Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are rolling, winning five games in a row and eight of their last 10 to vault into the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

Now, the Celtics hit the road as sizable favorites against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. The Bucks are just 10-15 this season, and they’re hanging on by a thread in the Eastern Conference playoff picture with Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) expected to miss the next two to four weeks.

Milwaukee is just 1-7 when Antetokounmpo sits this season, dropping the last seven games that the two-time league MVP has been out of the lineup. So, it’s going to be hard for this team to stay in the mix in the East if he’s unable to return this month.

Meanwhile, the C’s are starting to really find their groove even with Jayson Tatu

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