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The outcome left Milwaukee (55-22) with a
two-game lead over Boston (53-24) in the race for the No. 1 seed
in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Celtics won two of their
three regular-season games against the Bucks. Each team has five
regular season games to play.
Tatum made 8 of his 10 3-pointers and also had eight rebounds.
Jaylen Brown added 30 points, five rebounds and five assists for
the Celtics, who led by 44 in the third quarter and by 49 in the
fourth. Boston has a 21-1 record all-time when Tatum and Brown
each score at least 30 points in the same game.
Al Horford added 14 points and Marcus Smart had 10 points and
eight assists for the Celtics.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 24 points and seven
rebounds in 25 minutes. After scoring 51 points against Indiana
on Wednesday, Milwaukee's Jrue Holiday was limited to six points
in 24 minutes against Boston.
The Bucks had a 21-20 lead midway through the first quarter, but
the Celtics dominated the rest of the first half. Boston held a
34-26 lead after one quarter and used a 13-0 spurt to increase
its lead to 52-30 with 6:42 remaining in the second quarter.
Boston's advantage was 70-40 after Horford made a 3-pointer with
47.1 seconds left in the half. It was 75-47 at halftime.
The Celtics made 12 of their 23 3-point attempts in the first
half. Milwaukee was 3-of-22 shooting from behind the arc in the
half.
Milwaukee's Khris Middleton left the court and went to the
locker room with 7:54 remaining in the third quarter after Brown
hit him in the mouth with his elbow while driving to the basket.
Middleton did not return to the game and finished with 13
points.
Milwaukee's Thanasis Antetokounmpo was ejected with 1:25
remaining for head-butting Blake Griffin.
--Field Level Media
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