{"id":1025832,"date":"2019-05-02T12:50:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1025832"},"modified":"2019-06-14T17:20:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T21:20:51","slug":"nba-playoffs-bucks-celtics-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nba-playoffs-bucks-celtics-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics Second-Round Series Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/nba-new-york-knicks-sleeper-anthony-davis\/\">NBA season<\/a>, you could have envisioned Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics being an Eastern Conference Finals showdown. The Bucks played like one of the best teams in the NBA all season long, and while Boston had times where it struggled, it still has the depth to make a deep playoff run. Let\u2019s look at the rest of this series and try to determine a winner who will face the Raptors or 76ers for a shot at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/nba-demarcus-cousins-injury-impact-warriors\/\">NBA Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TV schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Game 1: Celtics 112, Bucks 90<\/li><li>Game 2: Bucks 123, Celtics 102<\/li><li>Game 3: Friday, May 3, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/li><li>Game 4: Monday, May 6, 7:00 p.m. ET, TNT<\/li><li>Game 5: Wednesday, May 8, 8:00 p.m. ET, TNT<\/li><li>Game 6 (if necessary): Friday, May,10 TBD, ESPN<\/li><li>Game 7 (if necessary): Monday, May 13 TBD, TNT<\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regular season results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hhEqmQIhgiM\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bucks finished as the top seed in the Eastern Conference after a 60-22 record during the regular season. Their longest winning streak of the regular season was seven games (twice), and they only lost back-to-back games once all year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Celtics finished with a 49-33 record and the No. 4 seed in the East. Their longest winning streak was eight games, but they had two separate four-game losing streaks this year. Two key stats to keep in mind: The Bucks went 34-8 at home this season, and they went 2-1 against the Celtics in the regular season. <strong>Edge:<\/strong> Bucks <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Star power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SC-2019-NBA-Playoffs-series-outlook-Bucks-Celtics-2-GettyImages-1145754400.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"George Hill (right) and the Bucks against Kyrie Irving and the Celtics should be a close second-round series in the 2019 NBA playoffs.\" class=\"wp-image-1025493\" width=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SC-2019-NBA-Playoffs-series-outlook-Bucks-Celtics-2-GettyImages-1145754400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SC-2019-NBA-Playoffs-series-outlook-Bucks-Celtics-2-GettyImages-1145754400.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SC-2019-NBA-Playoffs-series-outlook-Bucks-Celtics-2-GettyImages-1145754400.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SC-2019-NBA-Playoffs-series-outlook-Bucks-Celtics-2-GettyImages-1145754400.jpg?w=90&amp;h=60 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Boston's Kyrie Irving (left) and Milwaukee's George Hill. | Dylan Buell\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Superstars tend to win in the NBA playoffs, and both teams have excellent All-NBA talent. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any lineup Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer trots out that involves Giannis Antetokounmpo is a nightmare for Boston. The Celtics have no one who can matchup with him. Al Horford slowed him down in Game 1 of the series (22 points on 33.3% shooting), but Antetokounmpo went off for 31 points and 11 rebounds per game against Boston during the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Boston, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/kyrie-irving-leave-celtics\/\">Kyrie Irving<\/a> is an NBA star, but he wasn't available for the Celtics playoff run last season. However, when healthy he is one of the best point guards in the league, and he has arguably the best dribbling skills of anyone who has ever played in the NBA.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Boston has any shot at winning this series, Irving has to play at a championship level, and the entire team needs to slow down <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/future-nba-superstars\/\">budding superstar Antetokounmpo<\/a>. <strong>Edge:<\/strong> Bucks<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Depth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EhgmjlnNBy0\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Milwaukee built an impressive roster this season, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/nba-move-milwaukee-bucks\/\">low-key addition of Pau Gasol<\/a> could be one of the more underrated moves after the All-Star break. The key for the Bucks will be Nikola Mirotic, who can provide shooting from the power forward spot and keep Al Horford out of the restricted area.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston's depth is its best attribute. Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier can put up 16 or more points per game on any night. Having players with that ability on the second unit could be the key in winning the series in the second and third quarters. <strong>Edge: <\/strong>Celtics<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Milwaukee and Boston both have excellent head coaches who can not only manage talented rosters but create X's and O's mismatches when they are needed in tight situations. Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer recently became just the seventh coach to win <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/coach-mike-budenholzer-select-company\/\">NBA Coach of the Year<\/a> with two different franchises, and Boston\u2019s Brad Stevens has been highly regarded since leaving the college ranks.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q73-uVWZhNs\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he has little playoff success, Budenholzer has two 60-win seasons (including two No.1 seeds) on his resume, so he gets the slight nod here, but we\u2019re not discounting Stevens\u2019 skills at all.<strong> Edge<\/strong>: Bucks<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who wins the series?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be a fun series to watch, but when it's all said and done, we are picking the Bucks. Milwaukee\u2019s athleticism will be too much for the Celtics to handle over a six- or seven-game series. However, Boston\u2019s battle-tested group won\u2019t make it easy for Milwaukee to move on.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think Boston will beat the No. 1 seed Bucks? It will take a lot of clutch performances from Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, and the talented bench to take them down but it isn't an impossible feat.<strong> Edge:<\/strong> Bucks<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let's look at the star power, coaching, and depth in the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics second-round series as we predict a winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":1025492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4814,4818,91,4865],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA Playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics Second-Round Series Outlook<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Let&#039;s look at the star power, coaching, and depth in the Milwaukee Bucks vs. 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