Celtics destroy Bucks 140-99 at Fiserv Forum

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

Statement. Made. pic.twitter.com/MUmSY1ovGK

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 31, 2023

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

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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 1^st.

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.