Jaylen Brown scores 30 points, Payton Pritchard makes 8 3s as Celtics beat Bucks 119-108

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Payton Pritchard came disconnected nan chair and deed 8 3-pointers en way to 28 points, and nan Boston Celtics hit nan Milwaukee Bucks 119-108

BOSTON -- Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Payton Pritchard came disconnected nan chair and deed 8 3-pointers en way to 28 points, and nan Boston Celtics hit nan Milwaukee Bucks 119-108 connected Monday night.

Reigning Eastern Conference Player of nan Week Jayson Tatum added 15 points and 8 rebounds for Boston (4-0). Derrick White had 13 points and 8 assists.

Damian Lillard led nan Bucks pinch 33 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 10 boards and six assists. Milwaukee has mislaid 3 consecutive aft winning its opener.

It was adjacent until precocious successful nan 3rd quarter, erstwhile Pritchard deed a 3-pointer pinch 0.4 seconds left, putting Boston up 90-82.

The Celtics scored nan adjacent 7 points for a 15-point lead. Pritchard deed different 3-pointer during nan spree.

Bucks: Coming disconnected a 13-point nonaccomplishment astatine Brooklyn connected Sunday, they showed immoderate toughness precocious into nan 3rd 4th earlier Boston’s discourtesy took over.

Celtics: They support taking a batch of 3-pointers and making them. The Celtics, who tied nan NBA grounds pinch 29 3s successful their season-opening triumph complete nan Knicks, were 18 of 47 from beyond nan arc connected Monday.

The Bucks led 80-79 earlier nan Celtics went connected an 18-2 tally that spanned nan last 2 minutes of nan 3rd 4th and nan opening 1:37 of nan fourth.

Pritchard was 8 of 12 connected 3-pointers and fell 1 short of his profession precocious of nine, group connected April 9, 2023.

The Bucks are astatine Memphis connected Thursday to adjacent their three-game trip, and nan Celtics sojourn Indiana Wednesday.

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