Post Game - Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks - Sunday, November 10 (W)

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401704768

Another slow start for the Celtics but they closed the first QTR out well.  Their scoring was not bad as they put 30 1st QTR points on the board.  The problem was their defense as the Bucks scored 40.  

That 10 point deficit turned into 11 points by the end of the first half.

PP was the one that kept us in the game (18  points 6-10 and 5 for 8 from deep.  I wish they made an effort to get him more looks in the second half.  A bit too much ISO ball ftom JT


After 3 the Celtics turned an 11 point halftime deficit into a 3 point lead (87-84)

Is was fun watching Jrue Holiday humiliate the Bucks at both ends of the court.

The Celtics went hard at Lillard over and over again.  He was decidedly horrible at both ends of the court.

Poor Dame he had Jrue and DWhite to deal with, then Jaylen switched on to him for a stretch and it looked like a man vs a boy. We also looked for him on defense with the J’s finding him on switches and posting him up. He actually defended them well/physical as he could, but he took a beating.

Giannis showed he still has the goods. We look so comfortable in tight games, last years playoff run was obviously so good for us. 2 J’s shooting was off, but we still methodically took them apart, did what we had to do. Pritch was great, a spark plug and battler with Cowens like intensity. Tatum was a man battling in the paint and I think 12 boards. Queta battled Giannis admirably, stopped him a few times and got scored on. DWhite and Jrue so heady and killing them with daggers. Glad we can win with J’s shooting off, no problem. We executed down the stretch and were stifling enough on defense.

Celtics' Jaylen Brown calls Giannis Antetokounmpo 'a child' after offensive foul and fake handshake

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/celtics-jaylen-brown-calls-giannis-antetokounmpo-a-child-after-offensive-foul-and-fake-handshake-020001820.html

Ian Casselberry·Contributing writer
Updated Sun, November 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM EST·3 min read

Despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's 43 points and 13 rebounds, the Milwaukee Bucks lost 113–107 to the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

Yet after the game, Celtics players expressed their irritation with Antetokounmpo and his behavior on the court. Jaylen Brown was particularly blunt with his feelings about the Bucks star.

"Giannis is a child," Brown said, via NBC Sports Boston. "I'm just focused on helping my team get a win. And that's what we did tonight."



If Brown's irritation was about Antetokounmpo's fake handshake, something you might see from a fourth-grader on the playground, it seems rather humorless. However, he was asked about an offensive foul Antetokounmpo committed before the exchange down the court and that does more to explain Brown's response.

On the play in question, Antetokounmpo swung his left elbow around and hit Brown in the side of the head as he was attempting a shot in the lane.



Heading back down the court, Antetokounmpo attempted a hand-slap or handshake with Brown, as if to say, "No hard feelings." Brown was about to grudgingly acknowledge the gesture. But when Antetokounmpo pulled his hand away to slick through his hair, that showed insincerity.



If Brown was already upset about being elbowed in the head, the fake handshake surely angered him. He effectively let Antetokounmpo know about it with a hard foul in the fourth quarter that was called a Flagrant 1.



Asked about Brown calling him a child, Antetokounmpo acted surprised.

"Oh, that's what he said?" he responded. "Dang."



That wasn't the only controversial play Antetokounmpo was involved in on Sunday. Earlier in the game, he extended his left leg out while Jayson Tatum shot a 3-pointer. That caused Tatum to roll his ankle as he landed on Antetokounmpo's foot.

Antetokounmpo wasn't called for a landing spot foul, which Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla complained about after the game.

"That's ridiculous," Mazzulla told reporters. "Can't miss that. Can't miss that."



Understandably, Tatum was upset about the non-call and his sore ankle as well.

"There's certain calls I feel like you can't miss," Tatum said. "Your job is to protect the guys on the court, protect the shooter. That's something, I could've been out for six weeks or whatever."

"For it to be a no-call, let alone they didn't even get to review it or look at it, then I lose my s***, cuss somebody out, then I get a tech, it's like a double whammy," he added. "That s*** is frustrating."

Tatum finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds, while his team also got the win. A game between the Celtics and Bucks would've seemed like a potential Eastern Conference playoff matchup going into this season. Yet because of Milwaukee's struggles, a postseason bid looks questionable at this point. But there's plenty of the season to be played.

The Celtics and Bucks play again on Dec. 5 in Boston.

Hi,
This was one of the best games, so far, on the Celtics side. The second half of it.
And the best part of it was defense.
Individually, besides the usual suspects, want to mention Queta. He more and more looks like a backup center.
On the negative side: Hauser needs to get out of his mental shooting slump (or whatever you call it). Otherwise, Brad will trade him.

AK

It all started to go downhill for the Bucks when they stopped selling Leinenkugel's at Fiserv Forum in the '22 - '23 season.

Payton Pritchard is on fire!  He has made 43 out of 100 3P shot attempts.    That ranks him #4 in 3PM in the entire NBA.

Edwards 54, Ball 48, Tatum 47 and Pritchard at 43.

D White is ranked 6th with 40 makes this year.

PP joins several Celtics players that can carry the scoring load through stretches of a game.   CJ said that he is a 3 level scorer.  Consider his 47.6 FG%, 43 3P% and 95.5 FT%.

You might try to run from the Celtics but you cannot hide.  

One or 2 plays and we would be 11-0.   

Slow starts results from poor shooting and less than great defense at the beginning of game.

I'm quite pleased with where we are minus our 20 ppg starting center and shot blocker 

Celtics are averaging 18.5 made three pointers per game.  Even though the league has upped their 3 point volume we remain the standard, the measuring stick for playing this style of basketball.

I like the way we are winning without being at our most efficient, we still come thru and this is despite some recent injuries where we were short and didn’t shoot particularly well and we still won. Imagine how good we will look when we hit our stride and get all our pieces back? Love the way Tatum is playing, moving the ball like Magic Johnson at times and for the most part always making the right play. The most improved player on our team is Pritch, besides being such a sparkplug, have you noticed his defense? He attacks opposing players as soon as he gets near them and keeps pressing on them. He doesn’t just cover you, he goes right where you wanted to go and makes you move the other way.

cowens/oldschool wrote:I like the way we are winning without being at our most efficient, we still come thru and this is despite some recent injuries where we were short and didn’t shoot particularly well and we still won. Imagine how good we will look when we hit our stride and get all our pieces back? Love the way Tatum is playing, moving the ball like Magic Johnson at times and for the most part always making the right play. The most improved player on our team is Pritch, besides being such a sparkplug, have you noticed his defense? He attacks opposing players as soon as he gets near them and keeps pressing on them. He doesn’t just cover you, he goes right where you wanted to go and makes you move the other way.

I’m pretty sure that I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again…Payton Prichard and Derrick White are my two favorite players on the team.