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 Middleton finished with 20 points for the Bucks, who got 29 points
and 12 rebounds from center Greg Monroe.
Monroe's hook shot with a second to play seemed to give the Bucks
the lead for good, but Jerryd Bayless was whistled for a foul on the
other end, and Kelly Olnyk sank two free throws to tie the game at
111.
Avery Bradley, whose 18 paced the Celtics, was whistled on
Milwaukee's inbounds attempt, sending Middleton to the line for the
game-winner.
Monroe and point guard Michael Carter-Williams, who had 16 points
with six rebounds and five assists, came off the bench for Milwaukee
as coach Jason Kidd looked to shake things up for the Bucks, who had
lost seven of their last eight overall.
O.J. Mayo started at point in place of Carter-Williams while Mason
Plumlee got the nod at center but the lineup switch didn't last
long. Mayo missed a pair of 3-pointers and collected two fouls
before going to the bench with 9:02 left in the opening quarter.
Monroe wasn't far behind, taking over for Plumlee at the 7:33 mark,
but he went 2 for 6 from the field and was largely ineffective as
the Bucks fell behind by 10 before cutting the deficit to 30-26
heading into the second.
Rashad Vaughn's 3-pointer put Milwaukee up, 49-46, with 4:45 left in
the half and Monroe took over in the quarter hitting 5 of 8 shots to
score 11 in the second.
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Down one at the break, the Bucks took control of the game in the
third, scoring a season-high 40 points and riding a 24-7 run to take
a 93-74 game into the final quarter.
Fourteen of Milwaukee's third quarter scoring came off eight Boston
turnovers. Carelessness was a big problem all night for the Celtics,
who turned the ball over 18 times but not at all in the final
quarter, tying the game at 109-109 on Crowder's 3-pointer with 23
seconds left.
(Editing by Nick Mulvenney)
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