The Celtics offense is wide open when Isaiah Thomas has his spot up players knocking down shots, and that's exactly how Boston needs to stretch out the Bucks defense so they can create driving lanes for IT.
Gerald Green scored 18 points, 10 of them in a 25-2 fourth-quarter run that put the game away.
Last year, the Celtics rode into the playoffs as a fifth seed, drawing the Atlanta Hawks, who promptly beat them in a hard-fought six game series.
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were rested as Deron Williams top-scored for Cleveland with 35 points, but he also had 10 turnovers.
"Fatigue got us a little bit", said Bucks coach Jason Kidd, who was pleased to come out of the game without any injuries. We see that with the Chicago Bears who are picking near the top in every round, and expect to pick up some very good prospects. "I was able to get my rhythm back tonight". It will make for fascinating watching Wednesday, as all games will tip off at either 8 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. ET, with several teams playing at once while their fates are being simultaneously decided. The Chicago Bulls are averaging 102.9 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 102.4 points on 45.6 percent shooting.
The Clippers earned their sixth consecutive victory shortly after the Jazz won at Golden State.
After Pat Connaughton's long jumper for Portland, Jake Layman dunked to narrow the gap to 98-97 with 12 seconds to go. With the additions of Al Horford in free agency and Jaylen Brown in the draft, the Celtics were expected to finish second in the Eastern Conference behind the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ronaldo 'wants another Bayern double'
Pepe will also be missing from both matches with two broken ribs, while Raphael Varane has a thigh injury. Asked to explain his impressive record in big matches, Zidane said: "I think it is the DNA of this club".
Heat 110, Wizards 102: Goran Dragic scored 28 points, Hassan Whiteside added 24 points and 18 rebounds, and Miami defeated Washington while being eliminated from the National Basketball Association playoffs.
Both the Pacers and the Bulls needed victory in the last rounds of regular season matches to deny the Miami Heat a postseason place, and achieved that objective with few alarms. No. 1 seeds are 61-5 vs. 8-seeds, which is the same record as 2-seeds vs. 7-seeds.
For Indiana, it's simple: win, and the Pacers get the seventh seed.
Knicks 114, 76ers 113: Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points after deciding to play in what could be his final game with NY.
For a team with nothing to play for in their final regular season game, the Milwaukee Bucks showed a surprising amount of pluck on Wednesday night, and refused to give up easily.
"The 5'9" Thomas is in the midst of a spectacular, career-best campaign, averaging 28.9 points and 5.9 assists. After a basket by Gary Payton II, the Celtics ran off the next 18 points. Still, Memphis has played the Spurs close this season, splitting their season series with San Antonio.
They made no bones about it, gaining home-court advantage in the East was a priority. Dywane Wade has been more of a dud all season, and the team was better when he was out, but for his part he's promising he was just saving himself.
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