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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 22 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 97 |
 Bucks | 20 | 33 | 19 | 26 | 98 |
BOSTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 39-10238.2% | 14-4035.0% | 5-683.3% | 50 | 19 | 7 |
| MIL | 37-8842.0% | 14-3935.9% | 10-1471.4% | 55 | 21 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Milwaukee Bucks98| 37 | 30 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 7-10 | −10 | +9.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 5 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −10.1 | |||||
| 31 | 15 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.6 | |||||
| 14 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | ||||
| 12 | 9 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +5.1 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.6 | ||
| Team | 98 | 37-8842.0% | 14-3935.9% | 55 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10-1471.4% | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Pat Connaughton, D.J. Wilson and Christian Wood (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics97| 41 | 22 | 9-27 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | +5 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 8-21 | 2-6 | 0 | 3-4 | +12 | +10.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +7 | +4.1 | ||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.3 | |||||
| 31 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +9 | −5.5 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −3.1 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −0.4 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.8 | |
| Team | 97 | 39-10238.2% | 14-4035.0% | 50 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5-683.3% | 12 | 11 | 9 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: RJ Hunter, Brad Wanamaker and Robert Williams III (coach’s decision).
Bucks98Celtics97ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points (20 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 98-97.
Khris Middleton’s 3-pointer put the Bucks ahead for good with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Kyrie Irving’s driving layup made it 98-97 with 27.5 seconds left, and the Bucks were called for a shot-clock violation with 3.5 seconds left. After a timeout, Irving missed a driving layup at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Bucks 14-13. Irving (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 7 of the Celtics’ 14 on 3 for 6 shooting.
Antetokounmpo and Malcolm Brogdon set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points (9 on 3 3-pointers), 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Celtics, Irving scored 22 points but shot 9 for 27, and Al Horford added 21 points, a season-high 17 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Celtics outscored the Bucks 14-2 off turnovers.
Milwaukee BucksBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
88 points from the field on 87 shots: 2.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-24 | 58.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-11 | 27.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-32 | 37.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 35 | 13 | 6-11 | −1 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 11 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 24 | 5 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Kyrie Irving | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 25 | 4 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Marcus Smart | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Al Horford | 8 | 3 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
MIL
Highest Leverage Moments
Middleton 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Brogdon 4 AST)
Q4 0:33
36.6%
55→92
Horford 28' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Irving 5 AST)
Q4 0:54
29.7%
85→55
Bledsoe 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 6 AST)
Q4 1:26
28.2%
37→66
Brogdon 17' Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 5 AST)
Q4 1:50
24.9%
37→62
Irving 2' Driving Layup (20 PTS)
Q4 1:37
24.9%
62→37
