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02/01 18:01 CST Jaylen Brown has 30 points, 13 rebounds as Celtics coast to
107-79 win over Bucks
Jaylen Brown has 30 points, 13 rebounds as Celtics coast to 107-79 win over
Bucks
By KEN POWTAK
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Jaylen Brown had 30 points and 13 rebounds, Anfernee Simons
scored 27 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 107-79
victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.
Derrick White added 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Neemias
Queta had 14 points and eight boards as the Celtics won their second straight
game after alternating wins and losses in their previous four. It was Brown's
third double-double this season.
Ryan Rollins led Milwaukee with 25 points and Kyle Kuzma scored 16.
With trade rumors swirling around their sidelined star Giannis Antetokoumpo,
the Bucks didn't miss a shot in the opening 2 minutes (5 for 5) and pulled
ahead 12-0 before Boston sent them to their fifth straight loss.
Antetokoumpo strained his right calf on Jan. 23 and there's no timeline for his
return.
The Celtics led 56-42 at halftime and Brown, who missed their easy win over
Sacramento Friday with left hamstring tightness and a bruised right knee,
scored 10 of their initial 12 points to start the second half, pushing them
ahead 68-47.
Boston's lead ballooned to 27 points on Brown's 3-pointer midway into the final
quarter before coach Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters.
Simons gave the Celtics a jolt offensively in the opening half, scoring 14
points --- 11 in the opening quarter --- that included consecutive 3-pointers
in the closing minute of the first.
The game was the inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic, honoring the 75th anniversary
of the debut seasons of league's first Black players: Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd
and Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton.
Both teams wore commemorative jersey patches and warmup shirts. The players
were honored on the first day of Black History Month.
Brown addressed the crowd pregame, saying: "Who will be this generation's
pioneers?"
Up next
Bucks: Host Chicago on Tuesday.
Celtics: At Dallas on Tuesday.
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