The Boston Celtics will host the Milwaukee Bucks in a huge Eastern Conference showdown on Wednesday night. Tipoff for this matchup will be at 6:30 p.m. CT and it will be televised on ESPN.
Entering this matchup, Boston is the number one seed in the Eastern Conference with a 54-14 record and Milwaukee is currently the two seed in the Eastern Conference with a 44-24 record. They are trying to stay in the two spot and hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers for it.
The Milwaukee Bucks will already have one key player out in this big matchup on Wednesday night and Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined for the second consecutive game with a hamstring injury. They won the last game without him against the Phoenix Suns 140-129.
The last time Boston and Milwaukee met, it was on January 11 and the Bucks dismantled the Celtics 135-102. In this matchup, the Boston Celtics need to find a way to come out on top.
The Boston Celtics Have Two Key Players On the Injury Report For Wednesday’s Matchup Against the Milwaukee Bucks
Boston has two of its starters on the injury report heading into Wednesday’s matchup against Milwaukee. Jaylen Brown is listed as questionable due to an ankle sprain and Jrue Holiday is also questionable because of a right AC Joint Sprain.
Holiday did not play in the last game for the Celtics on Monday when they defeated the Detroit Pistons 119-94. Payton Prichard started in Jrue Holiday’s place and scored 23 points, grabbed two rebounds, and recorded seven assists in this matchup.
Jrue Holiday this season for Boston is averaging 12.8 PPG, 5.4 RPG, and 4.9 APG. He has been a huge part of this basketball team this year for them.
Jaylen Brown did play on Monday against Detroit and scored 31 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and recorded three assists for the Boston Celtics. Brown this season for Boston is averaging 23.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, and 3.7 APG.
Jayson Tatum did not play on Monday for the Celtics against the Pistons. He will be back in the starting lineup for Boston on Wednesday night. Will see if Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday can suit up for them on Wednesday night. If the Boston Celtics are at full strength against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, Boston needs to find a way to come out on top against Milwaukee or there will be more questions than answers about them beating the top teams in the league.
