Final
Celtics top Bucks
Apr 16, 2015 - 6:30 AMVideo
Both teams came into the game with their playoff seedings sealed. Boston will be the Eastern Conference's seventh seed, while the Bucks locked up the No. 6 seed.
Jonas Jerebko posted 16 points and six rebounds and Kelly Olynyk added 16 points and five boards for the Celtics (40-42), who went 24-12 and finished with six straight wins to close the season.
Boston will face the second-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round of the playoffs.
Ersan Ilyasova supplied 21 points and Khris Middleton scored 18 for Milwaukee (41-41), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
The Bucks will clash with the No. 3 seeded Chicago Bulls in the first round.
"They're experienced ... We have our hands full," Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd said of Chicago.
After an O.J. Mayo three-point play clawed the Bucks within 100-97 with 2:38 left, Datome nailed a left wing 3-pointer and put in a layup to extend Boston's advantage to 105-97.
The Celtics were never threatened again.
Mayo was off on a 3 and Patrick O'Bryant missed a short jumper before a Mayo triple with 18.5 ticks remaining was too late.
Earlier, Milwaukee led 25-22 following a quarter of play, but the Celtics outscored the Bucks 27-20 in the second and were up 49-45 at the break.
Boston took a 73-72 edge into the fourth.
"For the most part I thought we played pretty well," Celtics coach Brad Stevens said.
Game Notes
Boston had dropped three of its previous four meetings against the Bucks in Milwaukee ... The Bucks went a franchise-worst 15-67 last season ... The Celtics shot 49.4 percent (42-of-85) and connected on 13-of-30 from 3-point range.
- BOSTON: 105
MILWAUKEE: 100
Final
Apr 15 10:13 PM - BOSTON: 73
MILWAUKEE: 72
End of 3rd
Apr 15 9:46 PM - BOSTON: 49
MILWAUKEE: 45
Halftime
Apr 15 9:03 PM - BOSTON: 22
MILWAUKEE: 25
End of 1st
Apr 15 8:34 PM - BOSTON: 0
MILWAUKEE: 0
1st Quarter - 12:00
Apr 15 8:12 PM
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