The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics meet in the playoffs for a third time in five seasons, but the Eastern Conference rivalry dates back the 1974 NBA Finals, when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in Milwaukee. Nowadays, NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo looks to defend his title in Milwaukee but without the help of longtime teammate Khris Middleton, who is sidelined with an MCL sprain and is expected to miss the whole series. As for Boston, they’ve shown just how powerful their defence can be — on top of housing Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams’ defending of Kevin Durant helped the Celtics sweep a Nets team that was supposed to wreak havoc on the East. Season series: 2-2 split Quick Tape (after Round 1) Bucks : 4-1 | No. 13 offence | No. 1 defence | No. 1 net rating Celtics : 4-0 | No. 3 offence | No. 10 defence | No. 7 net rating Betting Futures To win series: MIL +168, BOS -200 (Courtesy FanDuel at time of publication) To win ch...