Celtics vs Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics face off on Tuesday at the TD Garden in Boston in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series.

Celtics vs. Warriors vs. Mavs vs. Celtics vs. Warriors vs. Mavs vs. - 76ers vs. - 76ers vs. As a team, the Celtics shot only 33.3 percent from the field. Being down 0-1 to the reigning NBA champions isn’t an ideal position to be in, but the Celtics have enough in their bag to get a win in Game 2. In games they were favored in by 4 points or more so far this season, the Celtics went 24-25-2 against the spread. The Bucks will limit second chances on their end and limit foul shots but Boston's offense was just a bit more consistent over the year.

May 2 update: Smart is officially questionable for Game 2 against the Bucks with a quad injury. He suffered this and a shoulder injury in Game 1, ...

Smart appeared to suffer the injury on a drive to the basket and immediately checked out of the game holding his arm. The current Defensive Player of the Year going down would be a big loss for the Celtics, who have struggled to deal with Milwaukee’s perimeter shooters in the first half. Smart also had a knee issue but powered through it in a loss to the Bucks. The Celtics need their Defensive Player of the Year and given Smart’s return in Game 1, it seems like this designation is a bit of gamesmanship from Boston.

The Boston Celtics will look to bounce back against the Milwaukee Bucks, and here are some Game 2 predictions.

Look for the Celtics to make adjustments now and find a way to get a victory in Game 2, setting up some intense games in Wisconsin. Game 2 will also take place in Boston. The Celtics cannot afford to drop a second straight in front of their home crowd. The team made just 10 2-point field goals in the loss, which is the second-fewest in any playoff game of all time. The Celtics now trail the series 1-0 and will need to make some notable adjustments if they are to find success in Game 2. They tallied 21 assists in the matchup and made a total of just 28 field goals in the loss. The final score was 101-89, and the Celtics were never able to fully climb back into the game.

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics know they have a unique opportunity to get to the NBA Finals in 2022 with injury luck on their side for the first time in nearly ...

This group is tested so we just got to come out, keep our confidence, keep our faith in each other, don’t lose our trust, stay connected, execute the game plan, and it’ll work out. BOSTON — The Boston Celtics know they have a unique opportunity to get to the NBA Finals in 2022 with injury luck on their side for the first time in nearly a decade. Boston’s bench looked as limited as they have all postseason long with the team’s usual rotation going just 1-of-6 on shots inside the arc. This team showed shades of that inefficient offense throughout the first half of the 2021-22 season as well before seemingly turning the corner. Based on that, it was somewhat miraculous that the team was still in the game for the better part of three quarters given how putrid this offensive performance was. Milwaukee looked like that had weak spots to attack all over the court playing a three-big lineup with limited speed at several positions along with some defensive weak links (Grayson Allen). However, the Celtics attacked none of those spots with any regularity or success.

After sweeping the Brooklyn Nets in the first round, the Boston Celtics will square off against the Milwaukee Bucks in the semifinals. Two of the best ...

Currently, the Bucks lead the series (1-0). Boston will host Milwaukee at TD Garden in their next matchup (Game 2). Make sure you subscribe to our push notifications and never miss an update from the world of video games, cinema, and sports. To add, the Celtics have a -4.5 spread against the Bucks. Fortunately, he will be expected to return in Game 2. Both teams excel on the offensive and defensive end of the floor. Two of the best teams in the East will battle it out to reach the Eastern Conference finals en route to an NBA Championship.

The Milwaukee Bucks strike first in their Eastern Conference semifinal showdown against the Boston Celtics with an impressive 101-89 road win in Game 1.

We’ve gotta come out and play Celtics basketball.”— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 1, 2022 Giannis just passed it to himself off of the backboard and slammed it home. The NBA record for fewest in a playoff game is nine. The Celtics have a chance to make NBA history here. What separates the good GMs from the great ones is the ability to find value on the margins. He was waived by Brooklyn in the middle of the season. Bucks opponents took 40.6 3s per game in the regular season, and the gap between them and the second-place Thunder (at 38.7 per game) was bigger than the gap between those same Thunder and the seventh-place Knicks (37). That's the gambit of dogmatic drop coverage. Points for the Bucks followed. Rather than follow the typical playoff model of downsizing, the Bucks went in the other direction and played big. With Khris Middleton expected to miss the entire series, the Bucks still have a long way to go, but they took a big first step on Sunday by stealing home-court advantage. Milwaukee held strong during a long stretch in the third when Giannis went to the bench with four fouls. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with a 24-point, 13-rebound, 12-assist triple-double as the Bucks steal home court away from Boston at TD Garden.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics have announced their injury reports for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday.

- CHRIS PAUL MEETS WITH MEDIA AFTER GAME 6: The Phoenix Suns clinched their first-round playoff series with a win over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6 on Thursday evening. They beat the Chicago Bulls in just five games in the first-round, and several of the games were blowouts. The Celtics have listed Marcus Smart as questionable for the game, while the Bucks will be without George Hill and Khris Middleton.

The 2021–22 Defensive Player of the Year took a few hits to his right quad in Sunday's loss.

Smart also had to leave Sunday’s Game 1 with just over a minute remaining in the second quarter after taking a stinger to his right shoulder. Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to go 10-for-31 from the field in the loss. He played for six more minutes before Udoka pulled the Celtics starters from the floor.

The hosts of ESPN's “Get Up” Brian Windhorst and Tim Legler discussed the Celtics' flat first game of the East semis on their most recent episode of that show.

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Entering this series the Boston Celtics looked like clear favorite against the Milwaukee Bucks based of their first-round sweep of the Kevin Durant-led ...

Celtics: Boston quickly realized that the Bucks aren't the Nets and as a result dropped Game 1 of the series. But when Milwaukee worked up a 17-point lead on the road in Game 1, those assumptions about how this series would go quickly changed, ad the Bucks continue to prove that perhaps missing Middleton isn't that big of a deal. Though the Bucks fared incredibly well without Middleton in their first-round matchup against the Bulls, the Celtics are a different beast, one that has at times looked like the best team in the East.

Game 2 between the Bucks and Bulls in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series is Tuesday. Here's who the oddsmakers like.

Boston is a 4.5-point favorite. They list the Celtics as a 4.5-point favorite. They list the Celtics as a 4.5-point favorite.