. Eastern Conference top 4 through games played on March 29. 7 seed. That means Embiid has to come down a good chunk. 3 in net rating. 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 Sixers' star believes his offseason development and season-long production make him the favorite to win Kia MVP. 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. That best two words in sports clich might be getting old, but Game 7s themselves never do. 9, which would happen if it loses and Atlanta wins out, it would mean a potential matchup with the No. Were not running from people. On Sunday afternoon at TD Garden, The Boston Basketball Celtics will host Milwaukee, running club or otherwise. Boston couldnt get closer than six the rest of the quarter with Middleton scoring six of his 16 first half points from that point on. The James Harden-Joel Embiid pick and roll remains one of the most lethal actions in the game. Khris Middleton is still not playing his normal minutes load. Tiebreaker of Timberwolves over Mavericks and Jazz due to overall head-to-head in 3-way tiebreaker scenario. First to the Floor: are the Knicks a bad matchup? Horford will almost certainly get the night off, leaving Boston without one of its best defenders against Giannis Antetokounmpo. 5 seed. 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. 3/24/2021 - AP. You can e-mail him here, findhis archive hereandfollow him on Twitter. 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. pic.twitter.com/EHlIwwHhBz, Jrue showing off that defensive skill. Their tie-breaker difference in the standings is the reason Boston got homecourt advantage in this series, which now means Game 7 at . Boston is the only team in the top five in both offensive and defensive rating. 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. Boston sits at +215 on the moneyline while the . CLUTCH HAUSER HITS THE 3 pic.twitter.com/m51ELo5Yvp Visit ESPN for the game summary of the Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball game on December 25, 2021. . The challenge for the Celtics will be trying to help White keep up this level of play when Smart is back in the lineup. 9:45 pm ET, at The Celtics and Heat meet for the final time in the regular season on Wednesday. This game is on March 29 in Philly. Remaining strength of schedule: . Facing elimination, Jayson Tatum steps up with 46 points for the Celtics, who withstand another brilliant performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. It will be tough for them to overcome that massive hurdle. With the teams bunched so tightly, even a single game can alter the standings. Let's get it on. 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. 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!! Please enter valid email address to continue. / CBS Boston. 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. The 35-year-old guard returned to action March 14, and Hill spoke about the injury for the first time at shootaround Thursday morning. I think we did a good job switching or whatever scheme we had and down the stretch we executed really well.. The Bucks have five games remaining against teams over .500 and just two (Detroit and LA Clippers) under .500. Toronto has slightly lower odds on . UPDATE (4/9):The Bucks have the best collective head-to-head record among the three teams, but the first tiebreaker stipulation separatesdivision winners from those who arenot. Rather, it was that they resorted to the methodical and predictable late-game offense that plagued them early in the season. ET (ABC). 9:28 pm ET, at But Antetokounmpo seemed a little lonely and overworked in Game 6. 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 start of the third quarter kind of stands out to me [as a struggle]. big time play. 3 and Philly No. ET, ESPN). 2 seed with a win or Celtics loss. A win over the Bucks on Thursday night would essentially seal the deal for Boston. The Celtics currently own tiebreakers over Milwaukee and Philly, so if they win out, the No. Lets get it on. The 76ers currently sit in fourth with an identical 49-30 record as the Bucks, who own the tiebreaker over Philly. The Celtics 18-point lead had shrunk to six when Tatum subbed in with 9:37 left. Giannis Antetokounmpo looked to help the Bucks advance, but a superstar performance from Jayson Tatum forced Game 7. 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. So I figured out how I can manage to get back out with the guys. That got the lead back to double digits, 98-87, with about five minutes left and the Bucks never got closer. Raptors NBA Playoff odds. Tatum hit a fadeaway shot. Only this time, Antetokounmpo had the ball and was pushing upcourt with a couple teammates. Bucks vs. Celtics. And just when the Celtics needed it most, Tatum said, Nah.. 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. The season series also is tied, and the third and final meeting between these teams isn't until March 30 in Milwaukee. But as Holiday saw it, there was no overcoming Bostons 3-point prowess in this one. 2, 3 and 4 seeds in the East when the regular season ends this week, and the Bucks still have some advantage. 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. 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). 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. Here are the teams to have clinched their seeds: Beyond that, everything is still up for grabs including the scoring title! Still, the Sixers havent shown they can go to the heights the Bucks and Celtics have. 12/13 . Much has changed since we last ranked NBA title contenders headed into the new year. 4 Sixers by one game in the loss column. 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. We got to get up more threes, Holiday said. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Tuesday night's 10 game slate. 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. Even before then I had questions about this teams halfcourt offense and how it will hold up in the postseason. Bucks Tuesday NBA injury report, odds: Boston can clinch crucial tiebreaker but facing longest odds in nearly 2 years with Jayson Tatum out, other starters questionable It's a potential Eastern Conference playoff preview tonight when Boston visits Milwaukee, but the Celtics are short-handed. 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. 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. 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. If they lose to the Bucks on Thursday, though, Milwaukee will own the tiebreaker and likely drop Boston to No. That brings us to the four-team race happening at the top of the Eastern Conference standings as Miami, Milwaukee, Boston and Philadelphia are currently separated by just 1.5 games with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season. 8 seed from Brooklyn, as the Nets would be guaranteed to play the No. 10:15 pm ET, at After Tuesday night's results, the Celtics find themselves in a three-way tie for the No. Will any of the top four teams try to avoid a first-round matchup with Brooklyn? We'll get a good idea whether Boston or Milwaukee wants the two-seed when they send out their starting lineups Thursday night. The good news for the Bucks is that they have a lot of control here. 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. They were tougher than us in that fourth quarter, Game 5. Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and had 11 rebounds while Lopez had 15 points and seven rebounds. Outside keeping everyone healthy, the Celtics' goal should remain the same: Prioritize beating the Bulls and Bucks to earn the No. 2 BOSTON CELTICS (51-31, 4-0) vs. No. 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. Mike Muscala leads the Celtics with 10 points in the 1Q vs. the Bucks#bleedgreen pic.twitter.com/M5XZQZZTiy. 9:39 pm ET, at 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. 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. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Below are five big questions that will be answered in the coming days. at His health is tantamount to the Clips chances, and recently Leonard has seemed comfortable with an increased workload. 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. 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. 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. It feels a lot better now and just trying to give everything I have.. The Celtics' loss has trimmed their lead over the Bucks for first place in the Eastern Conference to just a half game. Now it's just a matter of seeding. pushes Philly a game further back and gives us the tie-breaker against them. Gambling problem? We still havent seen Kevin Durant on the floor, but I have theSunsfourth here. 2 seed when it could very likely mean a first-round matchup with the Nets? The Bucks outscored the Celtics 58-34 in the paint. But with Kevin Durant healthy and Kyrie Irving just cleared to play in home games, they are not a typical first round matchup for one of the top teams in the conference. (The offense has been historically good when he is on the court. 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. The Bucks either claim the 3-seed outright. From that point on, they scored just six points and shot 2-for-8 from the field. Holiday also had 29 points and handed out eight assists while Middleton scored 22 points and had nine assists. Free trial Game Time: 7 Boston then inched a half-game ahead of the. 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. He made the first free throw, but missed the second one badly. Oops. Finally, Tatum got busy playing winning basketball and the trick-the-refs stuff got put away. Celtics lose, Bucks go 0-2, Sixers go 2-0 2. It leaves Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only marginally reasonable threat to Embiid. 4 if the Sixers win out. For now, this is mostly a token mention. . Bucks: At Detroit on Friday. 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. 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. Without Tatum, Brown shot it 20 times and made just eight (40%) to score 22 points. The #1 Boston Celtics fan forum weighs in. Joel Embiid recovers from a slow start to finish with 29 points, but Giannis Antetokounmpo erupts for 40 to lead Milwaukee past the 76ers. Keeps the Bucks out of first as well. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. In terms of tiebreakers, the Heat will lose their season series to Boston regardless of Wednesdays outcome, but the Heat are tied 2-2 with both Philadelphia and Milwaukee. They never even got a shot off, as Holiday stripped Smart near halfcourt to secure the win. 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. 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. Please enter a valid email and try again. Coming into Tuesday, they sat two-game below .500 with 20 to go. Celtics have the tiebreaker over 76ers, so things are trending toward #Bulls vs. Boston in playoffs. Were not running from people. pic.twitter.com/BF5w5x2ma3. The Bulls currently sit in the six-seed, and we just saw what the Celtics can do to that team. 9:25 pm ET, at Boston shooters seek him out as a defender to exploit (at least until George Hill comes into the game). the tiebreaker goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Gamecast; Recap; Box Score; Play-by . 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. 9:35 pm ET, at In the West, it's between Utah and Denver. Muscala has been better than expected early in his Boston tenure. 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. He shot 3-of-6 from beyond the arc Tuesday and has hit nine of his last 16 3-pointers. I dont see how the Mavs put together a championship-caliber group around those two this year, even with a healthy Maxi Kleber. 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. 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. Bostons Jayson Tatum already had a flashy resume, from three All-Star appearances and an All-NBA selection to a contract paying him upwards of $163 million from this season through 2025-26. Milwaukee Bucks. The other seven rotation Bucks who played combined for only 51 points to his 44. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe. Grant Williams thought he got the Greek Freak at 10:16 of the fourth, only to have the Bucks challenge and win. 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. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The . All told, the Bucks went a perfect 6-for-6 from downtown in the fourth quarter. Jayson Tatum scores 12 of his 46 points in the 4th quarter to send the series back to Boston for Game 7. 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. 1 seed and, as a result, likely play only one of the Bucks or Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs. 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. Miss those and we're potentially talking about a. But possible. Game Flow; 7 could also have some impact on the Bucks-Celtics-Sixers logjam detailed at the top. 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. 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. 5 spot for Utah. But it all goes back to whether or not teams want the two-seed. And so, that's a long way of saying the Celtics would claim the No. Does Ty Lue know without a doubt the right combinations to play in big moments? 2 seed in the West, and the 76ers have a winnable clash with Detroit. All rights reserved. I dont think anybody in this league plays to lose. The veteran point guard poured in 27 points with 12 assists and three steals in 43 minutes. Daniel Theis added 22 points for Boston. 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. CLUTCH HAUSER HITS THE 3 pic.twitter.com/m51ELo5Yvp. 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). Conference record won't be a factor in. And the depth next to Giannis is now the best its ever been. 10 Atlanta (Nets hold tiebreaker). Boston forced overtime with a high-arcing 3-pointer from Sam Hauser. 1 pick Cade Cunningham. Giannis Antetokounmpo was fantastic for Milwaukee all night long finishing the win with a game-high 40 points to go along with 11 rebounds and three assists while Jrue Holiday made a number of clutch plays on both ends of the floor down the stretch on his way to a 24-point, eight-rebound and eight-assist performance. So, in summation, Boston is in line for the No. If Cleveland beats Brooklyn it won't quite clinch the No. All rights reserved. 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. 8 spot in the playoffs and a matchup with the No. 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. 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. Brooklyn was seen as title favorites entering the season, but a tumultuous season has landed them in eighth place at the moment. The Bucks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker with Philadelphia on Tuesday winning the season series 2-1 they are tied with Miami 2. So, some positives from that.. 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. 3 Celtics and No. 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. None of them did more about it than Tatum. 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. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. 1 in the West. The Celtics launched 43 and made 17, with an 8-of-15 opening barrage. Let's first assume Embiid actually plays in Philadelphia's final two games (which isn't a given). I know a lot of times we missed some rebounds. Next, a pass from Smart for a turnaround jumper, followed a couple possessions later by another 3-pointer over Milwaukees Pat Connaughton. Wish it could stay there. He started 61 games, made 40% of his 3-pointers, irritated opponents with his defense and reputation, and was gifted a two-year, $20 million contract extension before he even played a real game for the Bucks. And there is still much to be decided. May 15, 2022 To catch that number, Giannis would only need to average 37.4 over his final two. After scoring 10-plus points just twice in his first 22 games this season, Griffin has been in double-digits twice over the last three games. What is more important? The Celtics have the toughest schedule of any of the top four teams in the East as their remaining opponents have a combined win percentage of .548 and four of their final six games come against teams that are not just over .500, but over .600 so far this season. It's important for the Celtics to finish with the No. Remaining strength of schedule: .544. Visit ESPN for the game summary of the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics NBA basketball game on November 12, 2021 9 or 10 seed, which would require them to win two games in order to get into the first round of the playoffs. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. 10:29 pm ET, at Milwaukee (.617) trails both Miami (.652) and Boston (.638) in conference win percentage. Please enjoy the last 42 seconds of the game. Tip-off is set for 1:30 pm Central. Miss those and we're potentially talking about a 20-point Celtics win. The supporting cast still feels thin. What should be more important to the Celtics in the East playoff race? White is averaging 22.5 points in February (seven games) on 52.2 percent shooting. The Nets potentially ending up at No. 3 or No. The problem is experience. A daily roundup of Boston Celtics news from Celtics Blog, By submitting your email, you agree to our, Jayson Tatum ejected in ugly Celtics loss to Knicks: I just told him this was probably the best officiated game Ive been a part of. Later on, Giannis Antetokounpo and Jrue Holiday hit back-to-back 3s in the final minutes to tie the game at 105-105. 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. Muscala also put the ball on the floor and threw down a dunk early in the third quarter. "Surgery can be season-ending, so you dont want to do that. 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. But finishing third would take away home court for the second round, unless the Nets upset the Bucks, and finishing fourth would likely set up a second-round matchup with the Heat. But Grayson is doing his best. The Milwaukee Bucks (22-10) and Boston Celtics (23-10) meet Sunday at TD Garden.Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. NBA playoff picture: Celtics, Bucks in a tight race for No. Despite a slow start from behind the three-point line, the Bucks dominated inside with 34 points in the paint. 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. Still a game to be played between Mavericks and Jazz that could change how this tiebreaker would pan out. 9 Charlotte (Hornets hold tiebreaker) and a 1.5 game lead on No. We have to find a way to get up more threes and make more threes.. The other two: Shaquille ONeal and Wilt Chamberlain. 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. Smart and Theis combined for 29 of the Celtics 38 points in the quarter. And no one needs to be reminded about the vaccination kerfuffle the Celtics may encounter should they need to head cross the border. If the Bucks win their final two games (at Detroit and at Cleveland), they'll be 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 | 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. , as a struggle ] he shot 3-of-6 from Beyond the arc Tuesday has... 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