Mon, Mar 2 · Regular season
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01Box score
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Boston Celtics
Milwaukee Bucks
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
2025-26 so far
Celtics edges
- On defenseBoston's defense cleans the defensive glass (4th) against a Milwaukee offense that rarely gets second chances (30th).
- On defenseBoston's defense defends without fouling (5th) against a Milwaukee offense that rarely gets to the line (30th).
- On offenseBoston's offense protects the ball (1st) against a Milwaukee defense that rarely forces turnovers (25th).
Bucks edges
No clear mismatch in Milwaukee's favor.
Key battles
- Milwaukee's offense shoots efficiently (3rd), but Boston's defense contests every shot (4th). Watch the shooting.
An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work
04Tale of the tape
2025-26 so far| BOS | Rank | Stat | Rank | MIL |
|---|
| 121.7 | 2nd | Offensive rating | 23rd | 113.9 |
| 113.5 | 4th | Defensive rating | 27th | 120.2 |
| +8.2 | 3rd | Net rating | 25th | -6.4 |
| 94.2 | 30th | Pace | 23rd | 96.8 |
| 55.3 | 11th | Effective FG % | 3rd | 56.5 |
| 10.5 | 1st | Turnover % | 27th | 13.3 |
| 29.2 | 6th | Offensive rebound % | 30th | 21.1 |
| 16.7 | 29th | Free throw rate | 30th | 16.3 |
| 52.3 | 4th | Opponent eFG % | 25th | 55.8 |
| 11.0 | 26th | Forced turnover % | 25th | 11.1 |
| 75.7 | 4th | Defensive rebound % | 15th | 74.1 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 19th | 21.5 |