Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Mar 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	30	27	26	25	108
MIL	20	23	22	16	81

Game Recap

Payton Pritchard (25 pts) heads multi-pronged attack as Celtics defeat Bucks, 108-81, in Giannis Antetokounmpo's return.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
55Baylor ScheiermanSF	24	4-8	2-5	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	2	+6	10
30Sam HauserPF	29	5-9	4-8	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	1	+16	14
4Nikola VucevicC	26	5-12	0-4	0-0	5	7	0	1	0	4	+25	10
28Hugo GonzalezSG	35	7-15	3-8	1-3	16	1	3	2	1	2	+27	18
9Derrick WhitePG	33	5-18	4-12	4-4	1	9	1	0	2	0	+31	18
11Payton Pritchard	33	10-23	5-10	0-0	4	9	0	0	1	1	+15	25
52Luka Garza	19	3-6	0-0	1-2	10	1	0	0	2	2	+1	7
13Ron Harper Jr.	15	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	2	1	1	+3	6
27Jordan Walsh	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	2	+8	0
8John Tonje	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
44Max Shulga	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0
77Amari Williams	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	41-9543.2%	20-5040.0%	6-966.7%	54	31	7	6	10	16	-	108

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Ousmane DiengSF	29	5-10	3-7	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	-8	13
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	25	7-18	0-2	5-7	11	2	0	1	3	1	-16	19
3Myles TurnerC	18	1-6	1-6	2-2	4	3	0	1	1	2	-6	5
20AJ GreenSG	18	0-3	0-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
7Kevin Porter Jr.PG	30	3-6	1-1	1-2	4	2	3	0	3	3	-8	8
00Jericho Sims	22	1-1	0-0	1-2	6	2	0	0	1	0	-13	3
13Ryan Rollins	23	2-11	1-5	0-0	3	2	2	0	2	4	-23	5
9Bobby Portis	23	4-7	3-4	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	-21	12
24Cam Thomas	11	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	0	2	0	-18	2
11Gary Harris	12	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	-15	6
35Pete Nance	15	2-2	2-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	1	-4	6
44Andre Jackson Jr.	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	+3	0
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
5Gary Trent Jr.	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	-1	2
18Kyle Kuzma	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	27-7436.5%	13-3636.1%	14-1973.7%	41	18	7	3	16	13	-	81

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSMIL

(11:56) Jump Ball Turner vs. Vucevic: Tip to Scheierman
(11:41) MISS Gonzalez 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:35) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:29) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:17) Dieng 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Turner 1 AST)
02
(11:03) MISS Scheierman 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:03) Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:03) Turner S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
(11:03) MISS Gonzalez Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:03) Celtics Rebound
(11:03) MISS Gonzalez Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:58) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:53) G. Antetokounmpo Running Layup (2 PTS)
04
(10:40) MISS Vucevic 19' Jump Shot
(10:37) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:28) Dieng 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Turner 2 AST)
07
+2 (10:01) Gonzalez 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
27
(9:37) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:33) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:32) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 3' Driving Layup
(9:29) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:22) MISS White 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:21) Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:21) Gonzalez Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
47
(9:10) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:10) Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (9:04) Hauser 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
77
(8:46) MISS Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:42) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:41) G. Antetokounmpo Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:41) Scheierman STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:22) White 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vucevic 2 AST)
107
(8:11) Vucevic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+1 (8:11) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
108
(8:11) MISS G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:08) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:56) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:52) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:45) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:45) Gonzalez STEAL (1 STL)
(7:33) MISS Gonzalez 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:30) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:24) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1010
(7:24) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:06) Vucevic 10' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Scheierman 1 AST)
1210
(6:49) MISS Dieng 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:45) Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:40) MISS Hauser 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:35) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:26) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Dieng 1 AST)
1212
(6:13) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (6:13) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1312
+1 (6:13) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1412
(6:01) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Driving Layup
(6:00) Celtics Rebound
(5:50) Garza OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Maru)
(5:50) Garza Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (5:36) Dieng 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rollins 1 AST)
1415
+2 (5:07) Garza 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1615
(4:56) MISS Turner 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:55) Celtics Rebound
+3 (4:40) Harper Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 2 AST)
1915
(4:29) Walsh P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Maru)
(4:17) MISS Rollins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:17) Harper Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:15) Walsh REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:52) MISS Garza 3' Layup
(3:49) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:48) MISS Scheierman 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:48) BUCKS Rebound
(3:48) Celtics Violation: Delay of game Violation
(3:39) MISS Rollins 5' Driving Layup
(3:39) Harper Jr. BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:35) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:17) Pritchard 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Garza 1 AST)
2115
(3:04) MISS Portis 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:01) Sims REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:53) Scheierman S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(2:53) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (2:53) Portis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2116
(2:53) MISS Portis Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:50) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:34) MISS Pritchard 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:34) Celtics Rebound
(2:34) Porter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Goble)
+3 (2:27) Scheierman 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 3 AST)
2416
+3 (2:08) Portis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Sims 1 AST)
2419
(1:43) MISS Pritchard 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:41) Rollins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:35) Walsh S.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Maru)
(1:35) MISS Sims Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:35) BUCKS Rebound
+1 (1:35) Sims Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2420
+2 (1:14) Scheierman 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
2620
(0:47) MISS Thomas 1' Driving Layup
(0:45) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:35) MISS Pritchard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:34) Garza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:33) Garza Putback Layup (4 PTS)
2820
(0:15) Rollins Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:03) MISS Hauser 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Hauser REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:00) Hauser 13' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3020

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

MIL

108Points81

41-95(43.2%)Field Goal(%)27-74(36.5%)

20-50(40.0%)3-Point(%)13-36(36.1%)

6-9(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

54(19)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

31Assists18

7Steals7

6Blocks3

10Turnovers16

16Fouls13

34Pts In The Paint22

10Fast Break Pts17

19Pts Off Turnovers12

38Bench Pts36

31Largest Lead7

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