Depending how the holiday weekend goes, first place in the Eastern Conference might shift hands, again.
The second-place Celtics host the first-place Bucks at TD Garden on Christmas, in the first of two playoff rematches on December 25th. Boston got past Milwaukee in an epic, seven-game series last season to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and, eventually, the NBA Finals.
The C’s got off to a ferocious, 21–5 start this year but have slowed down considerably with just one win over their last six games, including three losses in a row heading into a Friday night matchup with the Timberwolves.