BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 factors, Payton Pritchard got here off the bench and hit eight 3-pointers en route to twenty-eight factors, and the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-108 on Monday evening.
Reigning Jap Convention Participant of the Week Jayson Tatum added 15 factors and eight rebounds for Boston (4-0). Derrick White had 13 factors and eight assists.
Damian Lillard led the Bucks with 33 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 factors, 10 boards and 6 assists. Milwaukee has misplaced three straight after profitable its opener.
It was shut till late within the third quarter, when Pritchard hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left, placing Boston forward 90-82.
The Celtics scored the following seven factors for a 15-point lead. Pritchard hit one other 3-pointer through the spree.
Takeaways
Bucks: Coming off a 13-point loss at Brooklyn on Sunday, they confirmed some toughness late into the third quarter earlier than Boston’s offense took over.
Celtics: They hold taking plenty of 3-pointers and making them. The Celtics, who tied the NBA record with 29 3s of their season-opening win over the Knicks, had been 18 of 47 from past the arc on Monday.
Key second
The Bucks led 80-79 earlier than the Celtics went on an 18-2 run that spanned the ultimate 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 in need of his profession excessive of 9, set on April 9, 2023.
Up subsequent
The Bucks are at Memphis on Thursday to shut their three-game journey, and the Celtics go to Indiana Wednesday.
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