Overview
- Tip-off is 8 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum, with TV coverage on NBC Sports Boston.
- Boston arrives on a five-game win streak and 10 wins in its last 12 after a road victory over Toronto.
- Milwaukee has lost 10 of its last 12 without Giannis Antetokounmpo, most recently falling 124-112 to Detroit.
- Kevin Porter Jr. has provided a scoring lift for the Bucks, averaging about 21.8 points over six games since returning from a knee issue.
- Both clubs had extra rest after missing the NBA Cup quarterfinals, with Boston’s report otherwise clean aside from Jayson Tatum’s ongoing Achilles issue.