But Grayson is doing his best. "But I think we have so much variety, we have so much talent, we have so many guys that can score from the paint, from the three-point line that every night is going to be different for us.. 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. I dont think anybody in this league plays to lose. Boston sits at +215 on the moneyline while the . With 14.2 seconds remaining, Giannis went to the line with the Bucks trailing by two. You can e-mail him here, findhis archive hereandfollow him on Twitter. That could be a pivotal game because if these teams finish tied in the standings at the end of the regular season, the winner of the season series will have the tiebreaker and get the higher seed. For a team that has struggled to shoot the ball all series, that was a perfect time to find their shooting stroke. 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. Here are the teams to have clinched their seeds: Beyond that, everything is still up for grabs including the scoring title! Muscala also put the ball on the floor and threw down a dunk early in the third quarter. By Adam Paris Dec 25, 2021, 1:10pm CST / new. 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. If they split, and the Celtics win their final game against the Grizzlies, a complicated tiebreaker scenario between Boston and Milwaukee would activate. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Tuesday night's 10 game slate. The supporting cast still feels thin. Boston shooters seek him out as a defender to exploit (at least until George Hill comes into the game). Those kind of plays are exactly why the Bucks traded for Holiday prior to last season. The Celtics own that tiebreaker. It will be tough for them to overcome that massive hurdle. 2022 Playoffs: East Semifinal | Celtics (2) vs. The NBA let me know it is all teams in the playoffs or play-in. 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Los Angeles Clippers. 2 seed is to win their final two (vs. Indiana and vs. Detroit) and have the Bucks lose their final two. We got to get up more threes, Holiday said. Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.9 with two games to play. 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. Conference record won't be a factor in. All Rights Reserved. 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. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. What is more important? If he does that, and averages, say, 20 points over the final two, that would leave him at 30.1 for the season. Holiday also had 29 points and handed out eight assists while Middleton scored 22 points and had nine assists. 9:22 pm ET, at Miss those and we're potentially talking about a 20-point Celtics win. 10 Atlanta (Nets hold tiebreaker). Will any of the top four teams try to avoid a first-round matchup with Brooklyn? Wish it could stay there. 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. Had a couple cortisone shots to see if itll work. Granted, Chicago or Toronto are much more appealing first-round foes than Brooklyn, especially with Robert Williams likely missing the series. Tiebreaker vs. Celtics: Tied 1-1. 9:24 pm ET, at East teams jockeying for position, matchups. 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. 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. But possible. . Boston has two games remaining -- Thursday in Milwaukee and Sunday in Memphis . Giannis Antetokounmpo looked to help the Bucks advance, but a superstar performance from Jayson Tatum forced Game 7. 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!! 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. Milwaukee was without reserve guard Grayson Allen (left hip soreness), but Bobby Portis scored 17 points off the bench for the Bucks. CLUTCH HAUSER HITS THE 3 pic.twitter.com/m51ELo5Yvp. Giannis, Jrue and Bobby come up HUGE down the stretch of an instant-classic Game 5 to put the @Bucks up 3-2!Relive the final minutes pic.twitter.com/eefBry3ywl. Memphis Grizzlies. 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). 10:29 pm ET, at On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers behind Giannis Antetokounmpos 40 points and game-sealing block on Joel Embiid in the closing seconds. Yes, defense perhaps played a role in that, but open looks were made (by Boston) and missed (by . 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 veteran forward has found his stroke from 3-point range, too. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have played in big playoff games together. ET. 9 Charlotte (Hornets hold tiebreaker) and a 1.5 game lead on No. 2 seed in the East, while the Brooklyn Nets have vaulted to the No. 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. The Bucks have struggled in the third quarter all year long and Thursday was no different, but they rallied late to take a 102-97 lead into the fourth quarter. 4 Sixers by one game in the loss column. 9:26 pm ET, at Later on, Giannis Antetokounpo and Jrue Holiday hit back-to-back 3s in the final minutes to tie the game at 105-105. Bucks vs. Celtics Game Thread. 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. ET on Thursday, April 7. 2 seed. 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. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Milwaukee entered Tuesday on a 14-game win streak. So I figured out how I can manage to get back out with the guys. 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 Celtics ran their offense to get Tatum into favorable matchups. 3 and Philly No. 76ers (51-31) That means Embiid has to come down a good chunk. 10:23 pm ET, at CelticsStrong Celtics Basketball Game . Joel Embiid recovers from a slow start to finish with 29 points, but Giannis Antetokounmpo erupts for 40 to lead Milwaukee past the 76ers. / CBS Boston. 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. @paysbig pic.twitter.com/b6bQgMu1ld, KNOCKED AWAY BY HOLIDAY!! All Rights Reserved. The G League Ignite guard has been toward the top of several draft boards ahead of the 2023 Draft. We felt they beat us on winning plays, hustle plays, 50/50 balls. The Celtics potentially deciding between the No. 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. 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. If Cleveland beats Brooklyn it won't quite clinch the No. However, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis are all listed as doubtful Sunday. Pretty much at whole strength against a team thats 2-0 against Boston so far this year. 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. The same rule cancels out Kevin Durant, who will finish with 55 games played assuming he is active in Brooklyn's final two games. Theres only one problem with that: The road team has won four of the six games so far. 9:39 pm ET, at Something went wrong. Would we expect anything different? FantasyPros considers the best player values for DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS. 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. White is enjoying the best stretch of his Celtics career with Smart sidelined due to injury. And no one needs to be reminded about the vaccination kerfuffle the Celtics may encounter should they need to head cross the border. Despite a slow start from behind the three-point line, the Bucks dominated inside with 34 points in the paint. There were plenty of reasons for the Celtics' collapse, a number of which have been detailed above. T The NBA will have a pair of them Sunday, with Celtics and Bucks deciding the Miami Heats dance partner for the East finals before Phoenix and Dallas hash things out to see which faces Golden State in the West. 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. The Celtics' loss has trimmed their lead over the Bucks for first place in the Eastern Conference to just a half game. Below are five big questions that will be answered in the coming days. So, some positives from that.. Daniel Theis added 22 points for Boston. Even if hes back in time for the postseason, with how far thePelicanshave dropped, the climb is going to be too steep for them this year. The Bucks have five games remaining against teams over .500 and just two (Detroit and LA Clippers) under .500. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. 3 in net rating. pushes Philly a game further back and gives us the tie-breaker against them. 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. Sacramento Kings. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Bucks vs. Celtics odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.. And there is still much to be decided. Oops. Bucks (51-31) The Celtics claim the 2-seed via their tiebreaker (which, in this scenario, is record against Eastern Conference playoff opponents). Its gotten a lot better and Ill revisit it this summer.". And just when the Celtics needed it most, Tatum said, Nah.. In the East, it's between Toronto and Chicago. Boston is the only team in the top five in both offensive and defensive rating. Muscala finished with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting with six rebounds and one steal. PLAYOFF PICTURE WATCH One seed all but off the table for Celtics now. Celtics have the tiebreaker over 76ers, so things are trending toward #Bulls vs. Boston in playoffs. 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. The . MIKE MUSCALA THROWS IT DOWN (and gets his first technical ever?) pic.twitter.com/wKXHfm30tm. The Bucks either claim the 3-seed outright. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. The Bucks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker with Philadelphia on Tuesday winning the season series 2-1 they are tied with Miami 2. TWO HUGE DEFENSIVE PLAYS BY JRUE BUCKS GO UP 3-2. pic.twitter.com/qx678hYiLf. Heres how I would size up the list of contenders for the homestretch of the season. The Celtics own the tiebreaker over the Sixers by virtue of their division record 9-7 vs. How Celtics Tiebreakers With Bucks 76ers Break Down . 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Bucks vs. Celtics League Champion: Golden State Warriors Finals MVP: Stephen Curry (31.2 / 6.0 / 5.0) 2022 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Jayson Tatum (615) TRB: Al Horford (214) AST: Jayson Tatum (148) WS: Jimmy Butler (3.8) On this page: All Games in Series 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. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Bucks favored by 6.5 points at home over the Celtics, priced at -265 on the moneyline. 9:36 pm ET, at 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. 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. 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. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. vibes) method gave theNetsthe second-best chance at winning it all this season, while theSunsin the middle of a downturncame in at ninth. Milwaukee used a 11-3 run early in the second quarter to help shake loose from Boston and take a 69-59 lead into halftime. Will Russell Westbrook still be starting? The Heat, Bucks, Celtics and Sixers are separated by just 1.5 games with less than two weeks to play. Finally, Tatum got busy playing winning basketball and the trick-the-refs stuff got put away. 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. But the Bucks own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the 76ers. 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. "It felt like we didnt; the one thing wed like to finish the stop. It was very frustrating, he said. Among the four teams in this race, Miami has the second-easiest schedule based on opponent win percentage. But, each time Boston responded with a key bucket, including a Smart basket that made it 121-118 Celtics with 2:27 to go. The Bulls currently sit in the six-seed, and we just saw what the Celtics can do to that team. 6. 10:09 pm ET, at Let's get it on. Its very difficult to separate them from the top team on this list, but . They didn't do any of that in the final few minutes, and they paid the price. And so it went. 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. Each team has two remaining games. Celtics rout Bucks to close out epic series Jayson Tatum puts up 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists while Grant Williams chips in a career-high 27 points (7 3PM) to pace Game 7 victory. I would have liked to see theGrizzliestake a bigger swing at the trade deadline than Luke Kennard, a shooter who doesnt really shoot enough. 2 seed would mean home-court advantage in a potential 2-3 second round series, which is a big deal with these teams so closely matched. He was 2-of-3 on 3-pointers, they were 5-of-26. pic.twitter.com/WJPCr35AEx, The end of game reaction from the @DeerDistrict!! Boston forced overtime with a high-arcing 3-pointer from Sam Hauser. Eastern Conference top 4 through games played on March 29. Holiday and Antetokounmpo had a dozen points each while Lopez and Portis had 11 each. 4 Sixers by one game in the loss column. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Tuesday night's 10 game slate. 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