NBA: Antetokounmpo Seals Victory As Bucks Beat Celtics
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo sealed a 131-125 overtime victory with a dunk against the Boston Celtics, extending its winning streak to 11 games in the NBA at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
The Celtics played without four starters: Jayson Tatum (illness), Jaylen Brown (facial fracture), Marcus Smart (ankle) and Al Horford (knee). Boston cobbled together a starting lineup that featured Derrick White, Sam Hauser, Mike Muscala, Grant Williams and Blake Griffin.
Boston trailed 116-113 following two Holiday free throws with 7.4 seconds remaining, but Hauser sank a 3-pointer that tied the game with three seconds on the clock. The contest went to overtime after Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton missed a jump shot at the buzzer.
The Bucks took the lead for good when Holiday made a 3-pointer for a 127-125 edge with 25 seconds left in the extra session. Following a Boston turnover, Giannis Antetokounmpo then made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to seal the win, and he capped the scoring with a dunk.
🏀 FINAL SCORE THREAD 🏀
Jrue Holiday caps his huge night with a clutch steal, dunk and go-ahead three down the stretch of OT to lift the @Bucks to 11 straight wins!
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Giannis: 36 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST
Derrick White: 27 PTS, 12 AST, 3 STL pic.twitter.com/A3NSxSLVmu— NBA (@NBA) February 15, 2023
Jrue Holiday made eight of his 12 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 40 points, while Antetokounmpo finished with 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
White led the Celtics with 27 points and 12 assists. Malcolm Brogdon came off the bench to score 26 points, and Muscala finished with 18.
NBA results
Los Angeles Clippers 134 – 124 Golden State Warriors
Phoenix Suns 120 – 109 Sacramento Kings
Washington Wizards 126 – 101 Portland Trail Blazers
Toronto Raptors 123 – 113 Orlando Magic.
Milwaukee Bucks 131-125 Boston Celtics.
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