Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97 — Recap

November 8, 2026 · Recap published November 8, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97, validating the SportsFBI pregame model that leaned toward Boston at 77 percent. The opening period was tightly contested as Milwaukee edged out a 27-25 lead after the first quarter, backed by Kyle Kuzma's hot shooting. Kuzma finished with 27 points, four rebounds, and six three-pointers on 10-of-17 shooting for the Bucks, while Brayden Burries added 13 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

The momentum decisively shifted in the second quarter when the Celtics outscored the Bucks 33-18 to take control of the contest. Paul George led Boston's offense with 27 points, three rebounds, and five three-pointers while shooting 11-of-18 from the field. Jayson Tatum contributed 21 points, four rebounds, and six assists, hitting five three-pointers of his own despite a 6-of-19 shooting night, and Neemias Queta chipped in 13 points, nine rebounds, and four assists on 6-of-11 shooting.

Boston maintained its separation after halftime by winning the third quarter 33-29 to extend the advantage further. The Celtics closed out the victory by outscoring Milwaukee 26-23 in the final period. The decisive middle quarters allowed Boston to comfortably secure the 20-point win.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Boston Celtics (77% confidence). It gave a 20% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 20 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · BOS -13.5 BOS covered Won by 20

Total · 221.5 Under 214 combined

Moneyline BOS -850 · MIL +590 BOS favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (MIL) +12.5+13.5 +1

Total 224.5221.5 -3

Moneyline (MIL) +490+590 +100

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIL

Kyle Kuzma

27 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 6 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · BOS

Paul George

27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

21 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 6-19 FG

Season highs

Kyle Kuzma · Season-high 27 pointsKyle Kuzma · Season-high 6 threes

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

📊 Game Flow

BOS 23 largest lead Q3 8:38 (BOS 70, MIL 47) · 18-0 run, Q1 3:27–Q2 10:07

MIL 14 largest lead Q1 7:05 (BOS 6, MIL 20) · 11-0 run, Q1 8:46–Q1 7:05

Swings 1 lead changes Tied 0 times

Ahead for good: Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists) (Q2 11:21, BOS 28, MIL 27).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	25	33	33	26		117
MIL	27	18	29	23		97

🧮 How They Scored

BOSMIL

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.8%Effective FG%53.8%

9.0%Turnover %14.1%

42.6%Offensive rebound %24.3%

0.147Free-throw rate0.177

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Payton Pritchard G	29	12	5	4	1	0	0	4-12	4-11	0-0	+29
Jayson Tatum F	29	21	4	6	1	1	1	6-19	5-11	4-4	+5
Paul George F	28	27	3	1	2	0	2	11-18	5-10	0-0	+16
Derrick White G	27	9	3	7	2	2	1	4-10	1-5	0-0	+7
Sam Hauser F	23	7	3	1	0	0	1	3-5	1-3	0-0	+15
Neemias Queta C	22	13	9	4	0	0	1	6-11	0-0	1-2	0
Baylor Scheierman G	19	7	1	0	2	0	1	2-6	1-4	2-2	+15
Mitchell Robinson C	18	12	7	2	4	1	0	6-6	0-0	0-2	+19
Jordan Walsh G	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	+3
Mike Conley G	10	3	3	1	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	-11
Hugo González G	10	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0
Luka Garza C	9	4	5	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	2-4	+3
Ron Harper Jr. F	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kyle Kuzma F	31	27	4	0	1	2	1	10-17	6-13	1-2	-4
Brayden Burries G	29	13	8	4	0	1	1	5-11	1-4	2-2	-12
Tyler Herro G	27	13	1	2	0	0	1	5-12	1-5	2-2	-3
Myles Turner C-F	24	3	5	7	0	1	2	1-8	0-3	1-1	-3
Nate Ament F	23	12	5	1	1	0	1	5-9	2-4	0-0	-14
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	23	4	2	2	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	2-2	-6
Ryan Rollins G	20	7	5	6	1	0	3	2-4	2-3	1-1	-7
A.J. Green G	18	5	1	1	0	1	1	2-6	1-5	0-0	-21
Ousmane Dieng F	15	10	1	0	0	0	0	3-3	2-2	2-2	-2
Jericho Sims F	15	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	-2
Kel'el Ware C	9	0	0	1	1	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	-15
Kasparas Jakučionis G	7	1	2	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	1-2	-11

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Paul George BOS	Points	17.5	27	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	3	Under
	Assists	3.5	1	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	5	Over
	Pts + Reb	22.5	30	Over
	Reb + Ast	8.5	4	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	26.5	31	Over
Kyle Kuzma MIL	Points	9.5	27	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	4	Under
	Assists	2.5	0	Under
	Pts + Reb	14.5	31	Over
Jayson Tatum BOS	Points	26.5	21	Under
	Rebounds	7.5	4	Under
	Assists	6.5	6	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	5	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	40.5	31	Under
Tyler Herro MIL	Points	19.5	13	Under
	Rebounds	4.5	1	Under
	Assists	4.5	2	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	1	Under
	Reb + Ast	8.5	3	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	28.5	16	Under
Neemias Queta BOS	Points	9.5	13	Over
	Rebounds	7.5	9	Over
	Assists	1.5	4	Over
	Reb + Ast	8.5	13	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	18.5	26	Over
Brayden Burries MIL	Points	11.5	13	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	8	Over
	Assists	2.5	4	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	1	Under
	Reb + Ast	7.5	12	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	18.5	25	Over