Boston Celtics Trounce Milwaukee Bucks For 2nd Time in 3 Games

The Boston Celtics overcame a small first quarter deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 on Sunday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

The Celtics found themselves down 20-6 with seven minutes, five seconds left in the first quarter before outscoring the Bucks 19-7 the rest of the way to go into the second frame down 27-25.

After that point, it was all Boston.

The Celtics took a 28-27 lead off a Paul George 3-pointer with 11:21 left in the first half and didn't trail the rest of the way. Milwaukee went into halftime training Boston 58-45 after being outscored 33-18 in the second quarter.

The closest the Bucks came the rest of the way was a 15-point deficit (60-45) with 11:33 left in the third quarter. The Celtics were able to comfortably cruise to a win after halftime.

Boston received double-digit contributions from five players in the win: wing player Paul George, forward Jayson Tatum, center Neemias Queta, point guard Payton Pritchard and center Mitchell Robinson all scored in double figures.

George led the way with a team-high 27 points on an 11-for-18 mark (5-for-10 from 3-point range) from the floor. He added three rebounds, two steals and an assist. He scored 20 of his points in the first half.

Tatum was right behind George with 21 points of his own. He reached that mark on a 6-for-19 clip from the field (5-for-11 from beyond the arc). He also added six assists, four rebounds, a block and a steal.

Queta had a near-double-double of 13 points and nine rebounds and dished four assists.

Pritchard scored 12, pulled in five rebounds, dished four assists and swiped a steal.

Robinson scored 12 on a perfect 6-for-6 clip from the floor. He also had seven boards, four steals, two assists and a block.

Sunday marked the second time in three games the Celtics took down the Bucks. Boston won 109-102 in the previous matchup Nov. 4, in which the C's were without Tatum.

That win also marked the first of five games in a row against Eastern Conference foes for the Celtics, the last four of which were/are on the road.

The game in between the two wins against Milwaukee was a 119-80 win against the Charlotte Hornets in the group stage of the NBA Cup on Nov. 6.

Boston's next two Eastern Conference road games will be against the Philadelphia 76ers at 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 10 and against the Toronto Raptors at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 11.