Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown help Celtics dismantle Bucks
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[December 26, 2022]
Jayson Tatum posted his fifth straight 30-point game, leading the
Boston Celtics with 41 en route to a 139-118 Christmas Day win over
the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.
Tatum and Jaylen Brown (29 points) combined for 70 points in a game
for the eighth time in their careers. Tatum added seven rebounds,
five assists and three steals as Boston won back-to-back games.
Derrick White, Grant Williams and Al Horford also scored in double
figures, helping Boston shoot 19 of 39 from 3-point range.
Marcus Smart handed out eight assists.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a team-high 27 points, while Jrue Holiday
finished with 23, Brook Lopez scored 16 and Massachusetts native Pat
Connaughton added 15 on four 3-pointers in Milwaukee's third
straight loss.
Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis each pulled in nine rebounds, and
Holiday also dished out seven assists.
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After Boston led by just one at halftime, Tatum
posted a 20-point third quarter to help the Celtics build a 14-point
lead.
Tatum and Horford hit from downtown as the Celtics opened the second
half on an 8-2 run. Following a Bucks timeout, Tatum hit three of
the hosts' five straight field goals to help increase the score to
87-78. Connaughton had eight straight Milwaukee points in the midst.
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Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum (0) dribbles the ball
against Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Joe Ingles (7) during the
first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY
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The entire Bucks team only outscored
Tatum by five in the quarter, and it was a 100-86 game entering the
final frame after a Grant Williams corner trey.
Joe Ingles hit a running 3-pointer as Milwaukee closed to nine early
in the fourth, but Williams bookended a 10-0 Celtics run with
3-pointers to make it 110-91. Brown later scored 10 straight points
to help put the game out of reach.
The Celtics shot 7 of 9 over the first 4:03. Tatum and Brown hit
back-to-back triples to cap an 8-0 run, turning a 12-11 deficit into
a 19-12 lead and forcing Milwaukee to call a timeout.
Milwaukee used a 10-3 run to get within 30-28 late in the first.
Brown followed with a pullup 3-pointer and Hauser banked in a deep
triple at the buzzer, extending Boston's lead to 36-28.
Shortly after an 8-0 Milwaukee run, Tatum responded with a hammer
dunk over Antetokounmpo with 5:07 left before halftime.
Boston's lead was just 62-61 at the break, as Lopez hit a fadeaway
with 2.8 seconds left before Brown missed three foul shots.
--Field Level Media
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