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Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Result & Analysis

Date: Mon 09 May 2022
Tip-off: 23:30
Final 108-116
25-18 23-29 32-26 28-43
Position#5
Record57-33
FormWWWLW
Points / game114.5
Allowed / game110.8
vs
Position#6
Record56-33
FormWWLWL
Points / game111.4
Allowed / game104.4
USANBANBA - Quarter-finals· Fiserv Forum
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Milwaukee Bucks winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Boston Celtics winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Milwaukee BucksUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormBucks
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#28
W
131-101
131
101
+30
125avg 106
A08/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#14
L
115-133
115
133
-18
106avg 106
A10/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
93-86
93
86
+7
87avg 106
H17/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
L
110-114
110
114
-4
104avg 106
H21/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
111-81
111
81
+30
109avg 106
A23/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
119-95
119
95
+24
115avg 106
A24/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
116-100
116
100
+16
112avg 106
H27/04
NBA
Boston Celtics
#6
W
101-89
101
89
+12
93avg 106
A01/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#6
L
86-109
86
109
-23
75avg 106
A03/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#6
W
103-101
103
101
+2
89avg 106
H07/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
30-8
26-30
34-30
41-33
20-46
26-33
33-32
36-22
34-21
17-22
23-28
19-15
28-29
21-34
31-24
30-27
33-17
27-24
30-18
21-22
25-22
31-19
34-33
29-21
34-18
26-24
31-26
25-32
27-24
29-22
22-24
23-19
21-32
19-33
26-18
20-26
22-19
24-31
34-17
23-34
209.4Avg total
108.5Scored
100.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (90)114.5110.8225.3+3.863%
Season at home (45)114.4110.1224.6+4.367%
Season away (45)114.7111.4226.1+3.260%
Last 10 (10)108.5100.9209.4+7.670%
Last 5 (5)105.098.8203.8+6.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (18)115.4119.2234.6-3.856%
vs Weaker (12)120.2103.0223.2+17.292%
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormCeltics
Date
Competition
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
117-94
117
94
+23
111avg 104
A07/04
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
L
121-127
121
127
-6
118avg 104
A07/04
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#3
W
139-110
139
110
+29
143avg 104
A10/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
W
115-114
115
114
+1
106avg 104
H17/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
W
114-107
114
107
+7
112avg 104
H20/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
W
109-103
109
103
+6
102avg 104
A23/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
W
116-112
116
112
+4
110avg 104
A25/04
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
L
89-101
89
101
-12
78avg 104
H01/05
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
W
109-86
109
86
+23
107avg 104
H03/05
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
L
101-103
101
103
-2
90avg 104
A07/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
32-19
35-32
24-16
26-27
29-36
30-33
38-33
24-25
32-25
40-24
32-30
35-31
29-28
32-33
35-24
19-29
24-33
31-32
30-25
29-17
30-25
23-25
28-22
28-31
30-26
28-24
32-28
26-34
24-27
22-29
24-22
19-23
32-21
33-19
18-26
26-20
19-22
31-24
17-34
34-23
218.7Avg total
113.0Scored
105.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (89)111.4104.4215.8+7.063%
Season at home (45)110.4103.6214.0+6.869%
Season away (44)112.5105.2217.7+7.257%
Last 10 (10)113.0105.7218.7+7.370%
Last 5 (5)104.8101.0205.8+3.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (10)110.4102.0212.4+8.450%
vs Weaker (20)119.7108.9228.6+10.885%
This opponent (Milwaukee Bucks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +3.8+3.8Q1: +1.9+1.9Q2Q2: -2.6-2.6Q2: +3.0+3.0Q3Q3: +4.8+4.8Q3: +1.8+1.8Q4Q4: +1.6+1.6Q4: +0.6+0.6
-6-3+0+3+6Q1Q1: +3.8+3.8Q1: +1.9+1.9Q2Q2: -2.6-2.6Q2: +3.0+3.0Q3Q3: +4.8+4.8Q3: +1.8+1.8Q4Q4: +1.6+1.6Q4: +0.6+0.6
Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Milwaukee BucksLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Detroit Pistons
#28
W
56-38
56
38
+18
A08/04
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#14
L
46-79
46
79
-33
A10/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
51-43
51
43
+8
H17/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
L
49-63
49
63
-14
H21/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
60-41
60
41
+19
A23/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
56-41
56
41
+15
A24/04
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
60-42
60
42
+18
H27/04
NBA
Boston Celtics
#6
W
56-46
56
46
+10
A01/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#6
L
40-65
40
65
-25
A03/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#6
L
46-50
46
50
-4
H07/05
NBA
102.8Avg total
52.0Scored
50.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)58.255.7113.9+2.557%-
Last 30 at home (14)59.954.4114.2+5.557%-
Last 30 away (16)56.856.8113.6-0.156%-
Last 10 (10)52.050.8102.8+1.260%-
Last 5 (5)51.648.8100.4+2.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (18)57.660.7118.2-3.133%-
vs Weaker (12)59.248.2107.3+11.092%-
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Chicago Bulls
#13
W
67-51
67
51
+16
A07/04
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
L
59-69
59
69
-10
A07/04
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
#3
W
72-49
72
49
+23
A10/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
D
61-61
61
61
+0
H17/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
L
55-65
55
65
-10
H20/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
W
53-50
53
50
+3
A23/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#16
W
58-50
58
50
+8
A25/04
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
L
46-56
46
56
-10
H01/05
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
W
65-40
65
40
+25
H03/05
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#5
W
50-46
50
46
+4
A07/05
NBA
112.3Avg total
58.6Scored
53.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)58.952.5111.4+6.467%-
Last 30 at home (15)58.253.8112.0+4.453%-
Last 30 away (15)59.751.2110.9+8.580%-
Last 10 (10)58.653.7112.3+4.960%-
Last 5 (5)54.448.4102.8+6.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (10)55.447.3102.7+8.170%-
vs Weaker (20)60.755.1115.8+5.665%-
This opponent (Milwaukee Bucks) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Milwaukee Buckstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Milwaukee Bucks: 108.5 points a game scored
🏀🏀53%
🏀🏀🏀32%
🏀15%
🏀🏀 2-pointers57.2 pts a game · 53% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers35.1 pts a game · 32% of the points
🏀 Free throws16.2 pts a game · 15% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.2 points a game
51%
34%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers54.428.6
52.6%
53.1%57.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers33.711.7
34.7%
35.3%35.1
🏀 Free throws22.216.2
73.0%
77.4%16.2
They take 88.1 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 33.7 of them are 3-pointers, so 38% of their shots are threes (league average: 40%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Boston Celticstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Boston Celtics: 113.0 points a game scored
🏀🏀44%
🏀🏀🏀40%
🏀15%
🏀🏀 2-pointers50.2 pts a game · 44% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers45.6 pts a game · 40% of the points
🏀 Free throws17.2 pts a game · 15% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.2 points a game
51%
34%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers46.325.1
54.2%
53.1%50.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers39.915.2
38.1%
35.3%45.6
🏀 Free throws21.417.2
80.4%
77.4%17.2
They take 86.2 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 39.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 46% of their shots are threes (league average: 40%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 09 May 2022 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Milwaukee Bucks
WLWWWWLWLW
Boston Celtics
LWLWWWWWLW
#5
League position
#6
+7.5
Net rating
+7.4
107.0
Offensive rating
114.2
99.5
Defensive rating
106.8
52.4%
Effective FG%
55.6%
48.5%
Opp. effective FG%
52.1%
13.0%
Turnover %
13.8%
19.6%
Off. rebound %
24.7%
0.25
Free-throw rate
0.25
34.7%
3-point %
38.1%
57.3%
Assist %
66.5%
70%
Form (last 10/10)
70%

Profile

Offence107.0 · 114.2Defence99.5 · 106.8Shooting52.4% · 55.6%3-point %34.7% · 38.1%Ball care13.0% · 13.8%Off. rebounds19.6% · 24.7%Free throws0.25 · 0.25Form (last 10/10)70% · 70%
■ Milwaukee Bucks   ■ Boston Celtics
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Milwaukee Bucks wins
5
Boston Celtics wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
07/05/22HBoston Celtics103-101
03/05/22ABoston Celtics86-109
01/05/22ABoston Celtics101-89
27/04/22HChicago Bulls116-100
24/04/22AChicago Bulls119-95
23/04/22AChicago Bulls111-81
21/04/22HChicago Bulls110-114
17/04/22HChicago Bulls93-86
10/04/22ACleveland Cavaliers115-133
08/04/22ADetroit Pistons131-101
DateH/AOpponentScore
07/05/22AMilwaukee Bucks101-103
03/05/22HMilwaukee Bucks109-86
01/05/22HMilwaukee Bucks89-101
25/04/22ABrooklyn Nets116-112
23/04/22ABrooklyn Nets109-103
20/04/22HBrooklyn Nets114-107
17/04/22HBrooklyn Nets115-114
10/04/22AMemphis Grizzlies139-110
07/04/22AMilwaukee Bucks121-127
07/04/22AChicago Bulls117-94

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Milwaukee Bucks
NBA 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW63%
HomeWWLWW67%
AwayLWWWL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games904545
Win %63%67%60%
Points / game114.5114.4114.7
Allowed / game110.8110.1111.4
Point differential+3.8+4.3+3.2
Avg total225.3224.6226.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%36%42%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (14)56% (9)40% (5)
Overtime %3%0%7%
Boston Celtics
NBA 2021-22
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL63%
HomeWWWLW69%
AwayLWWWL57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games894544
Win %63%69%57%
Points / game111.4110.4112.5
Allowed / game104.4103.6105.2
Point differential+7.0+6.8+7.2
Avg total215.8214.0217.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+40%38%43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won30% (23)50% (12)9% (11)
Overtime %8%7%9%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Phoenix Suns92702276%114.4107.6+6.9
2 Memphis Grizzlies91613067%115.4110.2+5.2
3 Golden State Warriors90593166%111.7105.9+5.8
4 Miami Heat91593265%109.7105.0+4.7
5 Milwaukee Bucks90573363%114.5110.8+3.8
6 Dallas Mavericks92583463%107.9104.6+3.2
7 Boston Celtics89563363%111.4104.4+7.0
8 Philadelphia 76ers92573562%109.7106.9+2.8
9 Utah Jazz88513758%112.6107.4+5.2
10 Toronto Raptors88503857%109.0107.4+1.6
11 Denver Nuggets87493856%112.6110.9+1.7
12 Minnesota Timberwolves89494055%115.4113.3+2.1
13 Chicago Bulls87474054%110.7111.9-1.2
14 Cleveland Cavaliers84444052%107.7105.8+1.9
15 Charlotte Hornets83434052%115.2115.1+0.1
16 Brooklyn Nets87454252%112.7112.1+0.6
17 Atlanta Hawks89464352%113.1112.0+1.2
18 Los Angeles Clippers84424250%108.3108.4-0.1
19 New York Knicks82374545%106.5106.6-0.1
20 New Orleans Pelicans90405044%109.3110.2-0.8
21 Washington Wizards82354743%108.6112.0-3.4
22 San Antonio Spurs83344941%113.0113.0+0.0
23 Los Angeles Lakers82334940%112.1115.1-3.0
24 Sacramento Kings82305237%110.3115.8-5.5
25 Portland Trail Blazers82275533%106.2115.1-8.9
26 Indiana Pacers82255730%111.5114.9-3.5
27 Oklahoma City Thunder82245829%103.7111.8-8.1
28 Detroit Pistons82235928%104.8112.5-7.7
29 Orlando Magic82226027%104.2112.2-8.0
30 Houston Rockets82206224%109.7118.2-8.5
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Milwaukee Bucks25233228108
Boston Celtics18292643116
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