Celtics use another big first quarter to lead blowout over Bucks
The Boston Celtics once again used a high-scoring first quarter to help propel them to a blowout victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Boston Celtics stormed into Milwaukee to take on a lowly Bucks team on Friday night, continuing on what has been a week-long road trip to begin April. Boston was coming off a blowout victory against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, and continued that trend by defeating the Bucks who were without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Headlines were made during Boston's big victory, as it was reported by ESPN's Shams Charania , that the NBA is investigating the Bucks for their handling of the player participation policy.
Coming off a triple-double in the victory over Miami earlier this week, Jayson Tatum flirted with a second consecutive triple-double, coming just one assist short of the feat just less than a full month of action for the Celtics superstar. Here's a quick recap of Boston's blowout victory over Milwaukee on Friday night: Final score: Boston Celtics 133, Milwaukee Bucks 101 Keys to the game: Balanced effort from starters: Living up to exactly what it should've been, the Celtics had a balanced effort from all five of their starters, with all of them reaching double-digit points on the night. Jaylen Brown led the way with a game-high 26 points, while Boston's starting core accounted for 98 of the 133 total team points on the night.
Payton Pritchard, to no surprise, led the bench unit with 16 points while playing in 26 minutes of game action. Jayson Tatum turning the corner: Fresh off the aforementioned triple-double against Miami just two days ago, Jayson Tatum continues to show his growth at this stage of his comeback from his Achilles injury. Tatum nearly had a second-consecutive triple-double on Friday night, and now the narrative of rust should be seriously debated, as one of the top players in the NBA is playing how the league remembers him, before his injury.
Tatum's performance against a lowly Bucks team shows his seriousness to close out the season on a high note, where he can turn it up another level once the playoffs arrive. Highlight of the game: Payton Pritchard shows smooth footwork in the paint 'scuse me š¤ pic. twitter.