Experts' picks: Who will reach the East finals?
Who will be punching a ticket to the conference finals? Our NBA experts make their predictions for Round 2.
2019 ScheduleAll times ET
2019 Schedule
60-22, 1st in Central
- 3/2L 115-111
- 3/4L 114-105
- 3/7W 117-98
- 3/9W 131-114
- 3/10L 121-114
- 3/12W 130-113
- 3/15W 113-98
- 3/17L 130-125
- 3/19W 115-101
- 3/20L 107-102
- 3/22W 116-87
- 3/24W 127-105
- 3/26W 108-94
- 3/28W 128-118
- 3/31L 136-135
- 4/1W 131-121
- 4/4W 128-122
- 4/6L 133-128
- 4/7W 115-107
- 4/10L 127-116
- 4/14W 121-86
- 4/17W 120-99
- 4/20W 119-103
- 4/22W 127-104
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Bucks' Brogdon out of first 2 games vs. Celtics
Milwaukee's Malcolm Brogdon will sit out the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot and will be re-evaluated after that time.
Tim Bontemps ESPN
Celtics-Bucks Game 1 will be Sunday at 1pm Eastern on ABC.
Tim Bontemps ESPN
In what is clearly going to be a daily Marcus Smart update on his movements, he was on an elliptical moving very slowly, and now is again moving very gingerly on the court doing individual shooting drills without jumping.
Tim Bontemps ESPN
Brad Stevens says he is hoping Celtics will get the second round schedule today. They, like the fans, still don't know when their series with the Bucks will start.
Lowe Post: Dame's Dagger, OKC Fallout, 2nd Round
Zach talks to ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz about Damian Lillard's epic shot, the fallout in Oklahoma City, Sixers-Raptors, Bucks-Celtics, and more.
Tim Bontemps ESPN
At Celtics practice today, Marcus Smart is currently jogging on a treadmill. Standing next to him is Celtics President of basketball operations Danny Ainge.
Giannis-led Bucks win first playoff series since '01
The Bucks completed a first-round sweep of the Pistons on Monday night for their first playoff series win since 2001 -- when star Giannis Antetokounmpo was just 7 years old.
Bucks vs. Celtics Playoff Rewind (1:05)
Malika Andrews ESPN
Lopez said he went back to the locker room to have his back checked and get a heat pack put on it. "It worked," he said.
Bledsoe on Bucks' win: 'We knew what we had to do' (0:46)
Antetokounmpo scores 41, leads Bucks to sweep of Detroit
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit 127-104 on Monday night, completing a four-game sweep of the Pistons and advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
Malika Andrews ESPN
Blake Griffin fouls out of the game. Pistons fans give him an ovation and chants of "MVP" as he heads to the bench.
Malika Andrews ESPN
Brook Lopez returned to the game. Before checking back in, a trainer wrapped Lopez's back with an ace bandage. Lopez was smiling and laughing the whole time, though.
Malika Andrews ESPN
Brook Lopez heads back to the locker room.
Malika Andrews ESPN
Dwane Casey has been issued a technical foul.
Malika Andrews ESPN
Mike Budenholzer said that he expects to have a specific return date for Malcolm Brogdon in the next 3-5 days.
Can anyone beat the Warriors?
Brian Windhorst, Andrew Han, Kevin Pelton and Nick Friedell discuss the Blazers-Thunder series (1:20), the looming inevitability of a Warriors title (9:30), the Sixers (45:00) and a Windhorst filibuster.
2018-19 Central Standings
2018-19 Team Leaders
- Offense
- Defense
Points Per Game
Assists Per Game
Field Goal Percentage
Rebounds Per Game
Steals Per Game
Blocks Per Game
Team Stats
Points Per Game118.11st
Rebounds Per Game49.71st
Assists Per Game26.07th
Points Allowed109.311th
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2018 Draft Picks
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(17) | Donte DiVincenzo | PG | Villanova |
Team History
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 60 | 22 | .732 |
| 2017-18 | 44 | 38 | .537 |
| 2016-17 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 49 | .402 |
| 2014-15 | 41 | 41 | .500 |