After the disastrous first half, lost 38-75 by the “Celtics”, the five starters Kristaps Porzingis, Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Drew Holiday did not take the field again in the second half. The Bucks went on a 25-0 run late in the first quarter and early in the second to take a 56-23 lead.
Porzingis played 21 minutes and scored 6 points. Kristaps scored 3 of 6 doubles, missed all 3 long shots, had 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Peyton Pritchard scored 21 points, Sam Hauser 15, Oshie Brissett 13 and Jalen Brown 10 for Boston.
Bobby Portis 28, Gianni Adetokunbo 24, Damian Lillard 21, Malik Beasley 16 and Brook Lopez 15 points for the Bucks.
As of Thursday night, the Celtics had suffered their most convincing loss of the season on Nov. 23, losing 96-113 to the Orlando Magic. In that game, Porzingis injured his left leg muscle, subsequently missing four consecutive games.
In the next match, the “Celtics” will meet the Houston “Rockets” at home on Sunday evening, Latvian time.
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2024-01-12 02:48:31
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