2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. 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 | Collectively, so far only three teams have clinched a playoff berth, while five teams have been mathematically eliminated. So how might they fix the disparity in Game 7? Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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. After Tuesday night's results, the Celtics find themselves in a three-way tie for the No. 4 Sixers by one game in the loss column. The wing depth is actually solid, and Deandre Ayton has had great playoff moments in the past. @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. Boston guard Jaylen Brown had scored at least 25 points in 10 straight games, the longest active streak in the NBA. Here's why Giannis Antetokounmpo should be the NBA's Most Improved Player, As the NBA playoffs approach, the Milwaukee Bucks are tightening their rotation with four key players off the bench, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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. And so, that's a long way of saying the Celtics would claim the No. 9:26 pm ET, at pushes Philly a game further back and gives us the tie-breaker against them. Even before then I had questions about this teams halfcourt offense and how it will hold up in the postseason. The visiting Boston Celtics came in with a 75.6% winning percentage overall since Dec. 31. 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. It puts Boston at -200 to advance. 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. But the Bucks were able to crash the glass and create extra possessions. Tatum hit a fadeaway shot. The Pelicans, not so much. 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. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Battled. If the Celtics finish with the No. 76ers (51-31) 10:23 pm ET, at 8 seed. Philadelphia 76ers. 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. Bucks celtics sixers tie breaker. 10 Atlanta (Nets hold tiebreaker). We felt they beat us on winning plays, hustle plays, 50/50 balls. Marcus Smart stepped up, though, with a 29-point effort that included a 7-for-12 effort from behind the three-point line. Budenholzer said there is no minutes restriction on Hill. 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. T Everything you need to know regarding current seeds, matchups and tiebreaker scenarios can be found here. 2 seed and could rest their starters in that season finale. 9, which would happen if it loses and Atlanta wins out, it would mean a potential matchup with the No. Bostons remaining schedule is split evenly between home (26-12) and road (21-17) and includes head-to-head matchups with both Miami (Wednesday) and Milwaukee (April 7). Now that you've had a chance to breathe. The #1 Boston Celtics fan forum weighs in. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Tuesday night's 10 game slate. Instead of trying to frame the narrative in Game 6, Tatum wrote the whole darn story. / CBS Boston. We still havent seen Kevin Durant on the floor, but I have theSunsfourth here. The Celtics 18-point lead had shrunk to six when Tatum subbed in with 9:37 left. 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. Milwaukee is 17-15 pending the outcome against Cleveland. 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. Jayson Tatum scores 12 of his 46 points in the 4th quarter to send the series back to Boston for Game 7. 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. "The guys found a way to win another close game. 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. Now it's just a matter of seeding. Boston forced overtime with a high-arcing 3-pointer from Sam Hauser. 4 if the Sixers win out. Holiday shot 8-of-12 from beyond the arc. The depth is shaky. George Hill then punctuated the win with a steal and layup with 23 seconds left. 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. TWO HUGE DEFENSIVE PLAYS BY JRUE BUCKS GO UP 3-2. pic.twitter.com/qx678hYiLf. Bloodied. In case of a three-way tie between Milwaukee, Boston and Philadelphia, which remains a possibility, the tiebreaker criteria is to recognize division winners first, which would remove Philadelphia from the equation as Boston would win the Atlantic division via a better division record. It's important for the Celtics to finish with the No. 9:35 pm ET, at He made the first free throw, but missed the second one badly. 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. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. If the Bucks win against Cleveland (tipoff is at 3:30 p.m.), they finish second in the East. They didn't do any of that in the final few minutes, and they paid the price. 9:30 pm ET, at Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. Celtics:at Chicago, at Milwaukee, at Memphis, Bucks:vs. Celtics, at Detroit, at Cleveland, Sixers:at Toronto, vs. Indiana, vs. Detroit. 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. 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. The Nets potentially ending up at No. All rights reserved. Celtics (43-17) at 76ers (39-19) Game #61 2/25/23. While the Bucks have not clinched the Central Division, they do hold a commanding 3.5-game lead over Chicago, in case that tiebreaker is needed at the end of the season. 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. 3 Celtics and No. 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. 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. Visit ESPN for the game preview of the Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball game on February 14, 2023. . After practice on Tuesday, head coach Ime Udoka said, were a basketball team, not a track team. 10:09 pm ET, at 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. After scoring 12 points in 16 minutes during his C's debut on Fridayand then 10 points versus the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, the veteran forward racked up 10 points over the first five minutes of Tuesday's matchup. The veteran point guard poured in 27 points with 12 assists and three steals in 43 minutes. 8 seed from Brooklyn, as the Nets would be guaranteed to play the No. 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. 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 (22-10) and Boston Celtics (23-10) meet Sunday at TD Garden.Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuckers value goes up in the postseason, and the role players have been generally solid here. Milwaukee entered Tuesday on a 14-game win streak. Williams missed his 3rd consecutive game with an injured left knee as Boston kept its season alive Friday night in Milwaukee. The jazz have a one-game lead in the loss column with two game remaining. 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. The ball went in bounds to Smart, who saw a brief opening and tried to go right to the basket. But the Bucks own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the 76ers. 2, 3 and 4 seeds in the East when the regular season ends this week, and the Bucks still have some advantage. 9:25 pm ET, at 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. Celtics fans should be rooting for Atlanta to take the No. 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. But the entertainment value of that is negligible, and the threat of injury to talented thoroughbred-like players is borderline negligent. Massive mural by Milwaukee artist Mauricio Ramirez measures 53 1/2 feet tall x 56 1/2 feet wide, taking up the side of a 3-story building. 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. All Rights Reserved. From our standpoint, from the players standpoint, we want to be healthy, playing our best basketball, Middleton said. That was in the back of our minds, Game 5, Tatum said after scoring 46 points with nine rebounds and four assists. All Rights Reserved. They also scored 11 points off seven Celtics turnovers. 2 or No. Boston also has to travel to Memphis to face the No. Bucks (51-31) The Celtics claim the 2-seed via their tiebreaker (which, in this scenario, is record against Eastern Conference playoff opponents). Both would also be divisional champions in a scenario where the teams tie, so it's. Despite a slow start from behind the three-point line, the Bucks dominated inside with 34 points in the paint. Khris Middleton is still not playing his normal minutes load. 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. 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. 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 went 14-of-15 from the foul line, they went 2-of-3. 8 spot in the playoffs and a matchup with the No. Horford will almost certainly get the night off, leaving Boston without one of its best defenders against Giannis Antetokounmpo. 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. 1 pick Cade Cunningham. 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