Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combine for 70 points in a game for the eighth time in their careers as the Celtics hand the Bucks their third straight loss.
Jayson Tatum posted his fifth straight 30-point game, leading the Boston Celtics with 41 en route to a 139-118 Christmas Day win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, December 25 .
Derrick White, Grant Williams, and Al Horford also scored in double figures, helping Boston shoot 19 of 39 from three-point range.Giannis Antetokounmpo had a team-high 27 points, while Jrue Holiday finished with 23, Brook Lopez scored 16, and Massachusetts native Pat Connaughton added 15 on 4 three-pointers in Milwaukee’s third straight loss.After Boston led by just a point at halftime, Tatum posted a 20-point third quarter to help the Celtics build a 14-point lead.
The entire Bucks team only outscored Tatum by 5 in the quarter and it was a 100-86 game entering the final frame after a Grant Williams corner trey. The Celtics shot 7 of 9 over the first 4:03. Tatum and Brown hit back-to-back triples to cap an 8-0 run, turning a 12-11 deficit into a 19-12 lead and forcing Milwaukee to call a timeout.
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