Bucks (121) vs Celtics (122) · Dec 23, 2020 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 23, 2020

Game Recap

After Jayson Tatum knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation, Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the game-tying free throw as the Celtics defeated the Bucks, 122-121, in Boston. Tatum finished with 30 points and seven rebounds for the Celtics, while Jaylen Brown added 33 points in the victory. Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 35 points and 13 rebounds for the Bucks in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 1-0 on the season, while the Bucks fall to 0-1.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIL	34	25	25	37	121
BOS	31	33	37	21	122

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Khris MiddletonSF	37	10-20	3-8	4-4	14	8	0	0	2	2	27	+7
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	36	13-26	3-8	6-8	13	2	0	2	7	5	35	-1
11Brook LopezC	29	3-4	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	3	7	+22
0Donte DiVincenzoSG	27	6-11	3-4	0-0	5	3	2	0	1	3	15	+4
21Jrue HolidayPG	38	10-16	1-4	4-4	6	3	2	1	3	3	25	-5
9Bobby Portis	16	1-3	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	-16
24Pat Connaughton	23	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	6	-14
5D.J. Wilson	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	2	0	-6
7Bryn Forbes	13	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	+4
15Sam Merrill	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Jaylen Adams	— did not play —												— did not play —
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Torrey Craig	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Mamadi Diakite	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Jordan Nwora	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-9051.1%	14-3540.0%	15-1883.3%	52	19	4	6	16	20	121

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
0Jayson TatumSF	32	12-28	6-13	0-0	7	2	2	1	2	2	30	-6
13Tristan ThompsonPF	22	6-10	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	3	12	-6
27Daniel TheisC	24	4-8	2-6	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	1	10	+7
7Jaylen BrownSG	37	13-24	3-8	4-4	5	4	2	1	0	3	33	+8
36Marcus SmartPG	38	0-3	0-2	3-4	1	7	0	2	2	2	3	0
55Jeff Teague	25	7-15	4-4	1-2	3	4	2	1	0	1	19	+8
12Grant Williams	14	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	-19
44Robert Williams III	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	1	4	-5
11Payton Pritchard	13	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	-2
37Semi Ojeleye	18	2-2	1-1	0-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	5	+20
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
43Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Aaron Nesmith	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		48-10147.5%	18-4045.0%	8-1172.7%	37	23	8	6	6	17	122

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quartermilbos

(11:58) Jump Ball Thompson vs. Lopez: Tip to G. Antetokounmpo
(11:46) MISS Middleton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) CELTICS Rebound
+2 (11:33) Thompson 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:17) Lopez 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DiVincenzo 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:02) Brown 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
34
(10:52) G. Antetokounmpo Discontinue Dribble Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) Lopez S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (10:31) Smart Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
+1 (10:31) Smart Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
36
+2 (10:17) G. Antetokounmpo 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
56
(10:06) MISS Tatum 5' Driving Hook Shot
(10:03) DiVincenzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:57) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:55) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:51) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:51) DiVincenzo STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:44) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (DiVincenzo 2 AST)
76
(9:30) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:27) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:24) DiVincenzo 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Middleton 1 AST)
96
(9:24) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (9:10) Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
99
+3 (8:59) DiVincenzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
129
(8:46) MISS Tatum 5' Driving Layup
(8:43) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:40) Holiday 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Middleton 2 AST)
149
+3 (8:23) Theis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
1412
+2 (8:03) Lopez 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Middleton 3 AST)
1612
(7:48) MISS Brown 6' Driving Layup
(7:47) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:44) Thompson 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1614
(7:31) MISS Middleton 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:30) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:14) MISS Tatum 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:09) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:07) Holiday 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Middleton 4 AST)
1814
+3 (6:51) Theis 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
1817
(6:38) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:36) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:30) MISS Theis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:26) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (6:23) DiVincenzo 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Middleton 5 AST)
2117
(6:07) Middleton P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+2 (6:01) Brown 9' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Theis 1 AST)
2119
(5:46) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(5:37) MISS Portis 14' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:34) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:21) MISS Smart 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:18) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:12) Connaughton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:12) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:07) Teague 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2122
(4:57) Bucks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:54) MISS Wilson 3PT Jump Shot
(4:51) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:42) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:38) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:32) MISS Teague 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:29) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (4:25) Middleton 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2322
(4:25) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (4:25) Middleton Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2422
(4:12) MISS Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:09) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:00) Connaughton 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wilson 1 AST)
2722
(3:45) MISS Brown 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:43) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(3:36) MISS Middleton 3PT Jump Shot
(3:36) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:23) Teague 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2725
+2 (3:07) Middleton 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2925
(2:42) MISS Teague 5' Driving Layup
(2:42) Portis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:29) MISS Portis 6' Driving Hook Shot
(2:23) Portis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:23) Portis Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3125
(2:06) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(2:03) MISS Brown 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:02) CELTICS Rebound
(2:02) CELTICS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(1:54) MISS Holiday 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:49) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:43) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:39) Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:32) Connaughton 29' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Portis 1 AST)
3425
(1:17) Forbes P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
+3 (1:09) Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
3428
(0:55) G. Antetokounmpo Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (0:38) Tatum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
3431
(0:26) MISS Forbes 3PT Jump Shot
(0:22) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:04) MISS Tatum 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:02) Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:02) Wilson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:02) Teague STEAL (1 STL)

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Team Stats

MIL

BOS

121Points122

46-90(51.1%)Field Goal(%)48-101(47.5%)

14-35(40.0%)3-Point(%)18-40(45.0%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)

52(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

19Assists23

4Steals8

6Blocks6

16Turnovers6

20Fouls17

50Pts In The Paint40

18Fast Break Pts5

8Pts Off Turnovers19

12Bench Pts34

9Largest Lead17

Game Details

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

capacity: 19,580