The Milwaukee Bucks take on the Boston Celtics in Boston. It is the first meeting between the two this season. The Bucks lost to the Nets last time out, while the Celtics are coming off a win against the T'wolves. The Milwaukee Bucks are half a game behind the Celtics for first place in the Eastern Conference. They are putting up 112.5 points a game on 46.1% shooting from the floor. On the defensive end, they are giving up 109.2 points and their opponents are shooting 45.1% from the floor. The Boston Celtics are putting up 118.1 points a game and are shooting 47.6% from the floor. On the defensive end, they are giving up 112.2 points and their opponents are shooting 46.6% from the floor.

The Celtics are the second-highest-scoring team in the league. They have the ability to score from download and deep. The Bucks have been struggling on the defensive end and will have trouble defending the multi-faceted Celtics offense. If Middleton doesn't play in this one, he is listed as questionable, the Bucks will struggle to keep up scoring with the Celtics. Boston is better on the defensive end and will force the Bucks into turnovers which will lead to easy Celtics buckets. Boston will pull away late in this one and get the easy win and over.

Play on Boston.