The beginning of the third game of the Regular Season Series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Celtics was quite worrying for the Bucks. Their two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo was absent owing to an injury. The Celtics took full advantage of the situation by making sure of their victory as the Celtics have not lost to an Eastern Conference team at home all season.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Match Player Stats and Box Score televised on the screen was capturing people’s attention when Patrick Beverley, Milwaukee Bucks guard made a spin move in the lane, floated a jumper over Boston’s Luke Kornet, and returned to defense in a pose, holding his hand a few inches within the floor in mockery of the Celtics’ center, Kristaps Porzingis.
Payton Pritchard took revenge for his teammate’s insult and scored 10 points in the quarter, matching the Bucks’ total and bringing the Celtics to build a huge lead before hanging on for a 122-119 win against Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
Pritchard said, “He’s trying to clown one of our teammates. So I definitely took it a little personally.”
Everybody always had talked about his shooting,” Mazzulla said. “But I think this year, in particular, he’s been impacting by his rebounding, impacting by his defense, his pace. He’s just becoming a well-rounded player who knows will leave a positive impact on the game in many different ways, and a huge asset for us.
“Celtics Coach Joe Mazulla said this about Payton Pritchard when he had the most rebounds (four) and assists (three) in the quarter”. He extended this to 6 rebounds by the final.
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Boston Celtics Players’ Contributions
Jayson Tatum pulled off 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists for Boston. Derrick White had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and eight assists, while Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and 2 assists for Boston.
| Players | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals |
| Payton Pritchard | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Derrick White | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
While Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 points and 3 rebounds for the team, Horford made 8 points and 4 rebounds and assists each.
| Players | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Horford | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Milwaukee Bucks Players’ Contribution
While Milwaukee’s point guard Damian Lillard scored the highest points for the team, Bobby Portis had the most number of rebounds.
Damian Lillard scored 32 points, including a three-pointer in the ending seconds. He also had four rebounds and six assists. Bobby Portis scored 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Bucks.
| Players | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals |
| Damian Lillard | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Bobby Portis | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Khris Middleton, three times NBA All-Star, scored 22 points, with 6 rebounds and assists each. Further, he had combined with Damian Lillard to hit 3-for-5 in the first half.
| Players | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals |
| Khris Middleton | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Match Player Stats and Box Scores
Milwaukee Bucks Match Player Stats and Box Scores
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3-PT FG | FT | +/- |
| Jae Crowder | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Khris Middleton | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 4-5 | -9 |
| Brook Lopez | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Damian Lillard | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11-21 | 6-10 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Malik Beasley | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Bobby Portis | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Patrick Beverley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -13 |
| Pat Connaughton | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 11 |
| AJ Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 14 |
| MarJon Beauchamp | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Boston Celtics Match Player Stats and Box Scores
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3-PT FG | FT | +/- |
| Jayson Tatum | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9-19 | 4-7 | 9-10 | 2 |
| Al Horford | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 15 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 5-6 | -8 |
| Derrick White | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 4-11 | 3-3 | -7 |
| Jaylen Brown | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 7-10 | -2 |
| Xavier Tillman | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Luke Kornet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 |
| Payton Pritchard | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 10 |
| Drew Peterson | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oshae Brissett | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jaden Springer | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Game Summary
The Boston Celtics were leading since the beginning of the match. In the first quarter itself, the Celtics had 33 in their basket with Payton Pritchard’s three-point jump shot with the help of Al Horford assists, while the Bucks had 28.
In the second quarter, Boston was again leading with 36 while keeping Milwaukee to 28 points. By the end of the third quarter, the Celtics were leading the match with 101-83.
Although the Milwaukees displayed their dedication and gameplay in the final quarter and made 36 in the final quarter, limiting the Celtics to 21, they still lost the match. They tried their best and were very close to winning, but it seemed that had to wait some more time for it.
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Khris Middleton, and Damian Lillard 3-pointers
Jayson Tatum played the first half against the Bucks with his powerful 4-for-5 clip. On top of that, Jaylen Tatum scored 1 triple in 2 attempts.
Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton joined hands together to hit a 3-for-5 during the same duration.
Tatum and Brown finished the game with a combined 6-for-11 3-pointers. Tatum and Brown finished the game with a combined 6-for-11 3-pointers.
Middleton and Lillard nearly led the Bucks to a bizarre victory with spectacular deep shooting. Milwaukee’s stars went 8-for-13 from long range.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla stated that the game was not necessarily a postseason preview.
