The Latest Breaking News from Milwaukee

Some of the best plays of the game captured in images.

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown summed it up simply enough when he said the Celtics had to be smarter — smarter with their shot selection, smarter with their pace, smarter with the multitude of things they did wrong on offense in Game 1.

The search for James Borrego's replacement has begun for Charlotte.

Boston will need to play nearly perfectly to avoid a 0-2 deficit.

After all this time, perhaps many of us simply forgot. The Bucks led the NBA in defensive efficiency during the 2018–19 season, then earned the distinction again in 2019–20. After a dropoff to ninth-best during the 2020–21 regular season, Milwaukee clamped down when it mattered most, not only ...

How Boston chooses to guard Milwaukee’s star point guard could decide the series.

Marcus Smart has a bruised right quad — banged multiple times during Game 1 against the Bucks — that has affected his availability for Game 2 Tuesday night in the Garden.

Eight teams are left. Which contender has the best chance to win it all?

Can they tighten things up for Game 2?

Plus, takeaways from Milwaukee's dominating win in Boston and what to expect in Sixers-Heat and Suns-Mavericks.

Led by their two-time MVP, Milwaukee did what Brooklyn couldn’t in the first round and dominated the paint against the Celtics’ elite defense in Game 1.