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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 20 | 38 | 29 | 36 | 123 |
 Bucks | 36 | 40 | 30 | 22 | 128 |
BOSTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 43-9843.9% | 15-4930.6% | 22-2781.5% | 43 | 16 | 7 |
| MIL | 43-8749.4% | 16-3151.6% | 26-3770.3% | 50 | 21 | 10 |
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 Bucks128| 35 | 32 | 11-22 | 0-5 | 10-20 | 0 | −7 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 23 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 0 | +3 | +8.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.5 | |||||
| 29 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −7.7 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 19 | 6-11 | 4-6, Ties his career high | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −2 | +7.1 | ||||||
| 25 | 13 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 0.0 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +1.3 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +3.3 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.9 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 128 | 43-8749.4% | 16-3151.6% | 50 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 26-3770.3% | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 48 points on 16 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Sterling Brown and D.J. Wilson (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics123| 40 | 17 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 38 | 40 | 14-23 | 4-11 | 8-9 | 0 | −4 | +16.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 24 | 6-15 | 5-10 | 7-7 | −6 | +5.9 | ||||||||
| 32 | 7 | 1-10 | 1-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −7.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 12 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | +3 | +5.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.0 | |||||
| 16 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.2 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.3 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −1.2 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 123 | 43-9843.9% | 15-4930.6% | 43 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 22-2781.5% | 10 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Vincent Poirier and Romeo Langford (coach’s decision).
Bucks128Celtics123ClickTap 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.
Khris Middleton scored 23 points (11 in the second quarter), and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 128-123 for their fifth straight win.
The Bucks never trailed and led by as many as 27.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points (22 in the paint), 17 rebounds and 7 assists. Antetokounmpo and Middleton set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Celtics, Kemba Walker had 40 points and a season-high 11 rebounds, and Gordon Hayward went 1 for 9 from 3. Marcus Smart scored 24 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Bucks shot 49.4% from the field and 51.6% from 3 to the Celtics’ 43.9% and 30.6%. The Celtics forced 10 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks outscored the Celtics 48-23 off the bench. The Bucks outscored the Celtics 15-3 in 3 minutes with Korver, Ilyasova, Hill, Middleton and DiVincenzo on the floor together.
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).
102 points from the field on 87 shots: 9.3 more 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 | 16-31 | 51.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-15 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 0-5 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 16-26 | 61.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi Ojeleye | 29 | 8 | 2-7 | −6 |
| Marcus Smart | 22 | 8 | 4-5 | −2 |
| Daniel Theis | 9 | 9 | 4-6 | +5 |
| Gordon Hayward | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 2-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 40 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 25 | 5 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Gordon Hayward | 21 | 3 | 1-2 | −4 |
| Marcus Smart | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Kemba Walker | 5 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 19 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Marcus Smart | 10 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Javonte Green | 7 | 3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 2-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
DiVincenzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q1 0:46
11.0%
82→93
Antetokounmpo 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (22 PTS)
Q3 6:08
9.7%
79→88
Smart 28' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS)
Q3 5:16
9.1%
82→73
B. Lopez 15' Turnaround Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Middleton 2 AST)
Q1 6:23
9.0%
68→77
Tatum 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
Q1 4:25
9.0%
77→68
