Schedule and 2017-18 Results
Regular Season Records: Boston 55-27, Milwaukee 44-38
Game 1 on Sunday 15 April: Milwaukee loses at Boston, 113-pts-107 (OT)
Game 2 on Tuesday 17 April: Milwaukee loses at Boston, 120-pts-106
Game 3 on Friday 20 April: Boston loses at Milwaukee, 116-pts-92
Game 4 on Sunday 22 April: Boston loses at Milwaukee, 104-pts-102
Game 5 on Tuesday 24 April: Milwaukee loses at Boston, 92-pts-87
Game 6 on Thursday 26 April: Boston loses at Milwaukee, 97-pts-86
Game 7 on Saturday 28 April: Milwaukee loses at Boston, 112-pts-96

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Boston Celtics hosted and bested the Milwaukee Bucks 112-pts-96 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1369 victory. With the series 1369 win, the Boston Celtics improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 65-26 overall and 8-5 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1369 loss, the Milwaukee Bucks see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 11-23 (with an active nine-series losing streak) overall and 0-8 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Boston Celtics in series 1369 was WWLLWLW: Series 1369 thus becomes the third NBA Preliminary-round series, the 20th NBA series (all rounds), and the 31st MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Boston Celtics were also the last team to post a WWLLWLW @ HHVVHVH win/site order in a best-of-7 NBA Preliminary-round series, doing so in series 1038 against the Atlanta Hawks in their 2008 NBA Preliminary-round series. The 0-8 best-of-7 NBA Preliminary-round series record by the Milwaukee Bucks is a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL-worst; next is the 0-6 best-of-7 Preliminary-round playoff series record by the old NHL Hartford Whalers. The 0-8 best-of-7 Preliminary-round series record by the Milwaukee Bucks with Game 1 on the road is a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL-worst; next is the NBA Denver Nuggets with a 0-7 best-of-7 Preliminary-round playoff series record with Game 1 on the road.

After Game 6: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and defeated the Boston Celtics 97-pts-86 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1369 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Celtics have a Game 7 record of 22-8, while the Milwaukee Bucks have a Game 7 record of 2-7. The Boston Celtics have a 19-4 Game 7 record in Boston. The Milwaukee Bucks have a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL-worst 0-6 Game 7 record on the road. The 30 Game 7 appearances irrespective of site, the 22 Game 7 wins irrespective of site, the 23 Game 7 home appearances, and the 19 Game 7 home victories by the Boston Celtics all top their respective categories in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff Game 7 history. Irrespective of win order or of round, home teams in best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 7s have a 102-26 (.797) record.

After Game 5: The Boston Celtics hosted and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 92-pts-87 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1369 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 38-3 and a Game 6 record of 21-20. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 1-11 with an active four-series losing streak and a Game 6 record of 6-6. The sole Milwaukee series victory upon trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2 occurred in series 839, in which the Bucks defeated the Charlotte Hornets (I) 4-games-3 in the 2001 NBA Quarterfinals.

After Game 4: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and defeated the Boston Celtics 104-pts-102 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1369 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 31-12 and a Game 5 record of 31-12, while the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 3-9 with an active four-series losing streak and a Game 5 record of 4-8.

After Game 3: The Milwaukee Bucks hosted and defeated the Boston Celtics 116-pts-92 to reduce the Boston Celtics best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1369 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 41-3 with an active nine-series winning streak and a Game 4 record of 18-26. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 1-11 with an active five-series losing streak and a Game 4 record of 6-6.

After Game 2: The Boston Celtics hosted and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 120-pts-106 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1369 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 35-0 and a Game 3 record of 13-22. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 0-13 and a Game 3 record of 6-7.

After Game 1: The Boston Celtics hosted and bested the Milwaukee Bucks 113-pts-107 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1369 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 53-5 with an active nine-series winning streak and a Game 2 record of 35-23. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Milwaukee Bucks have a series record of 3-19 with an active ten-series losing streak and a Game 2 record of 9-13 with an active four-Game 2 losing streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2017-18 NBA regular season, the Boston Celtics finished eleven games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks. From 1947 through the 2017 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by eleven regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 24-5 (.828) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1369 is the 91st best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Boston Celtics, and the 34th for the Milwaukee Bucks. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Boston Celtics have an all-rounds series record of 64-26, a Preliminary-round series record of 7-5, and a Game 1 record of 58-32, while the Milwaukee Bucks have an all-rounds series record of 11-22 with an active eight-series losing streak, a Preliminary-round series record of 0-7, and a Game 1 record of 11-22. Series 1369 is the sixth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. Boston has won four of the previous five best-of-7 NBA playoff series between the two teams. The last best-of-7 NBA playoff series between the two teams was in the 1987 NBA Quarterfinals.