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Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1731299084218NBA_BOS-Jayson Tatum and Jalen Brown_AFP_embed.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jaylen Brown #7 and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics talk during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on March 6, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian Babineau, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jaylen Brown #7 and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics talk during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on March 6, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. <em>Brian Babineau, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File</em></span></span></span>LOS ANGELES (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) -- Jayson Tatum delivered 31 points and 12 rebounds to spark the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics over Milwaukee 113-107 on Sunday despite Giannis Antetokounmpo&#x27;s 43-point performance for the Bucks.</div><p>The Celtics improved to 9-2, two games behind unbeaten Cleveland in the Eastern Conference, while the host Bucks slid to 2-8.</p><p>Payton Pritchard scored 18 points off the Boston bench while Derrick White and former Buck Jrue Holiday each scored 15 points and Jaylen Brown added 14 for the Celtics.</p><p>&quot;Team effort,&quot; Holiday said. &quot;It&#x27;s not easy doing it by yourself. We did it collectively.&quot;</p><p>Greek star Antetokounmpo also grabbed 13 rebounds and elbowed Brown to the floor at one point, then offered a hand to help him up only to pull it away when Brown reached for it.</p><p>&quot;Giannis is a child,&quot; Brown said afterward. &quot;I&#x27;m just focused on helping my team get a win.&quot;</p><p>Victory eased the memory of two lopsided Boston losses in Milwaukee last season.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s nice,&quot; Holiday said. &quot;We got blown out twice last year so getting this win here with my family in the building is awesome.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZxUbmk8QWmI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>The Bucks led 69-58 at half time but the Celtics grabbed a 87-84 edge entering the fourth quarter and closed with a 9-5 run to seal the triumph, Tatum scoring seven in the crucial stretch.</p><p>&quot;We just picked up the intensity,&quot; Holiday said of the third-quarter rally. &quot;We came out, hit shots, not getting too ahead of ourselves and getting back to Celtics basketball.&quot;</p><p>In a showdown of Western Conference contenders, Golden State&#x27;s Stephen Curry scored 36 points, hitting 7-of-13 three-point shots, to lead the Warriors in a 127-116 victory at Oklahoma City that left both clubs 8-2.</p><p>The Thunder, led by 24 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, lost star big man Chet Holmgren in the first quarter with a right hip injury after a fall and being helped off the court.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dU7ZoJxcqw4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>At Minneapolis, Tyler Herro scored 26 points and reserve Nikola Jovic made a game-winning three-point play with 7.1 seconds remaining to give Miami a 95-94 victory at Minnesota.</p><p>Jaden McDaniels tipped in a three-point miss by Mike Conley with nine seconds remaining to give the Timberwolves a 94-92 lead, but Jovic answered with a layup and free throw for the deciding points.</p><p>Conley missed a final three-point shot to seal Miami&#x27;s triumph, which snapped a three-game Heat losing skid and three-game T-Wolves win streak.</p><div><strong>- Jokic, LeBron get wins -</strong></div><p>In another late thriller, Michael Porter&#x27;s basket with 6.1 seconds remaining gave the Denver Nuggets a 122-120 home victory over Dallas.</p><p>Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic had a triple double with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists to lead Denver while Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 43 points for the Mavericks.</p><p>Also producing a triple double was LeBron James, who scored 19 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and distributed 16 assists to spark the Los Angeles Lakers over visiting Toronto 123-103.</p><p>With forward Kevin Durant out due to a left calf strain, the Phoenix Suns fell to 8-2 with a 127-118 overtime loss to visiting Sacramento.</p><p>Keegan Murray tipped in a missed shot by DeMar DeRozan with 3.2 seconds remaining to give the Kings a 111-110 lead but Devin Booker&#x27;s free throw lifted the Suns level to force overtime.</p><p>DeRozan, who had a game-high 34 points, scored eight consecutive points for a 119-113 Kings edge and the Suns never led again.</p><p>Bradley Beal scored 28 to lead Phoenix, whose win streak ended at seven.</p><p>The NBA-worst Philadelphia 76ers outlasted visiting Charlotte for a 107-105 overtime victory, improving to 2-7 on the season.</p><p>LaMelo Ball&#x27;s three-pointer with eight seconds remaining lifted Charlotte level at 97-97 to force overtime.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uev4Zq5wdF0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>In overtime, Charlotte&#x27;s Grant Williams made a free throw with 0.1 of a second remaining and missed the next in hopes of a game-tying tip-in, but the 76ers grabbed the rebound to win.</p><p>At Indianapolis, Bennedict Mathurin scored 38 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 35 to lead the Indiana Pacers over New York 132-121.</p><p>Orlando had 23 points from Franz Wagner in a 121-94 home rout of Washington while Houston edged host Detroit 101-99 behind Alperen Sengun&#x27;s 27 points. Memphis routed host Portland 134-89.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Jayson Tatum delivered 31 points and 12 rebounds to spark the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics over Milwaukee 113-107 on Sunday despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's 43-point performance for the Bucks.</p>

Jayson Tatum delivered 31 points and 12 rebounds to spark the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics over Milwaukee 113-107 on Sunday despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's 43-point performance for the Bucks.

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NBA: Tatum leads Celtics over Bucks despite big night for Giannis

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