The home team has won all five games in the first-round series, and Game 6 is Thursday in Milwaukee. BOSTON—Al Horford had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Marcus Smart made an impact in his first game since mid-March and the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 92-87 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series. The Celtics led by 16 before Milwaukee rallied to make it 74-70 with 7:33 left. Boston needed an energy boost after slow starts to Games 3 and 4 and Smart gave the Celtics exactly that. He was also active on the offensive end, helping drive the ball into the interior of Milwaukee’s defence, like when he tossed an alley-oop to Horford late in the third quarter .

Source: thestar April 25, 2018 02:26 UTC