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The Milwaukee Bucks secured their place as top seed in the Eastern Conference for the NBA play-offs by beating the Chicago Bulls.<\/span><\/p>\n The Bucks were without forward Giannis Antetokounmpo because of a sore knee and lost Khris Middleton early on to another knee issue, but won 105-92.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n It means they will have home advantage in four of the seven games throughout the play-offs, which begin next week.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Boston Celtics<\/strong> clinched second spot by beating the <\/span>Toronto Raptors<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n They won 97-93 despite being without Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Al Horford, with Malcolm Brogdon coming off the bench to score a game-high 29 points.<\/span><\/p>\n In the Western Conference, the <\/span>New Orleans Pelicans <\/strong>beat the <\/span>Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong> 138-131 to seal a spot in the play-in tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n The top six places in each conference go straight into the play-offs with seventh to 10th trying to qualify through the play-in tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n