Jayson Tatum and the Celtics dismantle the league-leading Bucks to tighten the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. NBA
The Boston Celtics received a 40-point performance from Jayson Tatum and tightened the gap at the top of the Eastern Conference standings by breezing to a 140-99 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, March 30 .
Tatum made 8 of his 10 three-pointers and also had 8 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Celtics, who led by 44 in the third quarter and by 49 in the fourth. Boston has a 21-1 record all-time when Tatum and Brown each score at least 30 points in the same game.Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 24 points and 7 rebounds in 25 minutes.
The Bucks had a 21-20 lead midway through the first quarter, but the Celtics dominated the rest of the first half. Boston held a 34-26 lead after one quarter and used a 13-0 spurt to increase its lead to 52-30 with 6:42 remaining in the second quarter.
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