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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 26 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 112 |
 Bucks | 17 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 90 |
BOSTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 47-8754.0% | 13-3141.9% | 5-862.5% | 51 | 25 | 11 |
| MIL | 31-8934.8% | 13-3933.3% | 15-2462.5% | 44 | 19 | 10 |
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Boston Celtics112| 36 | 19 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 26 | 12-21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +7.3 | |||||
| 32 | 20 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-2 | +8 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +1.7 | |||||
| 30 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | +16 | −2.8 | |||||||
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| 30 | 13 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.9 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.2 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.8 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | ||
| Team | 112 | 47-8754.0% | 13-3141.9% | 51 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 5-862.5% | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 23 shooting
Milwaukee Bucks90| 34 | 22 | 7-21 | 3-5 | 5-10 | −24 | −2.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 16 | 5-12 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +2.0 | |||||
| 26 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −7.6 | |||||
| 25 | 6 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 0 | −12 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −7.9 | |||
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| 24 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −8.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.8 | |||
| 21 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.5 | ||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −6 | +0.1 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.8 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | ||
| Team | 90 | 31-8934.8% | 13-3933.3% | 44 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 15-2462.5% | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 40 points on 16 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Malcolm Brogdon (injury/illness).
Celtics112Bucks90ClickTap 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.
Al Horford had 20 points (11 in the third quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics went on a 24-9 run in the third quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-90 for a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Celtics led by as many as 26, pulling away with a 25-9 run in the third quarter.
Kyrie Irving had 26 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 11 assists. Irving assisted on 6 of Horford’s 8 baskets, 3 of them during the 24-9 run.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 8 rebounds but shot 7 for 21, and Pat Connaughton went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Celtics shot 54.0% from the field and 41.9% from 3 to the Bucks’ 34.8% and 33.3%. The Bucks got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Celtics 25-13 on the fast break. The Bucks outscored the Celtics 15-2 in 3 minutes with Ilyasova, Lopez, Hill, Mirotic and Middleton on the floor together. Terry Rozier fouled out.
Boston CelticsMilwaukee BucksPS, 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).
107 points from the field on 86 shots: 21.3 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 | 13-19 | 68.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-11 | 63.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 14-26 | 53.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hill | 32 | 20 | 9-13 | +9 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Khris Middleton | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Brook Lopez | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 33 | 12 | 5-11 | +5 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 14 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Sterling Brown | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Brown | 26 | 5 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Pat Connaughton | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Nikola Mirotic | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 11 | 5-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
Antetokounmpo 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Middleton 5 AST)
Q3 10:59
12.0%
40→52
Mirotic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (G. Hill 1 AST)
Q2 4:36
9.6%
34→43
Brown 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (9 PTS)
Q2 0:31
9.0%
58→49
Lopez 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bledsoe 3 AST)
Q3 10:32
9.0%
49→58
Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Irving 9 AST)
Q3 5:31
8.9%
29→21
