Bucks again with top defensive performance?

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks deliver the second exchange in the Eastern Conference semi-finals next night. The visitors decided the first comparison in their favour.

After the win, the head coach of the champions Mike Budenholzer could thank Giannis Antetokounmpo in particular, as the two-time MVP played as if unleashed.

Boston Celtics – Statistics & current form

The record champion lost the first game of the series in the 2022 NBA Playoffs quite clearly with 89:101. In view of this, some fans already left the arena before the final siren.

After a commanding 4-0 win in the previous series against Brooklyn, Boston was unable to build on these strong performances for the time being.

One reason was the lack of efficiency of the two top scorers Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown on the side of Head Coach Ime Udoka’s troops. Against the very strong defence of the opponents, the two players mentioned above did not perform as well as usual.

In addition, Marcus Smart, who was recently named the NBA’s best defensive player, had to leave the court due to an injury, which meant that the Celtics were without him for at least some time.

Milwaukee Bucks – Statistics & current form

The Bucks were already extremely strong defensively in their previous series against Chicago. They proved this quality feature again in the last game against Boston. The basketball players from the Brew City allowed only 89 points to their opponent.

Furthermore, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a very good day, even by his standards. As can be seen from a triple-double in terms of points, rebounds and assists.

With his latest performance, the “Greek Freak” has unquestionably put himself in an even better position in the ongoing MVP race.

Boston Celtics – Milwaukee Bucks Tip

For the showdown between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 on 04/05/2022, the forecast includes less than 109.5 points by the home side.

The visitors held their opponents to under 90 points in the first game and their defensive strength was already evident in the previous series against the Bulls.

This applies, among other things, to their work under the boards. Thus, the Bucks ended up with six more rebounds and the workload was distributed efficiently.

With Antetokounmpo, Lopez and Portis, three players reached double figures on the boards. In addition, Holiday, another player of the champions, just missed this success with nine rebounds.