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Milwaukee Bucks
116
Venue: Fiserv Forum
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 116-101 at home on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Fiserv Forum. Kyle Kuzma had 31 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists for the Milwaukee Bucks. Jaylen Brown had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists for the Boston Celtics.
The Milwaukee Bucks trailed 67-60 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 27-13. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Bobby Portis (double-double, Milwaukee Bucks), Kevin Porter (triple-double, Milwaukee Bucks). Bench points: Boston Celtics 20, Milwaukee Bucks 40. Bobby Portis had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks?
- The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 116-101 on December 11, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jaylen Brown scored 30 for the Boston Celtics; Kyle Kuzma scored 31 for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 35 | 32 | 13 | 21 | 101 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 29 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 116 |
Game leaders
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 30 Jaylen Brown
- Rebounds
- 10 Neemias Queta
- Assists
- 7 Payton Pritchard
Milwaukee Bucks
- Points
- 31 Kyle Kuzma
- Rebounds
- 10 Kevin Porter
- Assists
- 13 Kevin Porter
Kevin Porter triple-double (18 PTS, 10 REB, 13 AST) · Bobby Portis double-double (27 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Walsh starter | 32:02 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3 | -5 |
| Payton Pritchard starter | 30:41 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1 | -21 |
| Derrick White starter | 29:18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-12 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 1 | +7 |
| Jaylen Brown starter | 28:47 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 3 | -15 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 25:24 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | -13 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 26:06 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | -5 |
| Josh Minott bench | 22:09 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | -3 |
| Sam Hauser bench | 21:49 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-10 | 0-9 | 0-0 | 1 | -15 |
| Hugo Gonzalez bench | 15:28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | +0 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 8:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
Not available: Amari Williams, Chris Boucher, Jayson Tatum
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter starter | 31:56 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 4 | -6 |
| Kyle Kuzma starter | 30:48 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13-17 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 3 | +12 |
| Myles Turner starter | 28:22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 3 | +15 |
| Gary Trent Jr. starter | 27:47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 |
| Ryan Rollins starter | 25:42 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | +10 |
| Gary Harris bench | 32:34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +26 |
| Bobby Portis bench | 26:20 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-13 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +12 |
| Cole Anthony bench | 18:54 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | +9 |
| Jericho Sims bench | 10:05 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
| Andre Jackson Jr. bench | 1:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Amir Coffey bench | 1:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Pete Nance bench | 1:53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo bench | 1:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
Not available: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Taurean Prince, AJ Green
| Boston Celtics | Stat | Milwaukee Bucks |
|---|---|---|
| 19/25 (76%) | Free throws | 11/14 (78%) |
| 20/39 (51%) | 2 pointers | 33/50 (66%) |
| 14/49 (28%) | 3 pointers | 13/29 (44%) |
| 34/88 (38%) | Field goals | 46/79 (58%) |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 26 | Defensive rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Fouls | 24 |
| 13 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 27:18 | Time spent in lead | 17:59 |
| 14 | Biggest lead | 21 |
Largest margin: 20 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 4
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 14 Q2 6:57
- Largest lead · Milwaukee Bucks
- 21 Q4 3:47
- Longest run
- 13-0 Boston Celtics · Q1 9:38 to Q1 7:24
Scoring plays
Q1 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:25 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 10:59 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:30 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gary Trent Jr. 2-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 9:51 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma Free throw | 5 | 5 |
| 9:51 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma Free throw | 5 | 6 |
| 9:38 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 6 | 6 |
| 9:38 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 7 | 6 |
| 8:58 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 9 | 6 |
| 8:32 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 3-pt field goal | 12 | 6 |
| 7:51 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 15 | 6 |
| 7:24 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 18 | 6 |
| 6:50 | Milwaukee Bucks | Myles Turner 2-pt field goal | 18 | 8 |
| 6:36 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 21 | 8 |
| 5:50 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal | 21 | 11 |
| 5:13 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gary Trent Jr. 2-pt field goal | 21 | 13 |
| 4:29 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 23 | 13 |
| 4:08 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal | 23 | 15 |
| 3:58 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 25 | 15 |
| 3:42 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal | 25 | 18 |
| 3:02 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal | 25 | 20 |
| 2:46 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal | 25 | 22 |
| 2:31 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 28 | 22 |
| 2:07 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal | 28 | 25 |
| 1:30 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal | 28 | 27 |
| 1:07 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 30 | 27 |
| 0:45 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal | 30 | 29 |
| 0:36 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 33 | 29 |
| 0:01 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 35 | 29 |
Q2 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 36 | 29 |
| 11:00 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 38 | 29 |
| 10:44 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter 3-pt field goal | 38 | 32 |
| 10:28 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 41 | 32 |
| 10:10 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal | 41 | 34 |
| 9:49 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 43 | 34 |
| 9:49 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh Free throw | 44 | 34 |
| 8:40 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 46 | 34 |
| 8:01 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 46 | 36 |
| 7:42 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 49 | 36 |
| 7:30 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 49 | 38 |
| 6:57 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 52 | 38 |
| 5:57 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal | 52 | 40 |
| 5:57 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter Free throw | 52 | 41 |
| 5:29 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal | 54 | 41 |
| 5:15 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ryan Rollins 2-pt field goal | 54 | 43 |
| 4:54 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma Free throw | 54 | 44 |
| 4:54 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma Free throw | 54 | 45 |
| 4:48 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 55 | 45 |
| 4:48 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 56 | 45 |
| 4:34 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 56 | 47 |
| 4:27 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 57 | 47 |
| 4:24 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 58 | 47 |
| 3:59 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 58 | 49 |
| 3:41 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 58 | 51 |
| 3:09 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal | 58 | 54 |
| 2:49 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 59 | 54 |
| 2:49 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 60 | 54 |
| 2:49 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 61 | 54 |
| 2:27 | Milwaukee Bucks | Myles Turner Free throw | 61 | 55 |
| 2:07 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 63 | 55 |
| 1:39 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 64 | 55 |
| 1:12 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 64 | 57 |
| 0:57 | Milwaukee Bucks | Gary Trent Jr. 3-pt field goal | 64 | 60 |
| 0:02 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 67 | 60 |
Q3 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 69 | 60 |
| 10:34 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 71 | 60 |
| 10:15 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 71 | 62 |
| 9:50 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter Free throw | 71 | 63 |
| 9:50 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter Free throw | 71 | 64 |
| 9:19 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 3-pt field goal | 71 | 67 |
| 8:48 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 71 | 69 |
| 8:10 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 71 | 71 |
| 7:09 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 72 | 71 |
| 7:09 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 73 | 71 |
| 6:53 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 73 | 73 |
| 6:24 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter Free throw | 73 | 74 |
| 6:24 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter Free throw | 73 | 75 |
| 6:00 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 75 | 75 |
| 5:07 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal | 75 | 78 |
| 4:45 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 77 | 78 |
| 4:24 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal | 77 | 80 |
| 3:38 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal | 77 | 82 |
| 3:34 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 78 | 82 |
| 2:05 | Milwaukee Bucks | Myles Turner Free throw | 78 | 83 |
| 1:43 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott Free throw | 79 | 83 |
| 1:29 | Milwaukee Bucks | Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal | 79 | 85 |
| 0:32 | Milwaukee Bucks | Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal | 79 | 87 |
| 0:24 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez Free throw | 80 | 87 |
Q4 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal | 80 | 90 |
| 11:20 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 82 | 90 |
| 11:03 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal | 82 | 93 |
| 10:34 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kyle Kuzma 2-pt field goal | 82 | 95 |
| 10:17 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 84 | 95 |
| 9:16 | Milwaukee Bucks | Ryan Rollins 3-pt field goal | 84 | 98 |
| 8:23 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 86 | 98 |
| 8:02 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 2-pt field goal | 86 | 100 |
| 7:38 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 89 | 100 |
| 7:27 | Milwaukee Bucks | Cole Anthony 3-pt field goal | 89 | 103 |
| 6:49 | Milwaukee Bucks | Bobby Portis 3-pt field goal | 89 | 106 |
| 6:29 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 91 | 106 |
| 5:26 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal | 91 | 108 |
| 4:09 | Milwaukee Bucks | Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal | 91 | 110 |
| 3:47 | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Porter 2-pt field goal | 91 | 112 |
| 3:29 | Boston Celtics | Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal | 94 | 112 |
| 3:07 | Milwaukee Bucks | Jericho Sims 2-pt field goal | 94 | 114 |
| 2:54 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 95 | 114 |
| 2:54 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 96 | 114 |
| 1:40 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 98 | 114 |
| 1:12 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 3-pt field goal | 101 | 114 |
| 1:02 | Milwaukee Bucks | Pete Nance 2-pt field goal | 101 | 116 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Milwaukee Bucks 1-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 3-1.
- Dec 11: Boston Celtics 101 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 (this game)
- Feb 1: Milwaukee Bucks 79 at Boston Celtics 107
- Mar 2: Boston Celtics 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 81
- Apr 3: Boston Celtics 133 at Milwaukee Bucks 101
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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