On a Tuesday day where a total of 14 games will be played in the NBA,
Milwaukee Bucks and
Boston Celtics will star in a duel between second and first, respectively, in the Eastern Conference.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and
Jayson Tatum are expected to be the stars of the night.
The Celtics will play the visitors with nothing to play for in terms of the regular season standings. Boston has been automatically in first place for more than a week, and currently owns a 62-16 record with a streak of five consecutive victories. However, a matchup like this is a must-win to get into a playoffs where they will be one of the favorites.
The Bucks, meanwhile, have gotten themselves into big trouble by losing their last four games. The Wisconsin franchise, although still 2nd in the East, has a record of 47-31, which has led to the fight for second place now starring up to four teams! Behind them are, in order, Orlando Magic (3rd with 46-32), New York Knicks (4th with the same record as Orlando) and Cleveland Cavaliers (5th with 46-33).
Expert predictions (Possible lineups and result).
The main predictions for Tuesday's game have the Boston Cetics slightly ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks for the win. However, with Wisconsin in dire need and Massachusetts mathematically first for the past several days, it is very difficult to make a prediction for this game.
In addition, the potential lineups will be as follows:
- Bucks: Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez.
- Celtics: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis.
Schedule and TV.
The match will be played on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 PM ET and can be followed on TNT.
Injury report.
- Bucks: Khris Middleton (mouth) and Patrick Beverley (ankle), questionable. MarJon Beauchamp (ankle) and Jaylin Galloway (ankle), ruled out.
- Celtics: Jayson Tatum (knee), probable.