Celtics’ new schedule revealed after NBA Cup elimination

The NBA stated the final two regular-season games on the Celtics schedule early Saturday morning Because Boston did not advance to the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup it was assigned two randomly selected matchups against other eliminated Eastern Conference teams Those will be Thursday Dec at Milwaukee p m ET and Monday Dec against Detroit at TD Garden p m It s a tricky draw for the Celtics who went - in NBA Cup group play and are - overall this season The - Pistons entered Saturday with the best record in the East and had won straight before the C s defeated them in a thrilling upset Wednesday night The - Bucks have scuffled this season but two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to their lineup on Friday after sitting out four games with a groin injury Including the consolation date in Milwaukee the Celtics will play five of their next seven games on the road beginning with a back-to-back in Minnesota and Cleveland this Saturday and Sunday Their two home games during that stretch are against the - Knicks Tuesday p m and - Lakers Friday p m The four NBA Cup quarterfinals will feature Raptors at Knicks and Heat at Magic in the Eastern Conference both on Dec with the Suns visiting the Thunder and the Spurs visiting the Lakers out West both on Dec The semifinals and championship will be held on Dec and respectively at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas