{"id":2726,"date":"2018-04-25T19:02:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T19:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:09:33","slug":"nba-eastern-conference-playoffs-milwaukee-bucks-vs-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/nba-eastern-conference-playoffs-milwaukee-bucks-vs-boston-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Boston Celtics<\/strong> will travel to Milwaukee to face the Bucks in an elimination game 6 on Thursday. The Boston Celtics, who lead the series 3-2, can eliminate <strong>Milwaukee<\/strong> with a win. Boston took the series lead in game 5, beating the Bucks 92-87. Milwaukee will be trying to even the series and force a decisive game 7 back in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Each game so far in this series has been won by the home team, and the Bucks hope that trend continues for them in Milwaukee. Both teams have shown the ability to win a close game in this series, and there have also been a couple blowouts. The series has featured physical play from both teams. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">The Milwaukee Bucks are -5 over the Boston Celtics in the NBA on Thursday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"smarts-return-gives-celtics-a-boost\"><strong>Smart\u2019s Return Gives Celtics a Boost<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/23306815\/boston-celtics-guard-marcus-smart-returns-game-5-vs-milwaukee-bucks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The return of<strong> Marcus Smart<\/strong> provided the <strong>Celtics<\/strong><\/a> with an emotional boost in their game 5 win. Smart, who was returning from a thumb injury, only scored 9 points, but it is his hustle and determination that inspires his teammates. The Celtics hope to keep the momentum going as they head to Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran forward,<strong> Al Horford,<\/strong> had a huge game for the <strong>Celtics<\/strong> in game 5. Horford scored 22 points while also grabbing 14 rebounds. The Celtics also did a much better job in containing Bucks star, Giannis Antetokounmpo in game 5. The Celtics will need to have another solid game defensively if they are going to eliminate the Bucks on the road.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bucks-need-to-make-shots\"><strong>Bucks Need to Make Shots<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Milwaukee<\/strong> scored just 87 points in their game 5 loss, and shot just 36.8% in the process. Boston played a switching man to man defense, and the <strong>Bucks<\/strong> struggled to get open shots most of the night. Milwaukee must make offensive adjustments in game 6 if they are going to extend the series.<\/p>\n<p>Bucks star, Giannis <strong>Antetokounmpo<\/strong>, was not his normal self in game 5, and it cost <strong>Milwaukee<\/strong> the game. \u201cThe Greek Freak\u201d scored just 16 points, but only attempted 10 field goal attempts for the entire game. Antetokounmpo must be more aggressive in game 6 if the Bucks hope to have any shot of forcing a game 7.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bucks-adjust-force-a-game-7\"><strong>Bucks Adjust, Force a Game 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These two teams are too evenly matched for this series to not go to a decisive 7th game. Boston has not proven that it can win on the road in these playoffs yet, even though the return of Smart makes them more complete. Boston\u2019s defense was great in game 6, but expect the <strong>Bucks<\/strong> to make offensive adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>Bucks star, <strong>Antetokounmpo<\/strong> was limited offensively in game 5, but he is too good to be shut down again. Look for \u201cThe Greek Freak\u201d to be extremely aggressive in game 6 and attack the Boston defense. Milwaukee looked like the better team in games 3 and 4 at home, and that trend will continue in game 6. Look for Milwaukee to stave off elimination and force a decisive game 7 back in Boston.<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Take the home team &#8211; the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday over the Boston Celtics.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet on the NBA at BETUS<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Milwaukee Bucks look to stay alive in the series against the Boston Celtics on Thursday.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics - 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