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The first two months of the season, the Boston Celtics struggled to hold onto leads. They appeared to rectify that as the season progressed, helping them earn the no. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Well, that same old issue reared its head again in Game 5 Wednesday. The Celtics held a 13-point lead a […]

There were a lot of things that went wrong for the Boston Celtics during the closing seconds of their Game 5 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Perhaps, however, nothing was more crucial than the miscommunication between Jayson Tatum and the rest of the team near the end that doomed them. During the play when Marcus […]

Game 5 between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks went down the wire. In the end, it was Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. who escaped with a 110-107 win in what was an asbolute thriller. Celtics head coach Ime Udoka was not at all pleased with how his team let the Bucks come from behind […]

Jrue Holiday just flexed his defensive chops of the reigning Defensive Player of the Year. The Milwaukee Bucks point guard made the game-sealing plays to end the game as they escape with the Game 5 win on the road. First, Jrue Holiday completely ate up Marcus Smart’s go-ahead basket attempt on the baseline. Not only […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo had to give his blood, sweat, and tears for the Milwaukee Bucks as they tried to steal Game 5 away from the Boston Celtics on their own home floor. Quite literally. Giannis had blood dripping from his right eyebrow late in the game following an inadvertent elbow from Bucks teammate Pat Connaughton: Giannis […]

The Milwaukee Bucks face one of the toughest tests of their season on Thursday as they try to win Game 5 on the Celtics’ home floor. Charles Barkley shared his thoughts on the matchup during TNT’s pre-game broadcast and the Hall of Famer has just slapped Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. with some harsh reality. According […]

The Boston Celtics are tied 2-2 in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Milwaukee Bucks. After going 1-1 at home and 1-1 away, the Celtics are back playing host for Game 5. However, they got a rough injury update less than two hours before tip-off. According to Ime Udoka, Robert Williams is out for […]

The Celtics return to Boston to host the Bucks for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Celtics prediction and pick.   This is an incredible series to watch as both teams are battling in the second round. The Bucks stole home-court advantage from the […]

The Boston Celtics have gone toe-to-toe with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks through the first four games of this series. It has been an extremely tight series with each team stealing a game on their opponent’s home court. The series has lived up to the hype so far and is considered to be the best […]

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets are no longer in postseason contention, which has granted the mercurial point guard some extra free time. The Nets star recently decided to use some of that time to play some video games and also stream his session live to fans on Twitch. It did not turn out as […]

The Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks has lived up to the hype thus far. The series is currently split at two wins apiece with each team able to steal a game on their opponent’s home court. The matchup is loaded with storylines and has been an impressive defensive battle […]

Al Horford played like a man possessed on Monday night in the Boston Celtics’s 116-108 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. While he obviously wants to win through the competitive nature in all professional athletes, he has some extra motivation to advance further into the postseason compared to the rest of his teammates. Horford can guarantee […]

The Boston Celtics earned one of the most important impressive victories of the playoffs without Robert Williams III. As the league’s most competitive second-round series shifts to Boston for a best-of-three between the Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, there’s a chance Ime Udoka’s team will be back at full strength. The Celtics revealed their official injury […]

The Milwaukee Bucks blew a third quarter lead in Game 4 on Monday to lose 116-108 as the series is now tied 2-2. It was certainly not an ideal finish to a game where the Bucks struggled to get stops defensively down the stretch, with Al Horford and Jayson Tatum torching them in the final […]

The Boston Celtics pulled off an impressive turnaround against the Milwaukee Bucks on their own home floor in Game 4. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks held an 11-point lead late in the third quarter and entered the fourth up seven points. But what happened next will resonate with Celtics fans for quite some time, particularly […]

The Boston Celtics made an impressive comeback in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks in what was a complete team effort. But if there’s one player to highlight for going above and beyond what was needed of him, it was Al Horford. The Celtics veteran matched Jayson Tatum with a team-high 30 points. 16 of […]

We all witnessed a vintage performance from Al Horford on Monday night as he turned back the clock to bring out the All-Star form he once had during his prime. Jayson Tatum was all for it as he heaped praise on his Boston Celtics teammate following their 116-108 Game 4 win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and […]

Much like the rest of us, ESPN’s Stephen A Smith had quite an animated reaction to Al Horford throwing the hammer down on Giannis Antetokounmpo during Monday’s Game 4 clash between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. It sounds like Stephen A enjoyed the action, but what he’s taken exception to is the referees […]

Things got testy on Monday night as the Boston Celtics secured a 116-108 victory over the defending champions Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of their second-round series. At one point, Marcus Smart got into it with Giannis Antetokounmpo, and apparently, the Celtics guard got the short end of the stick in this exchange. After their […]

Marcus Smart came up with a huge bounceback performance in Game 4 as the Boston Celtics took down the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-108, to tie this second-round series at 2-2. The newly-crowned Defensive Player of the Year missed Game 2 due to a quad injury, but it looks like this issue has now been put to […]

While the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 to tie their playoffs series at 2-2, Jayson Tatum doesn’t want his teammates to forget that they are facing the reigning NBA champions. Things won’t get any easier for the Celtics in their attempt to take the series lead, and so Tatum and the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks may have lost Game 4 to the Boston Celtics, but Giannis Antetokounmpo is not letting his emotions get the best of him. After getting outshined by Al Horford during Monday’s contest, Antetokounmpo naturally feels terrible. However, it is not letting it distract him from focusing at the task they have now: which […]

One of, if not the top play from Monday’s Game 4 clash between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks has got to be Al Horford’s monster jam all over Giannis Antetokounmpo. Horford threw it down with force as he put the former back-to-back MVP on an epic poster. After the Celtics’ 116-108 win, Horford […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum made quite the noise on Monday night. Not only did he help power the Beantown Team to victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4, but he also joined Kobe Bryant and LeBron James in NBA history. Tatum exploded for 30 points in the game, which were more than enough […]

Things got heated on Monday night between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. Al Horford turned back the clock for a vintage performance and apparently, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s antics may have had a lot to do with the Celtics veteran’s unexpected explosion on the offensive end. At one point in the game, Giannis threw the […]

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks are slated to face off in a pivotal Game 4 NBA Playoff matchup on Monday. Trailing two-games-to-one, the Celtics are in need of a victory to avoid falling into nearly insurmountable deficit against the defending champions. Their quest to do so was dealt a brutal blow after the latest […]

The Boston Celtics will attempt to even up the best-of-seven series as they face the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 on Monday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds coverage with a Celtics-Bucks Game 4 prediction and pick. The Bucks edged out the Celtics 103-101 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Saturday. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points, including the go-ahead […]

The Boston Celtics absorbed a narrow loss at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks with a 103-101 defeat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. A poor outing in the third quarter put Ime Udoka’s squad in a deep hole heading into the final frame. They managed to mount a big comeback to take […]

The Milwaukee Bucks managed to pull out a 103-101 win in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics, but it didn’t come without controversy. The C’s were absolutely livid after they didn’t get a foul call on Marcus Smart’s attempted three-pointer late in the final period. Instead, only two free throws were given, with officials saying […]

With a Milwaukee Bucks Game 4 against the Boston Celtics, many eyes will be on this highly competitive second-round series. Ahead of the Celtics-Bucks game, we’ll be making our Bucks Game 4 predictions. The Bucks have a 2-1 lead in the series behind the incredible play of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo had a phenomenal Game 3 […]

The Boston Celtics lost in a super close contest to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3. One of the most impactful plays of the game came at the very end, when the Celtics had the ball down by three points. They failed to convert, losing 103-101. Things could have worked out differently for the Celtics […]

The Milwaukee Bucks–Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Semifinals has lived up to all expectations thus far after the Bucks’ thrilling two-point victory in Game 3. Al Horford’s tip-in was just a split-second after the buzzer went off, a deflating loss for the Celtics. Game 4 remains in Milwaukee, as the two sides will play Monday night. […]

It takes a village to slow down a physically imposing force such as Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Milwaukee Bucks frontman is used to it by now with teams constantly sending droves of defenders and double-teams his way. The Boston Celtics are no exception. The owners of the NBA’s best defense, which features the reigning Defensive Player […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo put forth a heroic effort in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics, going for 42 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists, two blocks and two steals in the pivotal 103-101 victory to go up 2-1 in the second-round series. While Giannis was the obvious hero of the game for the Bucks, […]

The ending of Game 3 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics was interesting to say the least. The call that decided the game was a foul that led to free throws for Marcus Smart – but there was clearly disagreement on just how many there were supposed to be. With just seconds left on […]

Al Horford missed what could have been a series-defining tip-in in the final moment of Saturday’s controversial Game 3 clash between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately for the Celtics, Horford’s tip-in was waived off after the referees deemed that time had expired before he released the shot. Before anything else, here is […]

With just seconds remaining in Game 3 and the Boston Celtics down three points to the Milwaukee Bucks, Marcus Smart had a tremendous opportunity to tie the game on a 3-point attempt. The only problem is that he was never able to put his shot up. Smart got fouled by Jrue Holiday as he was […]

Jayson Tatum absolutely dropped the hammer on Giannis Antetokounmpo in the second period of Saturday’s Game 3 contest between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. It was a sepctacular poster dunk, no doubt, but Tatum may have come out from the incident the worse for wear. After the Celtics’ 103-101 loss, Tatum revealed that […]

Jayson Tatum had the worst performance of his 2022 playoffs run in Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks, but the Boston Celtics forward admitted there is no one to blame but himself. In his postgame presser, Tatum explained what went wrong for him and what he believes caused his struggles. According to the Celtics star, […]