Boston Celtics 113, Milwaukee Bucks 117 — Recap

December 25, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 113, Milwaukee Bucks 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 35-22 MIL; Q2 BOS 27-25 MIL; Q3 BOS 32-43 MIL; Q4 BOS 19-27 MIL.

Top performers (box score): Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 36 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists on 13-of-23 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-20 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Marcus Smart (BOS) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Jrue Holiday (MIL) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

36 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 13-23 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 7-20 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jaylen Brown

25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 8-18 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	35	27	32	19		113
MIL	22	25	43	27		117

🧮 How They Scored

BOSMIL

28Points in the paint56

9Fast-break points16

23Second-chance points23

21Points off turnovers15

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.2%Effective FG%53.8%

12.3%Turnover %11.2%

25.0%Offensive rebound %31.3%

0.270Free-throw rate0.297

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	40	25	9	4	2	2	4	7-20	4-10	7-8	-7
Marcus Smart G	40	19	2	7	1	0	4	6-14	3-10	4-4	-13
Robert Williams III C-F	39	11	14	4	0	2	2	5-7	0-0	1-2	+3
Jaylen Brown G	37	25	4	3	2	1	3	8-18	2-7	7-7	-15
Payton Pritchard G	30	16	5	5	1	1	0	6-14	4-8	0-0	+14
Romeo Langford G	26	5	2	0	2	1	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	0
Juancho Hernangomez F	16	3	5	1	0	1	0	1-5	1-4	0-2	-3
Jabari Parker F	12	9	3	0	1	0	1	3-7	2-4	1-1	+1

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jrue Holiday G	37	17	5	3	4	1	2	8-14	1-4	0-0	+19
Khris Middleton F	36	17	3	7	1	1	4	5-13	4-9	3-4	+21
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	30	36	12	5	0	2	2	13-23	0-2	10-15	-1
Grayson Allen G	26	2	2	3	1	0	0	0-4	0-3	2-2	-4
Bobby Portis F	22	16	10	4	0	0	4	6-13	2-4	2-2	0
George Hill G	21	5	2	1	0	1	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	-4
Wesley Matthews G-F	18	9	1	0	0	0	0	3-4	2-2	1-1	-4
Pat Connaughton G	18	3	3	1	1	1	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-15
DeMarcus Cousins C	17	9	8	0	0	0	1	4-10	0-2	1-3	-5
Donte DiVincenzo G	16	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	+13

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Brown	Bench	37	25	59.3	26.7	-19.2	10.2
Jayson Tatum	Bench	40	25	53.1	30.3	-4.4	12.3
Marcus Smart	Bench	40	19	60.3	20.8	-13.8	7.7
Payton Pritchard	Bench	30	16	57.1	18.7	+17.3	14.7
Robert Williams III	Bench	39	11	69.8	10.8	+5.2	10.6
Jabari Parker	Bench	12	9	60.5	28.6	+10.5	19.1
Romeo Langford	Bench	26	5	62.5	7.0	+9.0	3.2
Juancho Hernangomez	Bench	16	3	25.5	15.4	-5.7	3.1

Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bench	30	36	60.8	43.1	-1.5	28.8
Jrue Holiday	Bench	37	17	60.7	17.6	+21.6	11.7
Khris Middleton	Bench	36	17	57.6	21.6	+24.9	9.0
Bobby Portis	Bench	22	16	57.6	32.7	0.0	13.6
Wesley Matthews	Bench	18	9	101.4	8.7	-13.1	12.5
DeMarcus Cousins	Bench	17	9	39.8	28.6	-17.0	3.2
George Hill	Bench	21	5	62.5	7.3	-9.1	4.5
Pat Connaughton	Bench	18	3	75.0	4.7	-33.1	7.9
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	16	3	37.5	11.1	+43.6	2.8
Grayson Allen	Bench	26	2	20.5	8.5	-7.4	2.7