Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, December 6, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Milwaukee Bucks (11-10) are en route to TD Garden on Friday where they will go up against the Boston Celtics (18-4).

The Bucks faced the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 119-104 in their last contest. Milwaukee walked away from the contest with a 42.3% field goal percentage (33 out of 78) and made 15 of their 45 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bucks converted 23 of 35 shots for a rate of 65.7%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 23 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of the defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 43.7% from the floor on 45 out of 103 shooting. Atlanta doled out 29 assists and had 16 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Atlanta snagged 55 boards (16 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 22 attempts. They made 9 of their 32 shots from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Bucks left the arena with 22 while the Hawks had 25 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who was important in the game. He finished with 31 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also totaled 11 rebounds. Antetokounmpo walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and also dished out 5 assists.

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Milwaukee heads into this game with a mark of 11-10 for the year. They cough up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Milwaukee is collecting 43.1 rebounds per contest and has 504 assists this year, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Bucks are hitting 39.1% on shots from distance (307 of 786) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.6 pts per contest (13th in the league) while hitting 48.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.5). The Bucks are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.0% (856 of 1,902) and they relinquish 45.5 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 11th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 537 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 130-120 when they faced the Pistons. The Celtics corralled 29 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Pistons committed 21 fouls for the game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Boston made 21 of 53 attempts (39.6%). When the game finished, the Celtics went 45 for 94 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.9%. The Celtics allowed the Pistons to convert 43 of their 84 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2% for this contest. They finished shooting 51.3% from downtown by hitting 20 out of 39 and finished the game at 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Detroit to snag 34 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Brown ended up having an impact for the Celtics in this contest. He made 10 of 21 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and had 6 rebounds. Brown earned 28 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 9 dimes for the game.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 18-4 for the season. The Celtics are committing 16.7 fouls per game and they connect on 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per game. Boston has totaled 2,651 pts on the year (120.5 per contest) and they grab 43.9 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 18th in the NBA.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 110.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (18th in basketball). The Boston defense gives up 35.3% on three-point shots (276 of 782) and opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.6 dimes and 43.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 5th and 11th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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