9:16 am ET. All Rights Reserved. They're going to have to beat good teams to get to where they ultimately want to go. He's also hitting 48.8 percent from beyond the arc during that span. The second round vs. Milwaukee starts with a Sunday matinee. He took 32 shots, made 17 of them and at 7-of-15 from the arc, hit as many 3-pointers as the entire Bucks team combined (7-of-29). Long story short: The Bucks' will sew up the No. Had James Hardens 3-point attempt gone down before Embiids putback attempt was blocked, these teams could be flip-flopped in the standings. Thursday nights regular-season home finale at Fiserv Forum was a matchup of an unstoppable force colliding with an immovable object. Counting on Durant and Paul to stay on the floor for four rounds is a dicey proposition, though. Will any of the top four teams try to avoid a first-round matchup with Brooklyn? Miss those and we're potentially talking about a. 4. Coming into Tuesday, they sat two-game below .500 with 20 to go. The Bucks either claim the 3-seed outright. The early returns of the Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving pairing havent been stellar. Ime Udoka on Celtics confidence: Were a basketball team, not a track team. It leaves Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only marginally reasonable threat to Embiid. 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. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Tuesday night's 10 game slate. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. You would think the No. 9:45 pm ET, at 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. The season series also is tied, and the third and final meeting between these teams isn't until March 30 in Milwaukee. 2 seed. @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. . That got the lead back to double digits, 98-87, with about five minutes left and the Bucks never got closer. Things to know:. Despite both teams finishing 51-31 in the regular season, the Celtics won the fourth tie breaker by virtue of their record against the Easts playoff teams (20-13 over 17-16). The depth is shaky. Something went wrong. 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. Foro Nuevos mensajes; Temas activos; Temas sin respuesta; Borrar todas las cookies del sitio 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. If they lose to the Bucks on Thursday, though, Milwaukee will own the tiebreaker and likely drop Boston to 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. 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. The Bulls currently sit in the six-seed, and we just saw what the Celtics can do to that team. 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. The Celtics beat the Grizzlies 120-107 in Boston on March 3. And so it went. It puts Boston at -200 to advance. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. The Nets haven't been all that great this season, they rarely play good defense, and there is still a chance they fall to the eight-seed via the play in tournament -- or miss the real playoffs altogether. Dallas Mavericks. pushes Philly a game further back and gives us the tie-breaker against them. But if youre a fan of another Western Conference team, do you really want your squad responsible for trying to knock out Steph, Klay, and Draymond Green? Keeps the Bucks out of first as well. 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. ET, ESPN), Philadelphia 76ers (46-29), 1.5 games back. ET. 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. Milwaukee was without reserve guard Grayson Allen (left hip soreness), but Bobby Portis scored 17 points off the bench for the Bucks. Despite a slow start from behind the three-point line, the Bucks dominated inside with 34 points in the paint. White is averaging 22.5 points in February (seven games) on 52.2 percent shooting. 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. 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. The Phoenix and Boston stars take home the honors for Week 23. At some point, it would be nice to see this group put together a sustained run of success. Bucks vs. Celtics. 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 He's someone who deserves a meaningful role even when the team is at full strength. Eastern Conference Playoff Teams. I felt like we were able to make some shots tough," Budenholzer said of his team's defensive effort in the final minutes. Celtics takeaways: White shines again as shorthanded C's lose to Bucks in OT, won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, acquired by the Celtics at the trade deadline. Tiebreaker vs. Celtics: Have the tiebreaker 2-1 over the Celtics. The sleek, smooth-shooting forward had a Giannis Antetokounmpo sort of game against Giannis Antetokounmpo. Again, all of this is moot if the Bucks just win their final two. 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. 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. 9 Charlotte (Hornets hold tiebreaker) and a 1.5 game lead on No. 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.. Next, a pass from Smart for a turnaround jumper, followed a couple possessions later by another 3-pointer over Milwaukees Pat Connaughton. Somehow, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown collided and neither were able to grab the rebound, which popped right to Bobby Portis for the game-winning layup. While Dallas entered Tuesday a firm plus in their minutes, the defense has predictably not been great when the two share the floor. All rights reserved. Each team has two remaining games. 3 or No. The Pelicans, not so much. After the Bucks went on a huge run between the third and fourth quarter to erase a 12-point deficit and lead 99-97 with 8:48 remaining in regulation, White scored back-to-back baskets to put Boston back ahead 101-99. Its gotten a lot better and Ill revisit it this summer.". It's not impossible! The Sixers also need to finish a game ahead of Boston to win the No. The Celtics are up to 4th place in the East and suddenly in position to compete for the conferences top seed. On Tuesday, we laid out how the Boston Celtics' Eastern Conference competitors could do them a solid in their quest for an ideal NBA playoff draw. 3:22 pm ET. April 7, 2022 / 8:27 AM At this rate, it would be disappointing if they didnt at least reach the championship series. Boston shooters seek him out as a defender to exploit (at least until George Hill comes into the game). People will question Denvers defense, even though its played at a top-10 efficiency with Jokic on the floor. Outside keeping everyone healthy, the Celtics' goal should remain the same: Prioritize beating the Bulls and Bucks to earn the No. Stephen Curry has been so good when hes been on the floor this year. The Bucks either claim the No. 1 seed There simply isn't a team lurking in the play-in spots that seems as prickly as the Nets did a year ago. But as our Chris Forsberg observes, there's still a lot to be sorted out ahead of the Celtics' back-to-back with the Bulls (Wednesday night) and Bucks (Thursday night). Were not running from people. On Sunday afternoon at TD Garden, The Boston Basketball Celtics will host Milwaukee, running club or otherwise. 2 seed is to win their final two (vs. Indiana and vs. Detroit) and have the Bucks lose their final two. In the regular season and even in Milwaukees first-round series against Chicago, guard Grayson Allen was a helpful, pesky kind of player. The 76ers currently sit in fourth with an identical 49-30 record as the Bucks, who own the tiebreaker over Philly. 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. With 14.2 seconds remaining, Giannis went to the line with the Bucks trailing by two. The Bucks were misfiring all night form deep: 2-of-7 in the first, 1-of-9 in the second, 1-of-4 in the third. Khris Middleton had 27 points and 13 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks topped the Boston Celtics 121-119 on Wednesday for their eighth consecutive victory. 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. By Adam Paris Dec 25, 2021, 1:10pm CST / new. After Portis put the Bucks ahead with 11.4 seconds remaining, the Celtics still had a chance to win the game or at least go back in front. Get out of D-White's way this man is on a MISSION pic.twitter.com/SjbxwvZcnu. 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. 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. Philly may be higher on this list if it didnt have to deal with two juggernauts in the conference. 4 seed in one scenario: A Bucks win Sunday or a 76ers loss in either of their final two games will lock Boston into no worse than the . Boston also has to travel to Memphis to face the No. The 76ers currently sit in fourth with an identical 49-30 record as the Bucks, who own the tiebreaker over Philly. 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. Falling to fourth would likely set up a first-round meeting with the Toronto Raptors, a team that is rolling right now. No. In fact, Im nervous about putting them this low. It feels a lot better now and just trying to give everything I have.. pic.twitter.com/EHlIwwHhBz, Jrue showing off that defensive skill. 3 seed, they'll probably need to go through both the Bucks and 76ers to reach the NBA Finals. Later on, Giannis Antetokounpo and Jrue Holiday hit back-to-back 3s in the final minutes to tie the game at 105-105. 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. During that stretch he averaged 28.5 points per game on 55.7% shooting. 3 in net rating. Until then, Im a little cooler on them than many of my colleagues. 2 seed in the case of a three-team tie, with Milwaukee ending up No. The other side of that is, of course, the No. And no one needs to be reminded about the vaccination kerfuffle the Celtics may encounter should they need to head cross the border. 7 seed. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Bucks vs. Celtics. Golden State Warriors. After an 11-game win streak earlier this year, Memphis is only 510 since Jan. 18. Milwaukee is 17-15 pending the outcome against Cleveland. We still havent seen Kevin Durant on the floor, but I have theSunsfourth here. Oops. At the same time, I have to show my respect to the Beam, Mike Brown and Sacramentos incredible offense. 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. The Mavericks are just 35 since Kyrie Irving debuted for Dallas after the teams home loss to Indiana on Tuesday. 1 seed and, as a result, likely play only one of the Bucks or Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs. But Grayson is doing his best. The Bucks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker with Philadelphia on Tuesday winning the season series 2-1 they are tied with Miami 2. Lets get it on. Again, not likely. Well spend a lot of time talking about it, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said of the team strategy regarding their last two games. Still a game to be played between Mavericks and Jazz that could change how this tiebreaker would pan out. 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. Yet Budenholzer stopped the break, then wound up out of the timeout with his star taking a rare and unsuccessful corner 3-pointer. Sacramento Kings. Central division champion Milwaukee would thus only be competing in a head-to-head tiebreaker with Boston, and the two-team tiebreaker againstthe Celtics (laid out below) thus applies. 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. Four teams have a chance to punch their ticket to the postseason on an 11-game Wednesday night. Theres only one problem with that: The road team has won four of the six games so far. Milwaukee Bucks (62-20) Boston Celtics (59-23) Philadelphia 76ers (55-27) By the way, it seems only fair to note here that Budenholzer didnt help his club when he called his predictable, notorious UIOLI (use it or lose it) timeout with 3:02 left. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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. He also had 11 assists and 10 rebounds. 8 seed. Which team holds the tiebreakers over the other contenders? 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. Pat Connaughton was able to cut him off, which forced Smart to readjust and gave Holiday time to come flying in and stuff the shot. 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. pic.twitter.com/nicRRPGuEF, Bruised. After Tuesday night's results, the Celtics find themselves in a three-way tie for the No. Jayson Tatum scores 12 of his 46 points in the 4th quarter to send the series back to Boston for Game 7. That best two words in sports clich might be getting old, but Game 7s themselves never do. Here are the teams to have clinched their seeds: Beyond that, everything is still up for grabs including the scoring title! Boston got big offensive performances from its three best players, with Tatum, Smart (21) and Brown (22) combining for 89 points. 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. As for the Sixers the only shot they have at the No. 10 Atlanta (Nets hold tiebreaker). 9:39 pm ET, at White also scored the first five points of the overtime period -- a drive to the bucket and a 3-pointer. 3/24/2021 - AP. 2 seed when it could very likely mean a first-round matchup with the Nets? Round 2. If a team settles for the 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. 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. Rockets, at Knicks. Rather, it was that they resorted to the methodical and predictable late-game offense that plagued them early in the season. Back then, my highly scientific (a.k.a. White recently won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award, and he kept his hot streak going against the Bucks. 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. 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