Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIDecember 7, 2024
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Jayson Tatum published a 34-point, 10-rebound double-double and Jaylen Brown scored 25 indicate lead the Boston Celtics to a 111-105 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
This was an extreme, competitive and back-and-forth affair in which neither group held a double-digit lead at any point.
In the end, Tatum and Brown's efforts– paired with Al Horford and Jrue Holiday's crucial pails down the stretch– provided Boston the win.
Tatum, who scored 14 of his 34 points in the 4th quarter, shot 12-of-20 and included 5 helps.
Justin Turpin @JustinmTurpin
Jayson Tatum in the 4th quarter: > 14 points (+10 )> 5-5 FG (2-2 3PT)> 3 AST> 4 REB> Scored or helped on 8 makes– coordinating Milwaukee as a group > pic.twitter.com/O5fp8L5NR6
Tatum likewise struck a four-point play to cap back-to-back 3s to begin the 4th:
Boston Celtics @celtics
4 POINT PLAY > pic.twitter.com/sWtFl0XG67
Brown scored 12 first-quarter points to get Boston going.
NBA @NBA
Full-court choice up by Jaylen Brown > Bringing the strength and leading the charge with 12 first-quarter PTS for the > @celtics> pic.twitter.com/BtYhO7Uijm
This was the Celtics and Bucks' very first video game considering that Giannis Antetokounmpo drew back a handshake on Brown throughout Boston's 113-107 roadway win over Milwaukee on Nov. 10.
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Giannis gets Jaylen Brown with the elbow, and after that fabricates out a handshake … > Aggravate JB at your own threat > pic.twitter.com/2lc9qVg1fi
“Giannis is a kid,” Brown informed press reporters after that video game. “I'm simply concentrated on assisting my group get a win, which's what we did.”
Brown did simply that Friday while ratcheting up the strength on both ends.
NBA @NBA
This draw from Jaylen Brown is difficult > He's up to 20 PTS for the > @celtics> pic.twitter.com/TKonHzOKHv
He likewise got a technical for teasing Giannis after crossing him over for a third-quarter layup. After the video game, C's head coach Joe Mazzulla credited Brown for that minute, stating it provided the group an “edge.”
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Jaylen Brown got a technical nasty for ridiculing Giannis on this play. > pic.twitter.com/xaKiiCq5ph
Jay King @ByJayKing
Joe Mazzulla enjoyed Jaylen Brown getting a technical after scoring on Giannis. Idea that was “remarkable.” Stated it offered the Celtics an edge the remainder of the method.
This was eventually a tense video game with a playoff environment– maybe a sneak peek of a 2025 postseason tilt– that decreased to the last minute.
Milwaukee took a 101-100 lead after a dunk Damian Lillard (31 points) with 2:49 left, however Tatum reacted among his own.
Horford and Holiday then made huge plays down the stretch.
Horford struck the video game's most significant shot, knocking in a 3 with 1:29 left for a 105-101 edge.
