Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 34 points, and Marcus Smart shot 7-of-10 from 3-point range en route to 23 points as the Boston Celtics ended the Milwaukee Bucks’ eight-game winning streak, 122-114, on Friday in Milwaukee.
Boston shot 22-of-47 from behind the 3-point line as a team, including Tatum’s 4-of-7 and 4-of-9 from Jaylen Brown, who scored 18 points. Kemba Walker, who scored 21 points, added another three treys.
☘️ @jaytatum0 powers the @celtics!
34 PTS | 7 AST | 13-18 FGM pic.twitter.com/N34GzPW9Yy
— NBA (@NBA) March 27, 2021
The Celtics’ torrid shooting powered a run that pushed their lead to 18 points with just under seven minutes left in the third quarter. The advantage reached 20 late in the third and 21 with 6:41 left in…
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