The home team dominated this series at every turn. The Celtics defeated the Bucks in a dominant 112-96 Game 7 victory, but they never managed to win a game on the road. However, it was still impressive that they managed to fend off the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Bucks despite coming into the playoffs without Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward due to injury. 

The Celtics will now move on to the second round to take on the 76ers.

No. 2 Boston Celtics (55-27) vs. No. 7 Milwaukee Bucks (44-38)

Playoff series schedule

Playoff series results

Regular season series: Tied 2-2

Last season's playoff results: The Celtics were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals by the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Bucks were knocked out in the first round by the Toronto Raptors

SportsLine projections

According to SportsLine data scientist Stephen Oh, the Celtics have a 9.4 percent chance of reaching the conference finals. SportsLine will have game-by-game gambling advice for every playoff series here.

2018 NBA Playoff Bracket

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