NBA playoff picture: Celtics, Bucks in a tight race for No. ET on Thursday, April 7. 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. Which takes if to the fourth tiebreaker: record vs. Eastern Conference playoff teams, which Boston has clinched at 20-13 with the best Milwaukee can do being 18-15. 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. Does Ty Lue know without a doubt the right combinations to play in big moments? 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. 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. 9:38 pm ET, at 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. Sometimes you miss shots, but that wasn't the issue for Boston. Teams are permitted to carry only two timeouts into the final three minutes, and the Bucks coach is almost comically dedicated to not having any stripped away. Falling to fourth would likely set up a first-round meeting with the Toronto Raptors, a team that is rolling right now. It will be fascinating to see how this race plays out over the final 12 days of the regular season as the seeds can shift on a daily basis, creating new potential matchups as the playoffs inch closer and closer. But as Holiday saw it, there was no overcoming Bostons 3-point prowess in this one. Muscala was acquired by the Celtics at the trade deadline last Thursday and he's already made a strong impact in his first three games. 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 | JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Boston sits at +215 on the moneyline while the . The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA, its clubs or Turner Broadcasting. 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. The Phoenix and Boston stars take home the honors for Week 23. Boston forced overtime with a high-arcing 3-pointer from Sam Hauser. 4 Sixers by one game in the loss column. 2 seed is theirs. 2 seed in the West, and the 76ers have a winnable clash with Detroit. That best two words in sports clich might be getting old, but Game 7s themselves never do. 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. If he does that, and averages, say, 20 points over the final two, that would leave him at 30.1 for the season. This could all go mean nothing too, should Brooklyn end up in the eight-seed after the play in tournament. Holiday and Antetokounmpo had a dozen points each while Lopez and Portis had 11 each. He shot 3-of-6 from beyond the arc Tuesday and has hit nine of his last 16 3-pointers. Pump fake leads to great take pic.twitter.com/ClHytz93Qf. 2. As it stands, the Celtics have a two-game lead over the Bucks on the secondary tiebreaker, too. However, when it comes to strength of schedule, Philadelphia has the easiest schedule remaining as their opponents have a .404 combined win percentage. 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. Still, the Sixers havent shown they can go to the heights the Bucks and Celtics have. Williams missed his 3rd consecutive game with an injured left knee as Boston kept its season alive Friday night in Milwaukee. Good old Game 7, Antetokounmpo said. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have played in big playoff games together. Both teams may have reason to. Tiebreaker vs. Celtics: Have the tiebreaker 2-1 over the Celtics. Conference record won't be a factor in. That would set up the possibility of a C's-Bulls first-round matchup if Boston loses to Milwaukee on Thursday. "The guys found a way to win another close game. Sacramento Kings. ET TV: ESPN Celtics v Miss those and we're potentially talking about a 20-point Celtics win. 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. Heres how I would size up the list of contenders for the homestretch of the season. This team always seems to be battling injuries, and we have no idea when Zion Williamson will return. 6-keys: media/spln/nba/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. The Celtics currently own tiebreakers over Milwaukee and Philly, so if they win out, the No. 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. His outside shooting, movement without the basketball and ability to play multiple positions have all proven valuable for the C's. So how might they fix the disparity in Game 7? 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. 9:34 pm ET, at Bucks vs. Celtics. 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). Since the Bucks and Celtics are tied in head-to-head series at 2-2, we have to move to the next tiebreaker. 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. 1 seed out of the play-in tournament if they win the 9-10 matchup and beat the loser of the 7-8 matchup. 1 pick Cade Cunningham. The Bucks already have a head-to-head edge over Philly (2-1), so they'd win the tiebreaker over Philadelphia in any head-to-head scenario. They were tougher than us in that fourth quarter, Game 5. We still havent seen Kevin Durant on the floor, but I have theSunsfourth here. For the first time in this seasons rankings, the Bucks top this list. The Fiserv Forum crowd, nervous and quiet for much of the middle two quarters, was alive. Really, the Celtics shouldn't fear anyone this postseason. Thats something we talked about, Tatum said. 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. Brooklyn controls its own destiny to pass No. The Bucks are 33-18and Boston is 33-19at the moment. Remaining games: No more games left between the teams. Despite a slow start from behind the three-point line, the Bucks dominated inside with 34 points in the paint. They didn't do any of that in the final few minutes, and they paid the price. After the defending champs dispatched the Chicago Bulls last night, the Eastern Conference Semifinals is set between Milwaukee and Boston. 6. Rotations shorten come playoff time. 8 spot: Raptors:vs. Sixers, vs. In terms of tiebreakers, the Heat will lose their season series to Boston regardless of Wednesdays outcome, but the Heat are tied 2-2 with both Philadelphia and Milwaukee. what a series for the veteran, Smooooooooooth Jrue pic.twitter.com/j3ojCEahJx, smart just baited giannis into an offensive foul. Milwaukee Bucks vs. Play-In No. 9:28 pm ET, at In fact, Im nervous about putting them this low. "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.. 9:35 pm ET, at Please enjoy the last 42 seconds of the game. 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. 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. 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 Wish it could stay there. 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. But the Bucks own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the 76ers. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. If they split, and the Celtics win their final game against the Grizzlies, a complicated tiebreaker scenario between Boston and Milwaukee would activate. 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. He's also hitting 48.8 percent from beyond the arc during that span. First published on April 7, 2022 / 8:27 AM. FantasyPros considers the best player values for DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS. After Tuesday night's results, the Celtics find themselves in a three-way tie for the No. The veteran point guard poured in 27 points with 12 assists and three steals in 43 minutes. 7 could also have some impact on the Bucks-Celtics-Sixers logjam detailed at the top. We'll get a good idea whether Boston or Milwaukee wants the two-seed when they send out their starting lineups Thursday night. 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. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe. 2 seed by way of the fourth tiebreaker if it beats Memphis and Milwaukee splits its final two. 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. Instead, the Bucks were able to hang around. Budenholzer said there is no minutes restriction on Hill. If a team settles for the No. Whether that happens is pretty much a toss-up, as the Cavs and Heat could be locked into their seeding by the time they play the Nets and Hawks, respectively. CelticsStrong Celtics Basketball Game . 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!! 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). 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 unstoppable.) And there is still much to be decided. For a team that has struggled to shoot the ball all series, that was a perfect time to find their shooting stroke. White also scored the first five points of the overtime period -- a drive to the bucket and a 3-pointer. 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. It puts Boston at -200 to advance. The C's scored the first five points of overtime to take a 121-116 lead, but the Bucks finished the period on a 15-4 run to escape with a 131-125 victory. 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