T.M. Selection: Boston Celtics.

I like the Boston Celtics to cover the spread against the Milwaukee Bucks in this game on Saturday. The Celtics looked a lot better in the 2nd game of this series, evening it up at 1-1 with a win by 10+ points on their home court. Tatum and Brown both looked great as they led the team in that game and the defensive effort was great too since they were able to contain Giannis and didn't really let the other players on the Bucks contribute to the offense a lot. I think the Celtics are going to play with another great defensive effort here since this game will be a road game in a hostile environment and in the 1st round they actually looked better in their 2 road games. They swept the Nets in 4 games but the 2 games that the Nets were closest to winning were the 2 games in Boston. Once the series got back to Brooklyn, the Celtics really dominated and were in control of both games, taking early leads and never giving them away. I think the Celtics are going to do the same here and try to jump out to an early lead and then sustain that lead with a great defensive effort. The Bucks looked great in their last series too, winning that 4-1 but they actually played better in their road games too. The 1 game they lost to the Bulls was a home game and the 2 wins they got in road games in that series were by much larger margins than their home wins. I think Boston had a bad game in the 1st of this series but now that they have bounced back in their most recent game, I expect them to turn the jets on here and dominate this game. They know they have to steal a road game back now to win the series and I think this is a game they can win. I like the Celtics to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 101-94 Celtics.