• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Boston Sports Today

Boston Sports News Contentiously Updated

  • Patriots
  • Red Sox
  • Bruins
  • Celtics
  • Revolution
  • Colleges
    • Boston College
    • Boston University
    • Harvard
    • Northeastern
    • Providence
    • UMass

How can the Boston Celtics ensure they'll win their critical Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks?

May 11, 2022 by Celtics Wire

The Boston Celtics seem to have the momentum heading into Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night as homecourt advantage tilts back Boston’s way with the series tied 2-2.

But the Celtics ought not to expect anything but the Bucks’ very best on their home court of TD Garden given the import of winning the fifth game of the series; as NBA TV recently pointed out, the team that takes Game 5 in postseason series tied up at 2 games each has gone on to win the series 147 out of 180 times — a staggering 82% of such series throughout the history of the league.

How can the Celtics ensure they’ll win Game 5? What lineups, players, and plays should they lean on? Who should they keep on the bench?

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJUwyFcywUc?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&start=2750&wmode=transparent&w=1000&h=563]

On the latest episode of the CLNS Media Celtics Lab podcast, this critical question gets considerable treatment; watch the clip embedded above to hear the host’s takes.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire. Follow us on Facebook!

“(function() {var sc = document.createElement(“script”), scCnter = document.getElementById(“container-sdp-voltax-player-01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7-8717”), done = false;sc.src = mm_video_data.endpointUrl + “/01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7.js”;sc.onload = sc.onreadystatechange = function() {if(!done && (!this.readyState || this.readyState == “loaded” || this.readyState == “complete”)) {sdpVoltax[“01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7-8717”].initializePlayer( {“id”:”01g2mjqh1gf9xvjdt51g”,”playlist_id”:”01eqbzegwgnrje4tv2″,”player_id”:”01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7″,”type”:”video”,”image”:”https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/video\/thumbnail\/mmplus\/01g2mjqh1gf9xvjdt51g\/01g2mjqh1gf9xvjdt51g-3a0a87a40fab63bd7b20e6f115544212.jpg”,”container_id”:”01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7-8717″});done = true; sc.onload = sc.onreadystatechange = null; }};scCnter.appendChild(sc);})();”var sdpVoltax = window.sdpVoltax || []; sdpVoltax[“01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7-8717”] = sdpVoltaxPlayerHandler().start(“01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7-8717”);

Related

How are the Boston Celtics guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo in their East semis series?

Will the Boston Celtics pay up to keep Al Horford this coming offseason?

Celtics Lab 109: Sorting out the Milwaukee-Boston East semis heading into Game 5 with Avenue

How important was Derrick White to the Boston Celtics’ Game 4 win over the Milwaukee Bucks?

List

Five take-aways from Game 4 of Celtics-Bucks


Gallery

Celtics at Bucks: Boston survives Milwaukee’s early onslaught, win Game 4 116-108 on the road




view 11 images


List

Celtics, NBA Twitter react to Al Horford’s career night, Boston’s improbable Game 4 comeback win vs. Milwaukee


Like this article?

Sign up for the Celtics Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning

An error has occured

Please re-enter your email address.

Thanks for signing up!

You’ll now receive the top Celtics Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

Filed Under: Celtics

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Can Viktor Arvidsson give the Bruins a much-needed scoring punch?
  • Derrick White on trade rumors: ‘I didn’t feel too worried about anything’
  • Derrick White on trade rumors: ‘I didn’t feel too worried about anything’
  • Game 95: Rays at Red Sox: Taj Bradley vs Walker Buehler
  • Rafaela caps Red Sox late rally for season-best 7th straight win

Categories

  • Bruins
  • Celtics
  • Colleges
    • Boston College
    • Boston University
    • Harvard
    • Northeastern
    • Providence
    • UMass
  • Patriots
  • Red Sox
  • Revolution
  • Uncategorized

Archives

Our Partners


All Sports

  • Boston Globe
  • Boston.com
  • Boston Herald
  • 247 Sports
  • 985 The Sports Hub
  • Bleacher Report
  • Chowder And Champions
  • NESN
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today
  • WEEI Sports Radio Network

Baseball

  • MLB.com
  • Bosox Injection
  • Last Word On Baseball
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Over The Monster

Basketball

  • NBA.com
  • Amico Hoops
  • Celtics Blog
  • Celtics Wire
  • Hardwood Houdini
  • Hoops Hype
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Last Word On Pro Basketball
  • Pro Basketball Talk
  • Real GM

Football

  • New England Patriots
  • Last Word On Pro Football
  • Musket Fire
  • NFL Trade Rumors
  • Our Turf Football
  • Patriots Gab
  • Patriots Wire
  • Pats Pulpit
  • Pro Football Focus
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Football Talk
  • Total Patriots

Hockey

  • Causeway Crowd
  • Elite Prospects
  • Last Word On Hockey
  • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Talk
  • Stanley Cup Of Chowder
  • The Hockey Writers

Soccer

  • Last Word on Soccer
  • MLS Multiplex
  • The Bent Musket

Colleges

  • BC Interruption
  • Big East Coast Bias
  • Busting Brackets
  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Eagle In Atlanta
  • Forgotten 5
  • Saturday Blitz
  • The Heights
  • Zags Blog

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in