Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (54-14) will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks (44-24) at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and earned the victory with a final of 140-129 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 12 while the Suns had 16 personal fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 33 tries from three-point range. Phoenix ended up shooting 86.7% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 15 tries. In addition, Phoenix collected 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Phoenix doled out 36 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 58.6% from the field on 51 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 35 assists in the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 14 of 14 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Milwaukee ended with a 54.3% FG percentage (51 out of 94) and knocked down 24 out of their 41 three-point attempts.

Damian Lillard is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 31 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. Lillard finished the game at 52.6% from the field and dished out 16 dimes.

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Milwaukee enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 44-24 this season. They are averaging 120.7 points per game (4th in basketball) while going 49.1% from the field. The Bucks are hitting 37.8% on three-point shots (979 of 2,593) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 43.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,807 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,817 surrendered for the campaign. The Bucks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,973 of 6,280) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 36.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 21st in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.3).

For their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 119-94 when they faced the Pistons. The Celtics were able to snag 38 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 53 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Pistons earned 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Boston made 22 out of their 49 tries (44.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics finished 43 out of 95 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. The Celtics permitted the Pistons to make 36 out of 84 tries from the floor which had them at 42.9% in this game. They went 31.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 29 and finished the contest at 13 of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). When it comes to rebounds, Boston allowed Detroit to collect 43 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics in this contest. He made 11 of 20 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Brown had 31 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this contest.

Boston has a win-loss record of 54-14 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are hitting on 48.5% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the league. Boston has accounted for 8,227 points so far this season (121.0 per game) and they pull in 46.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 26.6 times per game (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Celtics have committed 16.6 fouls per game and they hit 81.0% from the free throw line.

The Celtics are ranked 5th in basketball in PPG allowed with 109.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (2nd in the NBA). The Boston defense allows 34.6% on 3-point attempts (869 of 2,508) and their opponents are connecting on 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 24.8 dimes and 43.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 6th and 15th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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