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Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics
2021-22 NBA Regular Season
Friday 8 April 2022
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tip-off at 01:30
The Milwaukee Bucks will make a final push for a second consecutive Eastern Conference title when the Boston Celtics visit the Fiserv Forum on the morning of Friday, April 8.
The Bucks and Celtics have both qualified for the
playoffs and they have an identical regular season record of 49-30 with three games remaining.
They trail the Miami Heat by a 0.03 win percentage ahead of the East leaders' clash with the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.
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The Bucks claimed a fourth straight Central Division title with their 127-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Illinois on Wednesday as Brook Lopez scored a season-high 28 points.
"You should probably take a quick minute just to appreciate (it)," Milwaukee's head coach Mike Budenholzer said. "Winning anything in this league is hard. We talk about it all the time in film sessions and practices, how hard it is to win a game. To win a division means something."
The second-placed Celtics routed the Washington Wizards 144-102 in Massachusetts on Sunday, with Jaylen Brown scoring 32 points in their final home game of the regular season.
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Brown has averaged 23.7 points this season and is only second to Jayson Tatum (27.0) for Boston. The shooting guard admitted he was in the zone against the Wizards and is hoping to carry his form over into the playoffs.
"I'm feeling comfortable. I'm being aggressive, just trying to take it to the next level heading into the playoffs," he said. "Making the right reads and the right passes. Shots fell tonight, which is good."
Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics – Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 222
Bucks wins: 108
Celtics wins: 114
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