Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks
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Celtics spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo's return, trouncing Bucks 108-81 without Jaylen Brown
Derrick White also scored 18 points for the Celtics, who have won three straight and seven of eight. White and Pritchard each had nine assists.
Antetokounmpo had 19 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes in his first action since getting injured on Jan. 23. The Bucks went 8-7 during his absence.
Overall this season, the Bucks are 15-16 with Antetokounmpo and 11-18 without him.
Boston was missing five-time All-Star Jaylen Brown due to an illness. The Celtics also rested Neemias Queta, who scored a career-high 27 points in a 114-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.
González started for just the third time. The 28th overall pick in the 2025 draft came in averaging 3.9 points and 3.3 rebounds.
Nikola Vucevic had 10 points, seven assists and five rebounds in his first start since the Celtics acquired the two-time All-Star from Chicago at the trade deadline.
Boston went on a 24-5 run that started late in the first quarter and carried over to the second as the Celtics turned a 15-14 deficit into a 38-20 lead. Boston stayed in control the rest of the way.
The Celtics led by 22 before carrying a 57-43 edge into halftime. Milwaukee cut the margin to nine early in the second half, but Boston responded with 15 straight points.
Milwaukee has lost its last three games, all by at least 23 points.
Bucks: Host Atlanta on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 108 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 108 - 81 |
| 4th 5.9 |  |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo personal foul | 108 - 81 |
| 4th 6.3 |  |
Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound | 108 - 81 |
| 4th 7.9 | |
Gary Trent Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper | 108 - 81 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-95 | FG | 27-74 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 20-50 | 3PT | 13-36 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 6-9 | FT | 14-19 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 31 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 90 | Percent Led | 6 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, F | Out | May 11 |
| Pete Nance, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Gary Harris, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Myles Turner, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Gary Trent Jr., G | Out | Apr 11 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | May 2 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 15,992 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
 New York |
53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
 Toronto |
46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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