Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: April 12 at Boston Celtics

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Jan 28, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Michael Beasley (9) and Boston Celtics center Tyler Zeller (44) reach for a rebound in the second quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

Finale

The Bucks don’t need a win and the Celtics do, so logic says Boston should definitely be able to prevail on Wednesday. Logic, sometimes, has no place in the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers, who have more reason to tank than any team in the NBA, have won four straight games. The Lakers sat down three veteran players for the rest of the season several weeks back to make sure this exact scenario wouldn’t happen.

Sitting players make the Lakers worse in terms of talent, but the young and hungry players who took their minutes have an edge to them. That might be the case on Wednesday when the Bucks meet the Celtics in Boston for their last game of the season.

Predictions and Leaderboard:

Lukas Harkins: Celtics by 3 — 48-33, 891 point differential

Adam Coffman: Celtics by 9 — 46-35, 941 point differential

Ti Windisch: Bucks by 2 — 45-36, 961 point differential

Rohan Katti: Celtics by 7 — 44-37, 997 point differential

Adam McGee: Celtics by 12 — 44-37, 1108 point differential

Tim Wray: Celtics by 6 — 43-38, 899 point differential

Tom Pheister: Bucks by 3 — 43-38, 1029 point differential

Jordan Treske: Bucks by 11 — 40-41, 1137 point differential

Next: NBA Power Rankings: The Final Countdown

The game is on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. and will be televised on Fox Sports Wisconsin.

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