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Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics

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1-3, 1-2 Away
Final
108 - 119

4-0, 2-0 Home

Jaylen Brown scores 30 points, Payton Pritchard makes 8 3s as Celtics beat Bucks 119-108

Jaylen Brown hits the 'too small' celly after big and-1

Reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week Jayson Tatum added 15 points and eight rebounds for Boston (4-0). Derrick White had 13 points and eight assists.

Damian Lillard led the Bucks with 33 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 10 boards and six assists. Milwaukee has lost three straight after winning its opener.

It was close until late in the third quarter, when Pritchard hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left, putting Boston ahead 90-82.

The Celtics scored the next seven points for a 15-point lead. Pritchard hit another 3-pointer during the spree.

Takeaways Bucks: Coming off a 13-point loss at Brooklyn on Sunday, they showed some toughness late into the third quarter before Boston’s offense took over.

Celtics: They keep taking a lot of 3-pointers and making them. The Celtics, who tied the NBA record with 29 3s in their season-opening win over the Knicks, were 18 of 47 from beyond the arc on Monday.

Key moment The Bucks led 80-79 before the Celtics went on an 18-2 run that spanned the final two minutes of the third quarter and the opening 1:37 of the fourth.

Key stat Pritchard was 8 of 12 on 3-pointers and fell one short of his career high of nine, set on April 9, 2023.

Up next The Bucks are at Memphis on Thursday to close their three-game trip, and the Celtics visit Indiana Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 70.9%
Bucks: 29.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 108 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 108 - 119
4th 17.0 Andre Jackson Jr. makes driving dunk 108 - 119
4th 20.1 Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound 106 - 119
4th 24.1 Drew Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper 106 - 119

Statistics

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37-82 FG 43-87
45.1 Field Goal % 49.4
8-31 3PT 18-47
25.8 Three Point % 38.3
26-31 FT 15-19
83.9 Free Throw % 78.9
43 Rebounds 38
8 Offensive Rebounds 4
35 Defensive Rebounds 34
18 Assists 24
7 Steals 5
6 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
10 Fast Break Points 26
44 Points in Paint 40
24 Fouls 18
5 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 38 29 .567 18 W1
Detroit 38 31 .551 19 W1
Chicago 29 39 .426 27.5 W1

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 19 .721 - W2
New York 43 24 .642 5.5 W1
Toronto 24 45 .348 25.5 L2
Brooklyn 23 45 .338 26 W1
Philadelphia 23 45 .338 26 L1
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