Milwaukee Bucks: 3 takeaways from Game 4 vs. Celtics

After winning their first game of the series in Game 3, the Milwaukee Bucks were looking to square the series in Game 4 before heading back to Boston.

After the Milwaukee Bucks won their first game of their 2018 first round playoff series, they felt like they were right back in it. They dominated the Boston Celtics wire-to-wire in Game 3 and they now got to play Game 4 back on their home court.

Well, they squeaked out of Game 4 with a narrow two-point win, 104-102. Like in Game 3, they stormed out of the gates, taking a 24-17 lead after the first quarter. This was backed up by a tremendous second period where they outscored the Celtics, 27-18, givingthem a 51-35 lead at halftime.

The script from Game 3 was being followed up until this point. The Celtics came out after halftime and outscored the Bucks 67-53 in the second half, but it was not enough.

The Bucks were led by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Khris Middleton was again superb with 23 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in a good all-around game.

These two stars were ably assisted off the bench again by Jabari Parker, who added 16. This begins our three takeaways from Game 4.