NBA: Celtics host Bucks in rematch after Boston's 109-102 win
Boston leads 7-2 while Milwaukee sits at 1-8 ahead of a Sunday prime-time game at Fiserv Forum.
By Yara Nasser ·
The Boston Celtics will face the Milwaukee Bucks again on Sunday.
The teams played in Boston on Wednesday, and the Celtics won 109-102. This marks their second meeting in less than a week. The next matchup for these two franchises will not occur until the final game of the season for both in April.
Boston enters the game with a 7-2 record. The team averages 114.8 points per game and allows 105.1 points per game. Milwaukee has a 1-8 record and averages 109.7 points per game while allowing 122.1. The Celtics have won seven of their past eight meetings against the Bucks, including the last four.
Milwaukee is on a five-game losing streak. The Bucks lost to the Toronto Raptors in an NBA Cup game on Friday. Tyler Herro recorded 23 points and 10 assists, and rookie Brayden Burries had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Milwaukee in that loss. Herro is averaging a team-best 22.3 points after being traded from the Miami Heat in the Giannis Antetokounmpo deal. Center Myles Turner shot 0-for-7 on Friday and is averaging a career-low 7.6 points per game.
In the Wednesday win over the Bucks, Paul George scored 25 points and Derrick White added 24. Jayson Tatum rested for that game. He had played in Boston's 119-80 NBA Cup victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Tatum finished that game with 34 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds.
The Celtics will play the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia on Tuesday before facing the Bucks. The Sunday game is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. NBC will broadcast the game, and WBZ-FM 98.5 will carry the radio broadcast. The betting line lists Boston as a 13-point favorite with a total of 221.0.
Boston is 4-4 against the spread this season with one push. The over/under is 3-5 with one push for the Celtics. Milwaukee is 3-6 against the spread and 5-4 on the over/under.
