Jayson Tatum shooting
In the match for first and second place in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics managed to narrowly beat the Milwaukee Bucks, who were missing Giannis Antetokounmpo, by three points thanks to the performance of Jayson Tatum, who scored 31 points. won
Boston defeated Milwaukee 122-119 in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league home game held at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on the 21st (Korean time).
Boston, ranked first in the Eastern Conference and already confirmed to advance to the playoffs, won 7 straight games and recorded 55 wins and 14 losses.
Second-place Milwaukee ended up with 44 wins and 25 losses.The lead against Boston is 11 games.
On this day, Milwaukee ace Antetokounmpo did not play because he injured his left hamstring (the muscle behind the thigh).
Boston, who got off to a light start with Derek White’s layup right after the start of the game, never gave up the lead from the beginning to the end of the game and pushed Milwaukee with a performance worthy of first place in the Eastern Conference.
Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis trying to save the ball
The flaw was that in the 4th quarter, when they entered the 101-83 lead, they were caught up by Milwaukee and were in danger.
Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis, and Danilo Gallinari combined to score 10 consecutive points, and Portis’ outside shot split the rim with 2 minutes and 56 seconds before the end of the game, putting the team behind by 3 points.
Boston seemed to be running away again with Tatum’s free throw and layup, but Portis’ floater 32.1 seconds before the end allowed them to trail by 116-114.
Tatum decided the game with two free throws 6.1 seconds before the end.
For Boston, Tatum had 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists, White had 23 points and 8 assists, and Jaylen Brown had 21 points and 8 assists.
In Milwaukee, Damien Lillard contributed 32 points and 6 assists, and Portis contributed 24 points and 15 rebounds. 성인웹툰