Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Jan. 28 vs Boston Celtics
By Ti Windisch
The Milwaukee Bucks have lost seven of their last eight games, and would need to beat a strong Boston Celtics team to reverse the current losing streak the team is stuck in.
The Milwaukee Bucks are officially entering freefall. Milwaukee has won just a single game in the last two weeks. The Bucks are 1-7 in that stretch, with losses coming to the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel Embiid, the Toronto Raptors without DeMar DeRozan, the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat, among some better teams.
The four teams previously listed were all either banged up, not very good or both. The Bucks couldn’t beat any of them. Milwaukee managed to beat Houston, otherwise this would be an eight-game losing streak with a fair chance of becoming a nine-game losing streak.
After a rough start to the season, the Boston Celtics have really come on strong lately. Boston is 28-18, just half of a game behind the Toronto Raptors for the second spot in the Eastern Conference. By the time the Raps tip off with the Magic on Sunday night, the Celtics could be tied for second in the East.
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They’d need to beat the Bucks first, something that hasn’t been hard for most teams to do lately. Like most teams seem to be right now, Boston is dealing with some injury problems. Avery Bradley is out with a sore Achilles, and Al Horford will likely play at less than 100 percent due to a groin injury.
To see how either team could come out on top on Saturday night, we’ll look at major keys for both teams to come out of Milwaukee with a victory. Then it’s time to highlight a Celtic to watch, followed by predictions on the game’s final score.