The Milwaukee Bucks have a huge matchup with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Tipoff for this contest will be at 6:30 p.m. CT on TNT. Boston already has the number one seed locked up and is playing for absolutely nothing at this point.
They have a 62-16 record this season and the Celtics will be the number one seed throughout the entire NBA playoffs. As for the Bucks, they are barely hanging onto the number two seed in the Eastern Conference with a 47-31 record. Milwaukee is in a must-win situation on Tuesday night because the Orlando Magic and the New York Knicks each have a 46-32 record and are one game back of that spot.
The Milwaukee Bucks Have Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo Listed As Game-Time Decisions Against the Boston Celtics
Middleton and Antetokounmpo are each listed as a game-time decision on Tuesday for the Bucks against the Celtics. Khris Middleton left the game against the New York Knicks on Sunday with mouth trauma and he did not return. It was an accidental play in how he got hurt, but Middleton has been catching unlucky breaks with his health.
It will be interesting to see whether or not Antetokounmpo plays in this matchup. The last time the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks met, Giannis Antetokounmpo did not play in that matchup. Milwaukee lost that game on the road against Boston 122-119.
Both players would be projected to start if they are both good to go. The other starters will be Damian Lillard, Brook Lopez, and Malik Beasley.
As for the Boston Celtics, Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis are listed as game-time decisions as well. Porzingis for now is projected to start in this basketball game for the Celtics. The other projected starters for Boston on Tuesday night will be Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum.
The Celtics have been the best team in the NBA all season long. If the Bucks have everyone ready to go on Tuesday night, they need to win this game but probably will not. They are trying to end a four-game losing streak. As of now, Joe Mazulla is a better head coach than Doc Rivers is.
The headlines for the Bucks on Wednesday morning need to be can they be the team that has the best chance to beat the Celtics in the Eastern Conference? If not, the headlines will be who can be at Boston in a seven-game series? That question remains to be seen.
