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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bucks | 25 | 30 | 40 | 28 | 123 |
 Celtics | 30 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 116 |
MILTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 42-8350.6% | 15-3740.5% | 24-3666.7% | 44 | 23 | 15 |
| BOS | 35-8143.2% | 16-4040.0% | 30-3293.8% | 44 | 24 | 17 |
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Milwaukee Bucks123| 39 | 32 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 16-22 | 0 | +7 | +10.9 | |||||||
| 39 | 20 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.7 | |||||
| 27 | 9 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −12.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 21 | 9-12 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +7.3 | |||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +6 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 123 | 42-8350.6% | 15-3740.5% | 44 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 24-3666.7% | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 28 shooting
Did not play: D.J. Wilson and Sterling Brown (coach’s decision); Malcolm Brogdon (injury/illness).
Boston Celtics116| 42 | 29 | 8-22 | 2-8 | 11-12 | 0 | −7 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 17 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 7-14 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 0 | −15 | +6.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 18 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | +10 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +2.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.3 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.3 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.7 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.2 | |
| Team | 116 | 35-8143.2% | 16-4040.0% | 44 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 30-3293.8% | 6 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 16 points on 4 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Brad Wanamaker, Robert Williams III and Guerschon Yabusele (coach’s decision).
Bucks123Celtics116ClickTap 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 32 points (16 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 for a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Celtics led 82-81 with 3:44 left in the third quarter. Ersan Ilyasova’s 2 free throws put the Bucks ahead for good with 3:28 left in the quarter. George Hill scored 7 points during the run, and they led 93-82 with 1:46 left in the quarter and by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo had 2 steals, and the Bucks scored 2 points off them.
Hill scored 21 points on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Khris Middleton added 20 points (9 in the third quarter) and 3 steals. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Celtics, Kyrie Irving had 29 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Jayson Tatum added 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Bucks shot 50.6% from the field and 40.5% from 3 to the Celtics’ 43.2% and 40.0%. The Celtics turned it over 18 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks outscored the Celtics 52-24 in the paint. Jaylen Brown fouled out.
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).
99 points from the field on 83 shots: 7.9 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 | 23-32 | 71.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-30 | 36.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 47 | 6 | 3-6 | −13 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 13 | 2 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 9 | 7 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Kyrie Irving | 8 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 6 | 1-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 97 possessions. He usually scores about 38 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 24 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Terry Rozier | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 26 | 6 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 15 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Gordon Hayward | 15 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 2-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIL
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Ilyasova 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 7 AST)
Q3 5:47
13.9%
62→49
Ojeleye 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
Q3 5:12
13.2%
49→62
G. Hill 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Antetokounmpo 8 AST)
Q3 1:46
12.5%
27→14
G. Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Q3 2:10
12.5%
21→34
Middleton 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q3 3:11
11.1%
49→37
