SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. 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. The Celtics beat the Grizzlies 120-107 in Boston on March 3. 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 Cavs are a net rating darling and have the profile of a team on both sides of the ball that can win it all, appearing in the top 10 in offensive and defensive efficiency. Miami also has eyes on this race because if Brooklyn falls to No. Thats something we talked about, Tatum said. The 76ers currently sit in fourth with an identical 49-30 record as the Bucks, who own the tiebreaker over Philly. wow, horford with a massive put back slam to push the celtics' lead to six. As it stands, the Celtics have a two-game lead over the Bucks on the secondary tiebreaker, too. We have another head-to-head meeting on Wednesday as the Celtics host the Heat (7:30 p.m. It was very frustrating, he said. 3 seed, they'll probably need to go through both the Bucks and 76ers to reach the NBA Finals. Were being sarcastic, of course. Then he pulled up for a 3. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Even before then I had questions about this teams halfcourt offense and how it will hold up in the postseason. 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. 7 seed. 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 seed in the Eastern Conference. He went 14-of-15 from the foul line, they went 2-of-3. The Celtics own that tiebreaker. 9:22 pm ET, at 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 Celtics made 20 shots from deep, the Bucks just three. Teammate Marcus Smart, burned on a pair of pivotal plays in Game 5, claimed he didnt sleep between the two games. Outside keeping everyone healthy, the Celtics' goal should remain the same: Prioritize beating the Bulls and Bucks to earn 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. 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. With the teams bunched so tightly, even a single game can alter the standings. 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. 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. 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. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thats why Phoenix ends up behind the other squads on this list. 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. Holiday had seven points in that stretch, which pushed a 38-37 Bucks lead to 51-40 with 5:03 left in the half. The other side of that is, of course, the No. 9:30 pm ET, at I would have liked to see theGrizzliestake a bigger swing at the trade deadline than Luke Kennard, a shooter who doesnt really shoot enough. 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. 9:26 pm ET, at 9:41 pm ET, at 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. 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. 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. Miss those and we're potentially talking about a. If they lose to the Bucks on Thursday, though, Milwaukee will own the tiebreaker and likely drop Boston to No. I think most of it was just completing the possession, Holiday said. Bloodied. And no one needs to be reminded about the vaccination kerfuffle the Celtics may encounter should they need to head cross the border. Still, the Sixers havent shown they can go to the heights the Bucks and Celtics have. Celtics vs. Cavaliers odds, picks, prediction, bets, Bulls vs. Pistons odds, picks, prediction, bets, Knicks vs. Nets odds, picks, prediction, bets, Hawks have a Trae Young problem, Quin Snyder must fix, Nikola Jokic becomes 6th player with 100 triple-doubles, Bucks get 15th straight win, complete perfect February. 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. I spoke to a specialist; youre going to have pain playing with it no matter what," Hill said. But, each time Boston responded with a key bucket, including a Smart basket that made it 121-118 Celtics with 2:27 to go. 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. There are teams trying to get into the Play-In Tournament (7-10 seeds in each conference), there are teams trying to rise out of the Play-In and secure a guaranteed playoff spot (1-6 seeds in each conference), then there are the battles for playoff position, home-court advantage and securing tiebreakers that may be necessary come April 10. 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. 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. Celtics vs. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Boston Celtics 2022-23 record: 44-18 Previous ranking: 1. 2023 www.jsonline.com. 9:39 pm ET, at Until then, Im a little cooler on them than many of my colleagues. So, in summation, Boston is in line for the No. The Chicago Bulls (28-34) play against the Toronto Raptors (31-32) at Scotiabank Arena Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. 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. 6. Tatum hit a fadeaway shot. 3 in the standings -- or No. pushes Philly a game further back and gives us the tie-breaker against them. If the Bucks win their final two games (at Detroit and at Cleveland), they'll be the No. In the East, it's between Toronto and Chicago. 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. 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. This teams depth is a double-edged sword, though. Falling to fourth would likely set up a first-round meeting with the Toronto Raptors, a team that is rolling right now. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. 2 seed, and let the chips fall where they may in the play-in tournament. Joel Embiid recovers from a slow start to finish with 29 points, but Giannis Antetokounmpo erupts for 40 to lead Milwaukee past the 76ers. You can e-mail him here, findhis archive hereandfollow him on Twitter. That means Embiid has to come down a good chunk. 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. He also had seven assists. The plus-minus is a tough stat, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. The Bulls currently sit in the six-seed, and we just saw what the Celtics can do to that team. In fact, Im nervous about putting them this low. However, when it comes to strength of schedule, Philadelphia has the easiest schedule remaining as their opponents have a .404 combined win percentage. 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. So, some positives from that.. 2 seed with a win or Celtics loss. ET TV: ESPN Celtics v No. 2 seed in the case of a three-team tie, with Milwaukee ending up No. Nickel column:Here's why Giannis Antetokounmpo should be the NBA's Most Improved Player, More:As the NBA playoffs approach, the Milwaukee Bucks are tightening their rotation with four key players off the bench. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Bucks vs. Celtics odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.. 9:51 pm ET, at Boston also has to travel to Memphis to face the No. 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 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. That would set up the possibility of a C's-Bulls first-round matchup if Boston loses to Milwaukee on Thursday. Boston is the only team in the top five in both offensive and defensive rating. Holiday and Antetokounmpo had a dozen points each while Lopez and Portis had 11 each. 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. The problem is experience. Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLMZipcF6P4fyb58Ta9m4g/joinNew from Dags Lan & Salty!Check out Bucks VS. Celtics G. 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. Bucks rally late in Antetokounmpo's return for 117-113 win 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. Frankly the deck seemed stacked too high against Tatum and his team, particularly given Bostons meltdown in the closing minutes of Game 5. This game is on March 29 in Philly. As a reminder on the Play-In, if Brooklyn were to finish the regular season in either seventh or eighth place, they would play the 7-8 game with the winner securing the No. He's also hitting 48.8 percent from beyond the arc during that span. Dont be surprised if the elimination factor Sunday flushes Middleton back into the lineup, minutes restriction be darned. Eastern Conference top 4 through games played on March 29. 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. Finally, Tatum got busy playing winning basketball and the trick-the-refs stuff got put away. This could all go mean nothing too, should Brooklyn end up in the eight-seed after the play in tournament. Bucks (51-31) The Celtics claim the 2-seed via their tiebreaker (which, in this scenario, is record against Eastern Conference playoff opponents). The Bucks and Sixers would finish with the same superior record to the Celtics, but the Bucks own the tiebreaker. Beating the Celtics was a huge boost, and Cleveland represents a winnable challenge. 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. The Toronto Raptors haven't left themselves any wiggle room. Sometimes you miss shots, but that wasn't the issue for Boston. 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. NBA playoff picture: Celtics, Bucks in a tight race for No. 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. After Antetokounmpo picked up his fourth foul with nearly 20 minutes left in the game, the Celtics got wrapped up in trying to force his fifth and, hey, maybe his sixth. Jrue Holiday certainly believes as much, and he tried to prove it down the stretch in Game 5. Maybe its possible this offseason if Irving sticks around. The 76ers currently sit in fourth with an identical 49-30 record as the Bucks, who own the tiebreaker over Philly. 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. But as Holiday saw it, there was no overcoming Bostons 3-point prowess in this one. Preview capsule for the Boston-Milwaukee Eastern Conference semifinal series that starts Sunday: No. Boston has the edgehere, owning a 20-13 record against the 10 Eastern Conference playoff qualifiers (a field that is set). 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. Heres the kicker: It can mess up even the team trying to draw those fouls. The same rule cancels out Kevin Durant, who will finish with 55 games played assuming he is active in Brooklyn's final two games. In order to keep 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. All rights reserved. (The offense has been historically good when he is on the court. It's important for the Celtics to 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. 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. 10:23 pm ET, at You could make a case, however, that he isn't even the best defensive guard in this series. If they split, and the Celtics win their final game against the Grizzlies, a complicated tiebreaker scenario between Boston and Milwaukee would activate. Theres only one problem with that: The road team has won four of the six games so far. 4 seed, they would avoid the Nets in the opening round, but they would only guarantee themselves home-court advantage for the opening round. The Sixers have three games against teams over .500 (Charlotte, Cleveland and Toronto) and four games against teams not only under .500 but all under .400 as they face Detroit and Indiana twice. There's even a scenario where Philadelphia finishes second and the Celtics third, but no one needs that big of a popsicle headache this early in the morning. After the defending champs dispatched the Chicago Bulls last night, the Eastern Conference Semifinals is set between Milwaukee and Boston. Marcus Smart was named Defensive Player of the Year this season, becoming the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton in 1996. Entering play on Friday, the Warriors lead the Mavericks by one game. His outside shooting, movement without the basketball and ability to play multiple positions have all proven valuable for the C's. 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. Miss those and we're potentially talking about a 20-point Celtics win. If a team settles for the No. Those three teams are lined up to be the Nos. Tuckers value goes up in the postseason, and the role players have been generally solid here. It was widely viewed that Milwaukee was avoiding a #2 vs. #7 matchup with the Brooklyn Nets who Boston would later sweep anyway. In the West, it's between Utah and Denver. To catch that number, Giannis would only need to average 37.4 over his final two. The Heat, Bucks, Celtics and Sixers are separated by just 1.5 games with less than two weeks to play. 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. All rights reserved. Beautiful.. what a time for them to find their shooting stroke, On a mission. Were not running from people. On Sunday afternoon at TD Garden, The Boston Basketball Celtics will host Milwaukee, running club or otherwise. Toronto has slightly lower odds on . Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics are up to 4th place in the East and suddenly in position to compete for the conferences top seed. 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. Bobby Portis was just 1 of the many heroes who step up for Milwaukee down the stretch as it rallies from 14 down in the 4th. They didn't do any of that in the final few minutes, and they paid the price. The veteran forward has found his stroke from 3-point range, too. Add to that the tendency for coaches to use their challenges on such plays and we end up with players crashing to the floor and games grinding to a halt to see if somebody truly went statue in time to thwart a highlight or poster play. 3 seed. 1 seed and, as a result, likely play only one of the Bucks or Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs. Gambling problem? 1 team until the conference finals. 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. The . Khris Middleton is still not playing his normal minutes load. The season series also is tied, and the third and final meeting between these teams isn't until March 30 in Milwaukee. 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. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Joel Embiid is most likely the answer here. After an 11-game win streak earlier this year, Memphis is only 510 since Jan. 18. It could be a huge matchup. ET, ESPN). Brown led Boston with 13 points and six assists while White had 11 and Smart 10. The two-seed is there for the Celtics -- if they want it. Really, the Celtics shouldn't fear anyone this postseason. Golden State Warriors. 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). 3 and Philly No. 40-17, 24-5 home. 8 spot in the playoffs and a matchup with the No. White is averaging 22.5 points in February (seven games) on 52.2 percent shooting. 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