2 and No. 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. at 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. But the Bucks own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the 76ers. 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. Since the Jazz own the tiebreaker, one more win or one more Denver loss would seal the No. Giannis' massive triple late in the fourth came from an offensive rebound, which was another key to the comeback. Lets get it on. So, whether were out there playing we play to win. If a team settles for the No. Brooklyn was seen as title favorites entering the season, but a tumultuous season has landed them in eighth place at the moment. 9:28 pm ET, at Beating the Celtics was a huge boost, and Cleveland represents a winnable challenge. The Bucks jumped the Celtics for the No. 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. 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. 9:39 pm ET, at Tiebreaker vs. Celtics: Tied 1-1. Griffin gave a solid all-around effort versus the Bucks with 15 points, six assists, six rebounds, one steal, one block and two charges drawn in 24 minutes of action. Milwaukee is 17-15 pending the outcome against Cleveland. It leaves Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only marginally reasonable threat to Embiid. Both teams may have reason to. Holiday also had 29 points and handed out eight assists while Middleton scored 22 points and had nine assists. Muscala has been better than expected early in his Boston tenure. 3 Celtics and No. At this rate, it would be disappointing if they didnt at least reach the championship series. Bucks: At Detroit on Friday. Thursday nights regular-season home finale at Fiserv Forum was a matchup of an unstoppable force colliding with an immovable object. Its gotten a lot better and Ill revisit it this summer.". Brown led Boston with 13 points and six assists while White had 11 and Smart 10. 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. 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. 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. For that to happen, Philly has to win its last two and Boston has to lose its final game to Memphis. In order to keep the No. BOSTON (CBS) -- Wednesday night's win over the Chicago Bulls gave the Celtics the inside track to secure the two-seed in the Eastern Conference. As it stands, the Celtics have a two-game lead over the Bucks on the secondary tiebreaker, too. Memphis Grizzlies. Miami also has eyes on this race because if Brooklyn falls to No. If the Celtics finish with the No. 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. "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.. 76ers (51-31) 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 Something went wrong. 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 head-to-head matchup on April 7 that is certainly a game to circle on the calendar. He's also hitting 48.8 percent from beyond the arc during that span. 131. I spoke to a specialist; youre going to have pain playing with it no matter what," Hill said. 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories_live-blog, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Tatum had taken some heat in the wake of the Game 5 collapse for going a little Teflon in his demeanor, pre-empting anyone who wants to see him or the other Boston players hanging their heads, kicking tables or other histrionics. 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. If the Bucks. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Bucks favored by 6.5 points at home over the Celtics, priced at -265 on the moneyline. 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. 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. Other Celtics kicked themselves and mulled it over, how theyd let Milwaukee off the hook and might live to regret it. 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. Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.9 with two games to play. And so, that's a long way of saying the Celtics would claim the No. And there is still much to be decided. After an 11-game win streak earlier this year, Memphis is only 510 since Jan. 18. Falling to the Bucks on Thursday would drop Boston down in the standings, and give the Bucks the tiebreaker over the Celtics. Thats something we talked about, Tatum said. 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. Keeps the Bucks out of first as well. 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. Bucks rally late in Antetokounmpo's return for 117-113 win CelticsStrong Celtics Basketball Game . 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. He hasn't always been consistent on the offensive end, but he is a complete game-changer on defense, as he reminded everyone on Wednesday. 2 seed when it could very likely mean a first-round matchup with the Nets? It puts Boston at -200 to advance. Boston guard Jaylen Brown had scored at least 25 points in 10 straight games, the longest active streak in the NBA. He was 2-of-3 on 3-pointers, they were 5-of-26. 2 seed by way of the fourth tiebreaker if it beats Memphis and Milwaukee splits its final two. 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. Again, all of this is moot if the Bucks just win their final two. The Celtics potentially deciding between the No. 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. He shot 3-of-6 from beyond the arc Tuesday and has hit nine of his last 16 3-pointers. April 7, 2022 / 8:27 AM During that stretch he averaged 28.5 points per game on 55.7% shooting. 2 seed is to win their final two (vs. Indiana and vs. Detroit) and have the Bucks lose their final two. Will Russell Westbrook still be starting? * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). The other two: Shaquille ONeal and Wilt Chamberlain. what a time for them to find their shooting stroke, On a mission. They're going to have to beat good teams to get to where they ultimately want to go. Detroit beat Milwaukee at Fiserv Forum on Jan. 3. 9:27 pm ET, at Bucks (3) . The Celtics went on a 19-8 run over the first 4:20 to flip a 12-point deficit to a 78-77 lead thanks to a Theis three-pointer. TheNuggetshave all the ingredients to make the Finals. Entering Wednesday, Brooklyn holds a 1.0 game lead on No. Had James Hardens 3-point attempt gone down before Embiids putback attempt was blocked, these teams could be flip-flopped in the standings. He wanted a foul on the play and picked up the first technical foul of his NBA career. Milwaukee Bucks. Next, a pass from Smart for a turnaround jumper, followed a couple possessions later by another 3-pointer over Milwaukees Pat Connaughton. 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. Boston is the only team in the top five in both offensive and defensive rating. With a race this fluid that is changing on a nightly basis, there are many questions that come into play: Which team has the toughest (or easiest) schedule the rest of the way? The Celtics 18-point lead had shrunk to six when Tatum subbed in with 9:37 left. He would remain out with that designation through March 12 a span of 17 games. The Raptors lead the Bulls by two games with two to play, but with Chicago owning the tiebreaker, it makes it mathematically possible for the Bulls still secure the No. Celtics seeding watch: What's at stake for C's entering Bulls game, could do them a solid in their quest for an ideal NBA playoff draw, Forsberg: Marcus Smart tells all on pushing the Jays, leading C's turnaround. Cleveland is locked into the play-in tournament, but the Cavaliers may still have something to play for as they will want to avoid falling to the No. 9:31 pm ET, at 3/24/2021 - AP. 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 Sixers' star believes his offseason development and season-long production make him the favorite to win Kia MVP. 7 could also have some impact on the Bucks-Celtics-Sixers logjam detailed at the top. 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. Round 2. In the regular season and even in Milwaukees first-round series against Chicago, guard Grayson Allen was a helpful, pesky kind of player. If he does that, and averages, say, 20 points over the final two, that would leave him at 30.1 for the season. 9 Charlotte (Hornets hold tiebreaker) and a 1.5 game lead on 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 tiebreaker goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo. 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. ET, ESPN). "We want to compete. 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. This game is on March 29 in Philly. Heres the kicker: It can mess up even the team trying to draw those fouls. The Nuggets have a comfortable lead atop the Western Conference and appear poised to break through with their two-man core of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. The Heat, Bucks, Celtics and Sixers are separated by just 1.5 games with less than two weeks to play. 1 seed and, as a result, likely play only one of the Bucks or Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs. Yes, defense perhaps played a role in that, but open looks were made (by Boston) and missed (by . Conference record won't be a factor in. 9:16 am ET. They also scored 11 points off seven Celtics turnovers. The second round vs. Milwaukee starts with a Sunday matinee. But the Bucks were able to crash the glass and create extra possessions. Giannis Antetokounmpo looked to help the Bucks advance, but a superstar performance from Jayson Tatum forced Game 7. Among the four teams in this race, Miami has the second-easiest schedule based on opponent win percentage. 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. 9:41 pm ET, at 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. Celtics lose, Bucks go 0-2, Sixers go 2-0 2. 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. 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. A win over the Bucks on Thursday night would essentially seal the deal for Boston. 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. 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. 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. Does Ty Lue know without a doubt the right combinations to play in big moments? Granted, Chicago or Toronto are much more appealing first-round foes than Brooklyn, especially with Robert Williams likely missing the series. 2. 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. Here are the order of the tiebreakers and how they would play out. Eastern Conference top 4 through games played on March 29. Of course, there is another question that looms over this race in particular and its about a team that currently sits in eighth place in the conference and will likely need to go through the Play-In Tournament to secure its playoff spot the Brooklyn Nets. With the Boston Celtics past the customary if not factual midpoint of the season after the annual All-Star Week festivities, who among the team's . Outside keeping everyone healthy, the Celtics' goal should remain the same: Prioritize beating the Bulls and Bucks to earn the No. Top 4 through games played on March 29 Bucks-Celtics-Sixers logjam detailed at the top priced at on... 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