Final: Celtics 122, Bucks 119 - C's narrowly escape after losing big lead

BOSTON CELTICS vs  MILWAUKEE BUCKS

7:30 p.m. - ESPN/NBCS Boston

Line: Boston -10.5

INJURIES

Boston: Sam Hauser (QUESTIONABLE OUT, ankle), Jrue Holiday (QUESTIONABLE OUT, shoulder), Jaylen Brown (QUESTIONABLE AVAILABLE, ankle)

Milwaukee: Giannis Antetokounmpo (OUT, hamstring)

LAST TIME

Bucks 135, Celtics 102 - January 11

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THINGS I’M LOOKING FOR

1. Attack Damian Lillard: On the offensive end, I want to see Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis run pick-and-roll against Lillard and Brook Lopez. Without Antetokounmpo as a roamer to help out, there's no chance Milwaukee can guard that if Jrue Holiday is in one corner, Brown is in the other, and Tatum is at the break (if they all play). 

Defensively, blitz him and make him give it up. He can carry the entire offense if he gets hot. 

Of course, all of this presupposes that Boston will try to win this game and knock two games off their magic number in one fell swoop. Maybe they decide to single-cover Dame and try alternative approaches with him to see what works. We can assume the blitzing with bigger players will, so there might be no need to see it. If that's the case, then maybe we see Brown pick up the assignment to see how he can handle that one-on-one. 

2. More lineups: This is a great chance to throw different combinations out there. I want to see more of Xavier Tillman to see how he matches up against someone like Lopez or even Bobby Portis. Let’s see what kind of impact he can have against a likely playoff opponent.

Guys… THERE'S SO MUCH DATA TO BE COLLECTED TONIGHT!

Follow along with my thoughts as the game goes on. They’ll show up below and in the comments section, so hop in and share your opinion as well.