Final: Celtics 119, Bucks 121- Celtics miss buzzer beater to cap comeback

WHO: Celtics (21-22) vs. Bucks (28-14)
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Fiserv Forum
RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub
TV: ESPN

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS

Celtics
G: Kemba Walker
G: Marcus Smart
SF: Jayson Tatum
PF: Jaylen Brown
C: Daniel Theis

Bucks
G: Jrue Holiday
G: Donte DiVincenzo
SF: Khris Middleton
PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo
C: Brook Lopez

Live Coverage, by John Karalis

Fourth quarter

• The Celtics are still chipping away. A Grant Williams steal and layup has made it an 11 point game


• A pair of Teague free throws cut it to 10 with about 7 minutes to go

• The Celtics keep fighting. A stop and full-court pass from Smart to Brown now has this game at 8 with 4:51 to play


• A Middleton offensive foul and Kemba Walker 3 cut it to 2 points.


• Giannis commits and offensive foul and the Celtics have the ball down 2


• Daniel Theis missed a 3 pointer that would have have won the game. It was just long

• Milwaukee is now up 20 after opening up the second half on a 14-4 run


• Everything is falling for the Bucks because they're pushing the ball and getting wide open looks. Nothing is falling for Boston because they're not moving the ball like they had been and they're getting tough shots against a set defense


• The Celtics managed a 16-3 run to cut the lead down to 12. Kemba has 7 points in the run

• Bobby Portis is killing the Celtics off the bench with a game-high 15 points.


• The Celtics, to their credit, are still hanging in there, but Milwaukee has so many weapons that they're tough to stop

• It's Celtics-killer Khris Middleton's turn to take over. He's up to 15 points now and Milwaukee is up to 63 points in the half with Giannis scoring just 4


• Milwaukee is just bulldozing Boston. Everyone is moving and making plays


• If not for a couple of 3-pointers by Marcus Smart and Kemba Walker, this would be much worse.

• The Bucks open the game with three straight 3-pointers. Jaylen Brown answered by scoring the first 7 points for Boston


• Brook Lopez of all people  is leading the Bucks early on with 9 points on 4-5 shooting


• Daniel Theis started strong in this game, blocking Giannis Antetokounmpo with an amazing defensive play and scoring the next 5 Cetics points.


• At the 2:36 mark, Brown is up to 14 points on 6-8 shooting. He hit a 3-pointer on two guys in the corner and he made a beautiful backdoor cut.


• Milwaukee leads because they're 5-9 from 3 and 4-5 from the line.


• Milwaukee scored 35 points with Giannis only scoring 1 point

• Celtics vs. Bucks spread: Bucks -6


• Celtics vs. Bucks over-under: 230 points


• Celtics vs. Bucks money line: Bucks -240, Celtics +200