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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bucks | 27 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 101 |
 Celtics | 24 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 89 |
MILTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 37-9041.1% | 12-3435.3% | 15-2171.4% | 54 | 22 | 13 |
| BOS | 28-8433.3% | 18-5036.0% | 15-2075.0% | 48 | 21 | 18 |
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 Bucks101| 38 | 24 | 9-25 | 0-2 | 6-11 | 0 | +23 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 25 | 8-20 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 0 | −3 | +6.7 | |||||||
| 32 | 15 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −10 | +2.1 | ||||||
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| 29 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +25 | −1.4 | ||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 101 | 37-9041.1% | 12-3435.3% | 54 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 15-2171.4% | 10 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 19 shooting
Boston Celtics89| 40 | 21 | 6-18 | 4-9 | 5-8 | 0 | −8 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 12 | 4-13 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0 | −12 | −8.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 12 | 4-11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 10 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −6 | +1.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −15 | −2.6 | |||||
| 16 | 10 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.4 | |||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −2.3 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.0 | ||
| Team | 89 | 28-8433.3% | 18-5036.0% | 48 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 15-2075.0% | 10 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 28 points on 8 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Juwan Morgan (coach’s decision).
Bucks101Celtics89ClickTap 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.
Jrue Holiday scored 25 points, and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 101-89 for a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Bucks took control with a 22-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 17.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points (14 in the paint), 13 rebounds and 12 assists. Holiday and Giannis Antetokounmpo set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 6 assists but shot 6 for 18.
The Bucks shot 41.1% from the field to the Celtics’ 33.3% and outscored them 28-8 on the fast break. The Celtics turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions.
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).
86 points from the field on 90 shots: 7.1 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 | 10-21 | 47.6% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-21 | 33.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 8-14 | 57.1% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 21 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 12 | 4 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Grant Williams | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 10 | 3-12 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 27 | 6 | 2-10 | −6 |
| Grant Williams | 21 | 10 | 4-8 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Robert Williams III | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 37 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 20 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Al Horford | 17 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Marcus Smart | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Grant Williams | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 0 | 0-4 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 70 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.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIL
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q3 9:32
11.7%
26→37
Allen 32' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 7 AST)
Q2 3:03
11.1%
49→37
Holiday 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (18 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 10 AST)
Q4 11:46
9.7%
24→15
White Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Q4 10:28
9.6%
14→24
Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
Q2 2:15
9.6%
34→43
