Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationJaylen Brown scores 30 points, Payton Pritchard makes 8 3s as Celtics beat Bucks 119-108
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
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
MIL | BOS | |
---|---|---|
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
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
New York | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | L1 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
Brooklyn | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L1 |
Toronto | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L2 |
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