The 3rd game of the Christmas Day slate in the NBA sees the Milwaukee Bucks visiting the Boston Celtics. This will be the first meeting between the sides this season. However they should be very familiar with each other given that they faced off in last years conference semifinals. The Celtics' came out victorious in Game 7, something the Bucks will be keen to avenge tonight. Check out my same game parlay for this game below.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a rebounding machine on the road this season, averaging 12.1 rebounds per game. With all eyes on him during this Christmas day matchup, look for him to assert himself all over this game, starting with rebounding. Up against him will mainly be Al Horford and Robert Williams III. Horford gives up a major length advantage to Antetokounmpo while Williams lacks the shooting touch to pull him away from the paint. With the Greek superstar having recorded 12 or more rebounds in 4 of his last 6 games, look for him to continue his streak here. Especially when considering the Celtics give up the most rebounds per game over the last 10 games.
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One man that will be tasked with more responsibility rebounding the ball for the Celtics will be Jayson Tatum. The forward is averaging 8.7 rebounds per game in December and can help the Celtics close the rebounding gap. Tatum has recorded 8 or more rebounds in 3 of his last 5 games. He may also spend some time picking up Antetokounmpo tonight. Considering how dominant he is on the inside, look for Tatum to back off from him to encourage him to shoot, putting himself in great rebounding position in the process. The Bucks are a top 10 team in offensive rebounds per game so look for the Celtics bigs to be preoccupied boxing out, giving a chance to guys like Tatum to come in and grab the boards.