The end of the year is so close you can smell it In what was both their regular season home finale and their final national TV appearance before the playoffs start, the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics.
Initially, the game itself carried much less of the interest than it would have otherwise, as the Celtics rested Jayson Tatum and Al Horford, possibly in intentional pursuit of the 3-seed in the Eastern Conference (and the Chicago Bulls, who are likely to finish lined up at 6th). Whether they threw the game or not (spoiler: they didn’t) didn’t affect the Bucks, who came out strong and took Boston’s best shots before surging forward and putting forth a strong effort.