NBA Playoffs: 9 bold but completely reasonable predictions

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Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics handles the ball against Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the fourth quarter. Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks will get revenge on the Boston Celtics, and it will be a historic series

Out East, the two teams that everyone will be watching over the next few weeks are the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. They’re both likely on a road that’s going to lead to a huge clash with each other in the Easter Conference Finals. And I believe that it will. The Celtics will take care of the Atlanta Hawks with ease and then will likely sneak past the Sixers (even if it is a competitive battle). I predict that the Bucks will also handle whoever wins the 8th seed (the Heat or Bulls) and then will take care of the New York Knicks or Cleveland Cavaliers.

That will set up what could be remembered as arguably the best series of this year’s playoffs. And the Bucks-Celtics series will certainly live up to the bill as it did last season in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The difference will be that the Bucks, at least for now, will be healthy this time around. And I predict that the Bucks are going to get the last laugh this time around. The Bucks will punch their ticket to the NBA Finals by beating the Celtics in what could end up being remembered as an epic series.