00:00from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lisa Bynes and Wesley Matthews, Melanie Ricks with you for the first
00:10of four meetings. We actually weren't supposed to see the Celtics until February, but this game
00:15was a late add because the NBA Emirates Cup schedule for the teams not in Vegas. Tonight's
00:20mega buck starting lineup. This is the most used lineup for the Boston Celtics. They are 7-2 with
00:26this lineup highlighted by Jalen Brown and Peyton Pritchard is now inserted into the starting
00:31lineup on a regular basis for the first time in his career. The Mega Ducks starting lineup for the
00:36Milwaukee Bucks, the 10th different lineup. A.J. Green, no A.J. Green and no Giannis as we know of.
00:42A.J. actually went through a shoot around, actually went through an early workout, but he has scratched
00:48and so for the first time, Wesley, we'll see Gary Trent and Kuz and Miles Turner, Ryan Rollins and
00:53Kevin Porter Jr. to get things started. They can have a reset back-to-back days with back-to-back
00:59practices. As you mentioned, a couple of days off in there as well. The tip goes to Milwaukee.
01:05Mitchell Urban is our crew chief. Trey Maddox is a referee. Taddle panel is the umpire.
01:10Salkich come in, winners of the last five straight. Oh, how about that time? Kevin Porter Jr. to Kuz to get their pressure.
01:18And the best way to attack that is to be decisive, get downhill, like KPJ just did.
01:23Well, Kate Pritchard seems to just thrive playing against the Bucks on this team. And the turnover that time on that possession, the Celtics were looking for the three-pointer.
01:32Both of these teams will tell him around, driving at his first.
01:36That's a product of that pressure that we were talking about earlier, that Boston wants to try to do.
01:40If you're Milwaukee, you shoot lights out. If you get quality shots like that, handle the pressure, and don't, don't pan.
01:47And that's the best way to get on the court, is to take on that job of being the team's best defender. He plays with a lot of energy.
02:04We see a three-drop.
02:07And Doc Rivers had talked about, you know, maybe you don't want this break if you're in a great rhythm.
02:12I mean, the Celtics have been in a great rhythm, and Pritchard continues to be in a great rhythm.
02:17But maybe this is your hope.
02:19We can't put ourselves behind the hate ball, which is some of the things that they have been doing a little bit tonight.
02:24And there's four turnovers for the Bucs, and more points off turnovers.
02:31KPJ, come up top, in and out, Miles Turner, offensive rebound, and put back.
02:36Ball finds energy. I mean, he was big on that possession. He stopped, he stopped the layup, collapsed the defense with a little quick inside-out,
02:43was able to get an offensive rebound. Those are the type of effort plays that you have to do, especially when you're not, when you're on a streak.
02:50That Milwaukee, again, yeah, this is another different lineup, another set of rotations for Milwaukee,
02:55and now AJ Green also still continuing to be out, as Gary Trent makes one of them.
03:00The state and Creighton product has checked in for the Celtics.
03:03All reserves except for Brown and Pritchard here, and attacking the paint is Gary Trent.
03:11A rare two-pointer, Pritchard.
03:21He's crafty, he uses his body well to create separation.
03:26That stretch of half-court shots in the playoffs, two years ago, when they won the championship.
03:31That was wild.
03:32That's wild.
03:33Bobby Portis maybe providing a little bit of energy off the bench.
03:38And I like that right there, because if I'm looking at this game right now, to me this is the lineup for Milwaukee to take advantage.
03:44They can get stops, or at least...
03:46Always that we see Bobby and Miles Turner playing in the same rotation.
03:50We see it here, Bobby Portis pulls, he fires, he's got the last five points.
03:54And Rollins cuts through the same and lays it in.
04:04When you're missing him, you know, those legs start getting heavy, those lungs start getting heavy,
04:08you start needing some little bit easy touches.
04:10Bobby Portis!
04:11They can get you going, like Bobby's going right now.
04:14A perfect three for three!
04:17He's coming off the bench here tonight, after starting the last two games without Giannis.
04:23Derek White for three.
04:25I'm feeling it, there's six up to APJ on the attack.
04:32Gary Trent Jr. pulls it up, he's already at ten points!
04:36And that is a good feeling right there, and you get that one.
04:40He's probably at the mid-post.
04:43He was away from that double-payment, sinks it!
04:47He's not going to miss tonight!
04:51Anthony Simons trying to body up.
04:53Kevin Porter Jr. steps it back off the one leg, trying to stop that!
04:57I mean, that's it, that's the beauty of having him.
05:01Because he can bail you out, he can make timely baskets,
05:04you can give him that ball in that situation, and he's going to be a good opportunity.
05:09Boy, these guys make it look easy.
05:13Jericho defending Jalen Brown in the perimeter.
05:18He created all kinds of space for himself there.
05:20Thirteen points.
05:27And Walsh in amongst the trees.
05:29Some flying bodies and still got it.
05:31Okay, whatever, move on to the next play.
05:34We've seen you finish that plenty of times.
05:36It's a high percentage shot.
05:38Kimpeche, another three-pointer.
05:40He's better than I am, because I would have shot that so many more times
05:44if I got a 62% clip behind me.
05:46I don't know how about Derek White.
05:48Going into these shots.
05:50Milwaukee has to make sure that Boston Fields, though,
05:52that they don't feel that they can just rise up right off of this.
05:55Back-to-back buckets.
05:57Joe Missoula had talked about how impressed he was to be a three-level scorer.
06:03Derek White hasn't missed by much.
06:05All kinds of second and third opportunities here for the Celtics.
06:09Simon's involved in the trade with True Holiday feeds Keita for the finish.
06:18Very, very good switching, which makes them essentially a zone team.
06:22And the way you attack a zone is through pace.
06:24Get it from one side to the other.
06:26And that is an extremely tough shot right there by Kuhn.
06:29Tips to the Bucks way.
06:31Derek White gives it up last second.
06:35Simon's pulls for three.
06:37And nine, three-point make for the Celtics.
06:39They're nine of 15.
06:42This one goes back-to-back.
06:48Got a zone look here, Wesley.
06:53And this is the cat and mouse.
06:54You know, you've been struggling guarding the man-to-man,
06:56but with a team like Boston who can shoot like Boston.
06:59Wiser than it here.
07:01I appreciate that, coach.
07:04He didn't have gold chains like that back then, though, Lisa.
07:07I hear you.
07:08They're a good passing team.
07:09They've not had to adjust.
07:11I love this action.
07:12That's the kind of action we need right there.
07:14Go ahead, coach.
07:16I was going to say, I wanted to ask you about Jalen Brown's improvement
07:19with the other hand.
07:21You know, they're a very right-hand-oriented team,
07:23but have you seen a lot of them?
07:24He's battling on the offensive glass.
07:25He's battling getting in transition.
07:27I mean, he's playing good basketball right now.
07:30And the Rolins from Curry.
07:31And the Bucks are charging.
07:33The Bucks are charging.
07:34The Bucks are getting a stop here.
07:37Get this deficit even closer.
07:40Kata is sandwiched but washed with the clean up top.
07:46Just as long as they execute continue to get shots at the rim
07:51like that
07:53Strong take by Cal Kuzma.
07:54They're going to stay in this game.
07:56Here comes Cole Anthony
07:58Finding Gary Trent Jr. catch and shoot, he up, big sidestep, trouble pours it in.
08:04Quick switch is able to cause a little bit of trouble for Kuzma.
08:09Walsh for three.
08:14Ryan Rollins.
08:16Three personal fouls at the end of the first half.
08:19Kato with a slam to open things up in the third.
08:23That's definitely not the one.
08:26Picks come in as well.
08:27The hottest teams here at the NBA.
08:29There's Jalen Brown off the glass.
08:32Oh, Kuzma good spin.
08:38Good hook.
08:39Good bucket.
08:4020 points for Kuz.
08:41That is a build on your shot in your offensive game.
08:44So it all starts by being trusted.
08:48Kuz with the corner shot.
08:50What a game he's having.
08:5123 points.
08:52They're making the necessary adjustments.
08:54There was enough success in that first half.
08:57As Kuz gets downhill again, playing that kind of hybrid Giannis four role.
09:02And say, hey, let me talk to you guys for a second.
09:06K.P. Tay blowing past Cal Kuzma with the finish.
09:10He ties his season high at 29.
09:17Jalen Brown.
09:19Nothing but then.
09:20They just dropped it.
09:21And the Celtics are over seven from three.
09:24Here in this quarter.
09:25Tied at 75.
09:27Bobby Curtis.
09:28Oh!
09:29Bobby, five for five tonight!
09:34Larchest lead for the Foxes.
09:36Plus three.
09:37Here tonight.
09:39Brown trying to hunt it down.
09:40He does.
09:41Cuts the lead to two.
09:42Or two to one.
09:43He's got the last eight points for the Celtics.
09:46In 24 point game.
09:48Bobby!
09:49Bobby!
09:50Bobby!
09:51Bobby!
09:52Bobby!
09:53What you got?
09:54Bobby!
09:55What you got?
09:56Bobby!
09:57Bobby!
09:58What you got?
09:59Oh!
10:00Bobby's nice!
10:08Three point shooting team percentage wise.
10:10Celtics are top eight.
10:11But they both make a decent percentage.
10:14Oh!
10:15Paul Anthony flying to the rim.
10:17To the rim.
10:18Do a two for one if the Bucs want to.
10:20Cole Anthony.
10:21Get that quick shot off.
10:23Fades it back.
10:24A big shot!
10:25And again, staying true to who he is.
10:28This season.
10:30He starts the fourth quarter here on the bench for the Bucs.
10:33Bobby Curtis sizes that up!
10:35He's got 19 of the 23 bench points here for the Bucs tonight.
10:42And Pritchard lobbying it to Kato.
10:46André Jackson Jr.
10:47The Bucs can smell what would be a really good win.
10:51I think so.
10:52Hot!
10:53Celtics team.
10:54Speaking of hot!
10:55The Bucs had trailed by as many as 14.
10:58This is now plus 11.
11:00The Bucs largest lead.
11:01Kyle Kuzma floats it!
11:03His first 30-point game!
11:05Was the catalyst to this team with how he was playing defensively.
11:10Here's a touch for Walsh, and he gets the lay-in.
11:12When you do that, you lessen the amount of distance that your help has to travel.
11:30Knowing a team like Boston wants to drive and kick for threes, he could not.
11:35And you know that Boston is going to turn up the pressure a little bit.
11:39They're going to be attacking on offense and defense, but hey, it doesn't matter right now.
11:43They're behind the drop run.
11:47And he's sliding those pups right there.
11:50Now Kuzma defending Brown.
11:54Clutch.
11:55That's because we didn't say it.
11:57We didn't say the game.
11:58The first three-point game is the second half.
12:01There's still one for 17.
12:04Cole Anthony with the answer.
12:07Right back.
12:09Jericho Simms, tough screen.
12:11Bobby Portis, a walk-up three!
12:15Super!
12:16All you young players out here that love to score the basketball,
12:19no one would have said anything if you would have pulled that three right there.
12:22But rewarding this big man, rewarding this guy that's got this energy going,
12:26and it's just about five and a half to play.
12:28Don't have to play.
12:30BJ, spin it off a pitcher.
12:33Get some taillights.
12:35And then shine it brightly.
12:38KPJ dancing.
12:40I don't think I've seen anything like it.
12:43It's amazing.
12:45Three-point dominant team.
12:48You shoot this poorly in one half.
12:50Cole Anthony.
12:57KPJ, the blow-by, the finish.
13:00Kevin Porter Jr. with 18 points.
13:04That's playing basketball the right way.
13:06I mean, obviously, there's other guys on the court with him to help that plus-minus,
13:11but that says a lot right there, especially with somebody that has missed as much time as he has.
13:15You know, before the fourth quarter, he even started playing basketball the right way.
13:19It is.
13:20It is.
13:21It is.
13:22It is.
13:23Successful winning.
13:24Jericho Sims with the finish.
13:26You know, it's just live sports or sports.
13:29And now we've got TA time.
13:30It's not just any opponent.
13:32It's the Boston Celtics.
13:33It wasn't the last.
13:34Gonzalez with the rebound.
13:36I just knew that was going.
13:38All his shots look good.
13:41Why not?
13:42He has.
13:43They're there.
13:44Adjustment.
13:45But together, I always found, when we got after it in practice, it forces your rhythm.
13:59The competition, the drive, you know, you get out a little bit of frustration.
14:03You know, these guys playing one-on-one against each other.
14:06You know, just that competition, that competing, that talking back and forth, you know,
14:11with respect, obviously, to your teammates, but those are the types of things that bring
14:16you back to situations like this, make you appreciate situations and moments like this.
14:21And when you're down 14, it doesn't matter.
14:23We're confident in who we can be.
14:30That deer dove comes back to Milwaukee once again, and it feels good.
14:35116 to 101, the final.
14:47And the Bucs snapped that five-game win streak here for the Celtics.
14:50Bobby Portis, 27 points off the bench, his first double-double, 27 and 10.
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