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Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 as Paul George scores 27
Paul George scored 27 and Jayson Tatum added 21 as Boston wiped out an early 14-point hole with a 33-7 run and beat Milwaukee 117-97.
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Paul George scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 21, and the Boston Celtics erased an early 14-point deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 at Fiserv Forum on Sunday, November 8. Boston improved to 8-2. Milwaukee fell to 1-9.
George shot 11-of-18 from the field and 5-of-10 from three in 28 minutes, with 2 steals. He scored 16 of his points in the second quarter. Tatum made 5 threes and went 4-of-4 at the line, with 6 assists, though he shot 6-of-19 overall.
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How it turned
Kyle Kuzma gave Milwaukee a fast start. He scored 13 points in just over three minutes, and his 25-foot three made it 20-6 with 7:05 left in the first quarter. The Bucks still led 27-25 after one.
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Boston turned it with a 33-7 run that bridged the first and second quarters. George opened the second with a three, then added a running jumper and a fadeaway, and Neemias Queta’s alley-oop dunk made it 48-34 with 4:12 left in the half. George added back-to-back threes, and the Celtics led 58-45 at halftime.
The Celtics opened the third on a 12-2 burst. Mike Conley’s three made it 70-47 with 8:38 left in the period, Boston’s largest lead. It was 91-74 after three, and Milwaukee got no closer than 16 in the fourth.
The supporting cast
Queta had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Mitchell Robinson went 6-of-6 from the field for 12 points with 7 rebounds and 4 steals off the bench. Payton Pritchard scored 12, 9 of them in the fourth quarter, and finished plus-29. Derrick White handed out 7 assists. Boston grabbed 20 offensive rebounds, forced 12 steals and outscored Milwaukee 44-28 in the paint.
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Milwaukee’s side
Kuzma scored a season-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting with 6 threes, but 16 of his points came in the first quarter. Tyler Herro and Brayden Burries each scored 13, with Burries grabbing 8 rebounds. Nate Ament added 12 off the bench. Myles Turner had 7 assists but went 1-of-8 from the field for 3 points. The Bucks played without Gary Trent Jr. (illness). Attendance was 13,402.
What’s next
The Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, November 10, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Wednesday Cairo time), Jaylen Brown’s first regular-season game against Boston. The Bucks visit the New York Knicks the same night at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Wednesday Cairo time).
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