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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 28 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 108 |
 Bucks | 26 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 95 |
BOSTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 38-8743.7% | 17-4339.5% | 15-2365.2% | 42 | 22 | 8 |
| MIL | 36-8840.9% | 7-2924.1% | 16-1888.9% | 49 | 15 | 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.
Boston Celtics108| 43 | 46 | 17-32 | 7-15 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +8.3 | ||||||
| 41 | 22 | 7-16 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0 | +2 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 40 | 21 | 8-16 | 5-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +5.4 | |||||
| 38 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +9 | −3.4 | ||||||||
| 28 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −7.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.7 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 108 | 38-8743.7% | 17-4339.5% | 42 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 15-2365.2% | 8 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 15 points on 5 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Malik Fitts, Luke Kornet and Juwan Morgan (coach’s decision).
Milwaukee Bucks95| 42 | 17 | 7-17 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 41 | 44 | 14-30 | 2-3 | 14-15 | −5 | +11.6 | ||||||||
| 28 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −6.4 | |||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −29 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −2.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 14 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.6 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −6.5 | ||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.7 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | ||
| Team | 95 | 36-8840.9% | 7-2924.1% | 49 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 16-1888.9% | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Serge Ibaka (coach’s decision).
Celtics108Bucks95ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum scored 46 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks 108-95 to force Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Celtics took control with a 20-6 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 18.
Jaylen Brown scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Marcus Smart added 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 7 assists. Tatum scored 16 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 44 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Celtics shot 43.7% from the field and 39.5% from 3 to the Bucks’ 40.9% and 24.1%. The Bucks forced 8 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks’ starters were outscored 33-15 in 11 minutes together.
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).
93 points from the field on 87 shots: 3.3 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 | 10-16 | 62.5% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-18 | 38.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 15-38 | 39.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 28 | 5 | 2-5 | −6 |
| Jrue Holiday | 26 | 10 | 5-9 | 0 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 9 | 6 | 2-6 | +3 |
| George Hill | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 23 | 9-14 | +17 |
The tracking credits him with 48 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 30 | 9 | 3-5 | −2 |
| Wesley Matthews | 14 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| George Hill | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Grayson Allen | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 2-10 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Connaughton | 28 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Grayson Allen | 19 | 8 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Jrue Holiday | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 7 | 2 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
Connaughton 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Matthews 2 AST)
Q4 9:47
15.7%
14→29
Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (36 PTS)
Q4 7:19
13.2%
34→21
Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (41 PTS) (White 2 AST)
Q4 5:40
12.7%
26→13
White 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
Q2 2:58
9.5%
47→37
Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q1 0:46
9.5%
58→49
