These two teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous games. Milwaukee can attribute much of their success to point guard Jrue Holiday, who had 24 points and seven assists along with seven boards, and small forward Khris Middleton, who had 26 points and seven assists in addition to five rebounds. Center Robert Williams III and shooting guard Jaylen Brown were among the main playmakers for Boston as the former posted a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds in addition to seven assists and the latter shot 5-for-10 from downtown and finished with 34 points and six rebounds.

Series History

Boston have won 18 out of their last 34 games against Milwaukee.