BOSTON — — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Payton Pritchard came off the bench to hit eight 3-pointers on his way to 28 points, and the Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 119-108 on Monday night.

Reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week Jayson Tatum added 15 points and eight rebounds for Boston (4-0). Derrick White had 13 points and eight assists.

Damian Lillard led the Bucks with 33 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 10 boards and six assists. Milwaukee has lost three in a row after winning the opener.

Things were tight until late in the third quarter, when Pritchard hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give Boston a 90-82 lead.

The Celtics scored the next seven points for a 15-point lead. Pritchard hit another 3-pointer during the attack.

Takeaways

Bucks: After suffering a 13-point loss in Brooklyn on Sunday, they showed some toughness late in the third quarter before Boston’s offense took over.

Celtics: They continue to take and make a lot of three-pointers. The Celtics, who tied the NBA record with 29 3s in their season-opening win over the Knicks, were 18 of 47 from beyond the arc on Monday.

Key moment

The Bucks led 80-79 before the Celtics went on an 18-2 run that spanned the final two minutes of the third quarter and the opening 1:37 of the fourth quarter.

Key stat

Pritchard was 8 of 12 on 3-pointers, falling one short of his career high of nine, set on April 9, 2023.

Next

The Bucks are in Memphis on Thursday to conclude their three-game trip, and the Celtics visit Indiana on Wednesday.

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