Celtics Vs. Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 24 points, distributes game-high 12 assists while Bucks' physical defense limits Celtics to 89 points in 101-89 win.

With 48 seconds remaining, Tatum drove and kicked it out to White for a three from the right wing that cut Boston's deficit to 76-69. As a team, the Celtics were held to 33.3 percent shooting from the field and went 18/50 (36 percent) from long range. With 4:03 to play, after Antetokounmpo missed a free throw, he picked up his third foul going for the rebound. That put the Bucks ahead 101-87 with 2:10 left, and coach Udoka decided it was time to empty the bench. As a team, the Bucks were 10/20 from beyond the arc, generated 18 fast-break points, 14 off turnovers, and 14 in the paint. Antetokounmpo utilized his height and length to throw the ball over the top of the defense, and he was making simple swing passes to shooters open due to the extra attention required to slow down Antetokounmpo. He also grabbed eight rebounds in the first half. He went with a trainer to the locker room, hunched over, holding his arm. At the 4:10 mark, Tatum stepped into a pull-up three from above the break and buried it, giving him six points and cutting his team's deficit to 45-40. But Grayson Allen countered with his third three of the day, giving him nine points and pushing Milwaukee's lead back to eight. At the 7:41 mark, with the Celtics trailing 33-32, Jaylen Brown missed a three from 25-feet out. The second-year guard drained an open three from the right corner a couple of minutes later to put Boston back on top, 32-31. Antetokounmpo lofted a pass to Wes Matthews for an alley-oop layup that gave Milwaukee a 27-24 advantage entering the second frame.