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Celtics destroy Bucks 140-99 at Fiserv Forum
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Boston trashed the 1st seed in the Eastern Conference, Milwaukee.

Boston Celtics embarrassed Milwaukee Bucks and beat them 140-99 at their home arena Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI.

Jayson Tatum finished with 40 points for the victory as Jaylen Brown scored 30.

Boston finished with 22 3-pointers from 43 attempts and is now only 2 games behind Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference. With this win, Celtics won the series 2-1, and if both teams are tied at the end of the regular season, Boston will be 1st.

The only victory for Milwaukee against Boston this season was after overtime on February 14. These teams faced in the East ½ finals last year, and Celtics won after 7 matches.

Antetokounmpo was the highest-scoring player for Bucs with 24. Holiday shot 1/7 from the 3-point range and scored only 6 points.

Boston will play at home against Utah Jazz on Friday, while Milwaukee will host Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.