Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks
· National Basketball AssociationJayson Tatum scores 23 in second half to rally Celtics to a 113-107 victory over slumping Bucks
Tatum put the Celtics ahead for good by hitting two free throws with 5:51 left as Boston erased a nine-point halftime deficit.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 43 points for the Bucks, who have lost eight of nine. Antetokounmpo also had 13 rebounds and five assists.
Payton Pritchard added 18, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White had 15 each and Jaylen Brown scored 14 for the Celtics. Brown returned after missing four games with a hip injury.
Bobby Portis scored 15 for Milwaukee.
Bucks: Milwaukee took a 16-2 lead in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the game, led by at least eight points for the entire first half and went into the break with a 69-58 advantage after its highest-scoring half of the season. But the Bucks scored just 15 points in the third, their lowest total in any quarter this season, and couldn't recover.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 113 - 107 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 107 | |
4th 13.0 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 2 | 113 - 107 | |
4th 13.0 | Bucks offensive team rebound | 113 - 106 | |
4th 13.0 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2 | 113 - 106 |
Statistics
BOS | MIL | |
---|---|---|
35-86 | FG | 39-81 |
40.7 | Field Goal % | 48.1 |
19-50 | 3PT | 13-32 |
38.0 | Three Point % | 40.6 |
24-27 | FT | 16-21 |
88.9 | Free Throw % | 76.2 |
42 | Rebounds | 41 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
34 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
27 | Assists | 21 |
5 | Steals | 9 |
2 | Blocks | 8 |
12 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
26 | Points in Paint | 42 |
16 | Fouls | 18 |
7 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,341 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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