MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists and the Boston Celtics rallied within the second half to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 113-107 on Sunday afternoon.
Tatum put the Celtics forward 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 factors for the Bucks, who’ve misplaced eight of 9. Antetokounmpo additionally had 13 rebounds and 5 assists.
Payton Pritchard added 18, Jrue Vacation and Derrick White had 15 every and Jaylen Brown scored 14 for the Celtics. Brown returned after lacking 4 video games with a hip injury.
Bobby Portis scored 15 for Milwaukee.
Takeaways
Celtics: Pritchard, who scored 28 factors in a 119-108 victory over the Bucks on Oct. 28, stored Boston within the recreation by scoring 17 within the first half. Tatum took over from there with 23 factors within the second half.
Bucks: Milwaukee took a 16-2 lead within the first 2 1/2 minutes of the sport, led by at the least eight factors for the whole first half and went into the break with a 69-58 benefit after its highest-scoring half of the season. However the Bucks scored simply 15 factors within the third, their lowest complete in any quarter this season, and couldn’t get well.
Key second
The Celtics opened the third quarter by happening a 12-0 run which culminated with an Al Horford 3-pointer. The Bucks would reply – the second half featured eight ties and 7 lead modifications – however Boston answered each Milwaukee rally the remainder of the way in which.
Key stat
Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard scored 14 factors however shot 1 of 8 from 3-point vary. He’s 1 of 12 from past the arc over his final two video games.
Up subsequent
The Celtics host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, the identical day the Bucks host the Toronto Raptors.
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