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The Milwaukee Bucks get blown out by the Boston Celtics, suffer 2nd 41-point loss of the season

The Milwaukee Bucks took a beating playing the second leg of a back-to-back.

Matthew Dugandzic

The Milwaukee Bucks get blown out by the Boston Celtics, suffer 2nd 41-point loss of the season
The Milwaukee Bucks get blown out by the Boston Celtics, suffer 2nd 41-point loss of the season /
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The Milwaukee Bucks got off to a slow start and struggled en route to a crushing 140-99 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

The Bucks, who just played on Wednesday night in Indiana, faltered right from the start and allowed the Celtics to close out the first quarter with a 34-26 lead.

Over at halftime

Milwaukee scored just 21 points in the second period while allowing Boston to go off for 41, resulting in a huge 75-47 Celtics lead at halftime.

Boston's lead later ballooned to as many as 49 points, eventually leading to Milwaukee's second 40-point loss this season.

The one-sided affair matched the Bucks' most lopsided loss of the season as they also suffered a 41-point beating at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies on Dec. 15th, with a score of 142-101.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown led the Boston domination with 40 and 30 points, respectively.

Al Horford and Malcolm Brogdon scored 14 points each, while Marcus Smart added 10.

Not enough support

The Bucks only had three players scoring in double digits with Giannis Antetokounmpo finishing with 24 points.

Khris Middleton added 13 points, but left the game in the third quarter after catching an elbow to the face from Brown. Middleton suffered a busted lip that needed at least three stitches to close. Bobby Portis Jr. scored 10 points in the loss.

Boston won the season series, 2-1, but the Bucks still lead in the race for the number one seed in the East.

Despite the loss, the Bucks are still the best team in the Eastern Conference with a 55-22 record, holding a two-game lead over the Celtics, who are 53-24.

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Matthew Dugandzic
MATTHEW DUGANDZIC

Matthew finished his bachelor's degree in Economics (Management) at the University of Split and got his master's degree in the same field at the University of Zadar. Whether it is playing the game as an undersized 6'3'' power forward or simply watching it, Matthew can't get enough of it. After all, he has been an avid NBA fan since the 2000s. But don't get him wrong, as Matthew still loves the old-school NBA and is a true student of the game. From on-court moments to off-court stuff, whether it's about the stars of modern-day basketball or legends of the game, Matthew covers every category of the NBA world and basketball in general, as long as it makes for an engaging and exciting story.