Are the Celtics Underdogs at Home vs Milwaukee?

[green_bballers13]

With Hayward, Irving, and Smart likely out vs MIL, are the Celtics underdogs?

Rozier
Brown
Tatum
Horford
Baynes

Meaningful Bench players: Morris, Monroe

Bledsoe
Middleton
Giannis
Parker
Henson

Bench: Terry, Maker, Jennings

I want to say no, but I'm not sure.

[Jiri Welsch]

No they are not underdogs. The Celtics have more experience, a better coach, and home court 

[MattyIce]

what about wiz tanking for 7th?

[green_bballers13]

what about wiz tanking for 7th?

Fair point. This too would be a big challenge. I think they still beat MIA, but I'm not sure about WAS or MIL.

[mr. dee]

Nope. If Monroe was still on their team, then maybe. They don't have interior presence anymore.

[SparzWizard]

what about wiz tanking for 7th?

Fair point. This too would be a big challenge. I think they still beat MIA, but I'm not sure about WAS or MIL.

Yeah. As I pointed out in another thread, WSH will have John Wall back and the Celtics won't have Kyrie and Smart. That is a matchup I would avoid in the first rounds. Give me either the Bucks or the Heat in Round 1.

[trickybilly]

Nope. If Monroe was still on their team, then maybe. They don't have interior presence anymore.

So much. One feels they will definitely win a game getting hot from outside.. but the playoffs half court grind will leave them exposed.

[celticsclay]

Are people somehow getting more pessimistic after we beat the thunder and blazers?

[Somebody]

Even if we're limited to Rozier-Brown-Tatum-Morris-Horford to start we'd still win against them. I expect Baynes to play relatively little because the Bucks don't really have a big that gives us problems inside, we're probably using Monroe more to exploit that weakness.