Bucks withstand Antetokounmpo's injury to beat Celtics 104-91. Teams combined for record-low 2 FTs
MILWAUKEE (AP) On the night they finally snapped their four-game skid, the Milwaukee Bucks encountered an entirely different reason for worry.
Their two-time MVP is hurt.
Giannis Antetokounmpo strained his left calf late Tuesday in the third quarter of the Bucks' 104-91 victory over the Boston Celtics, who became the first team in NBA history to not shoot a free throw on a night the teams combined for a record-low two attempts.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said after the game that Antetokounmpo was undergoing an MRI on his calf and also would have his Achilles tendon tested. Rivers was asked about his concern level.
“High, I would say that,” Rivers said. “He's Giannis. I think everyone probably feels the same way as I do right now. We're just going to hope for the best.”
Patrick Beverley had 20 points and 10 rebounds after the Bucks shook up their lineup by having the veteran guard start ahead of Malik Beasley, who came off the bench for the first time all season.
But that lineup change was overshadowed by Antetokounmpo's situation.
Antetokounmpo was heading up the court late in the third quarter after a Celtics basket when he grabbed his left calf and took a seat. He was helped off the floor, and cameras showed him heading to the locker room under his own power.
The Bucks said Antetokounmpo had a left soleus strain. The soleus is a muscle in the calf.
“Any time you see one of your teammates go down, it’s I think a real level of concern,” Bucks guard Damian Lillard said. “We spend a lot of time around each other, more than we would our families. I think that was the No. 1 thing. And then for it to be your best player, the most important part of our team, at this point in the season, it was like an, ‘Oh, (damn)’ moment, especially because there was nobody else around.”
Antetokounmpo had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and he also attempted the game's only free throws. He went 1 of 2 from the line in the first quarter.
The previous record for fewest combined attempts in a game was 11.
“I didn't realize that until they told me just before I walked in,” Bucks center Brook Lopez said during his postgame availability. “It is weird, after the fact. I honestly didn't really catch it throughout the game. I didn't notice it.”
Milwaukee withstood Antetokounmpo's injury thanks to a blazing start that enabled the Bucks to take a 24-point lead in the first half.
“That was the first time where like the game wasn't going our way since I don't remember when, you know what I mean?” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “To me, that's a good opportunity, to play through that, find different ways to create runs, find different ways to just build stuff on either end of the floor. I thought it was a good situation for us to be in because we hadn't seen it in a while.”
Lopez and Bobby Portis scored 15 points apiece, and Lillard and Khris Middleton added 12 apiece. Portis also had 10 rebounds.
The Celtics, who already have clinched the NBA’s best regular-season record and No. 1 overall playoff seed, were playing without Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis. Horford was unavailable due to a sprained left big toe, and the Celtics are managing Porzingis’ workload after he missed five games last month with a sprained right hamstring.
Jayson Tatum scored 22 points to lead the Celtics. Jaylen Brown had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday had 12 points.
Lopez went 4 of 5 on 3-point attempts in the opening six minutes to set the tone for a first quarter in which the Bucks shot 14 of 18 overall and 8 of 10 from 3-point range.
UP NEXT
Celtics: Host the New York Knicks on Thursday.
Bucks: Host the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Xavier Tillman vs. Brook Lopez (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession) | |||
11:48 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 0-2 | |
11:35 | Derrick White turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
11:29 | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | |||
11:26 | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | |||
11:17 | +3 | Xavier Tillman makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 3-2 | |
11:06 | Khris Middleton turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | |||
10:57 | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | |||
10:54 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
10:42 | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (traveling) | |||
10:37 | Jrue Holiday misses two point floating jump shot | |||
10:34 | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 3-5 | |
10:07 | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | |||
10:05 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
9:56 | Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot | |||
9:54 | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | |||
9:45 | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 5-5 | |
9:22 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 5-8 | |
9:06 | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:04 | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | |||
8:55 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting layup (Khris Middleton assists) | 5-10 | |
8:35 | Derrick White misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
8:32 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
8:25 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point running jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 5-13 | |
8:05 | Jayson Tatum misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
8:05 | Bucks defensive rebound | |||
7:53 | Damian Lillard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:44 | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:41 | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | |||
7:36 | Khris Middleton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:19 | Brook Lopez blocks Xavier Tillman's two point cutting layup | |||
7:18 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
7:16 | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | |||
7:11 | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 8-13 | |
6:49 | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point cutting layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 8-15 | |
6:41 | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-15 | |
6:23 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 11-18 | |
6:02 | Brook Lopez blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup | |||
6:00 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
5:47 | +3 | Khris Middleton makes three point jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 11-21 | |
5:36 | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
5:33 | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | |||
5:25 | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 11-24 | |
5:02 | Xavier Tillman misses three point jump shot | |||
4:58 | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 11-26 | |
4:23 | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
4:21 | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | |||
4:21 | Bucks 60 second timeout | |||
4:10 | Damian Lillard blocks Payton Pritchard's two point stepback jump shot | |||
4:09 | Celtics offensive rebound | |||
4:07 | +3 | Luke Kornet makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 14-26 | |
3:45 | Khris Middleton turnover (lost ball) (Payton Pritchard steals) | |||
3:28 | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | |||
3:25 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
3:13 | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point cutting layup (Bobby Portis assists) | 14-28 | |
3:00 | Sam Hauser misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:57 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
2:42 | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:39 | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | |||
2:36 | +3 | Derrick White makes three point running jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 17-28 | |
2:23 | Damian Lillard misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:21 | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | |||
2:09 | Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
2:09 | Celtics 60 second timeout | |||
1:57 | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 17-31 | |
1:47 | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
1:44 | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | |||
1:29 | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-34 | |
1:13 | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | |||
1:10 | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | |||
1:00 | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point floating jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 17-36 | |
0:42 | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
0:40 | Sam Hauser offensive rebound | |||
0:35 | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 19-36 | |
0:21 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving layup | |||
0:20 | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | |||
0:19 | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | |||
0:19 | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-37 | |
0:19 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:16 | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | +2 | Sam Hauser makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Derrick White assists) | 21-37 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:38 | Xavier Tillman misses three point jump shot | |||
11:37 | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | |||
11:36 | Jrue Holiday turnover (lost ball) (Pat Connaughton steals) | |||
11:19 | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 21-39 | |
11:04 | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | |||
11:02 | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | |||
10:55 | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | |||
10:53 | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | |||
10:32 | Jrue Holiday misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:32 | Celtics offensive rebound | |||
10:29 | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | |||
10:24 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
10:12 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving floating jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 21-41 | |
9:53 | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk | 23-41 | |
9:29 | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | |||
9:27 | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | Jrue Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Bobby Portis steals) | |||
9:09 | +2 | Pat Connaughton makes two point driving finger roll layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 23-43 | |
8:49 | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
8:47 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
8:35 | Xavier Tillman blocks Pat Connaughton's two point driving reverse layup | |||
8:34 | Bucks offensive rebound | |||
8:29 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
8:27 | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | |||
8:20 | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point driving layup (Bobby Portis assists) | 23-45 | |
8:11 | Payton Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | |||
8:02 | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point driving dunk (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 23-47 | |
8:02 | Celtics 60 second timeout | |||
7:47 | +3 | Xavier Tillman makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 26-47 | |
7:30 | Xavier Tillman personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | |||
7:22 | +2 | Pat Connaughton makes two point driving layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 26-49 | |
7:03 | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 29-49 | |
6:46 | Bobby Portis turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Tillman steals) | |||
6:36 | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Xavier Tillman assists) | 32-49 | |
6:34 | Bucks 60 second timeout | |||
6:11 | Brook Lopez misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:09 | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | |||
5:59 | Jayson Tatum misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:58 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Malik Beasley misses two point running layup | |||
5:52 | Damian Lillard offensive rebound | |||
5:52 | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point tip layup | 32-51 | |
5:36 | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | |||
5:34 | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | |||
5:26 | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving layup | |||
5:24 | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Jrue Holiday misses two point tip layup | |||
5:22 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
5:12 | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | |||
5:10 | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:00 | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | |||
4:59 | Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Khris Middleton draws the foul) | |||
4:59 | Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:52 | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | |||
4:39 | Khris Middleton misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:37 | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | |||
4:28 | Jrue Holiday misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
4:26 | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | |||
4:20 | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 35-51 | |
4:10 | Damian Lillard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:52 | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
3:49 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point running layup | |||
3:44 | Bucks offensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:34 | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | |||
3:25 | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point cutting dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 37-51 | |
3:00 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk | 37-53 | |
2:52 | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | |||
2:50 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
2:48 | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | |||
2:45 | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving dunk | |||
2:44 | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | |||
2:34 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 37-56 | |
2:17 | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 39-56 | |
2:06 | Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot | |||
2:04 | Derrick White defensive rebound | |||
1:56 | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
1:52 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | +2 | Patrick Beverley makes two point driving hook shot | 39-58 | |
1:26 | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:23 | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | |||
0:59 | +3 | Patrick Beverley makes three point stepback jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 39-61 | |
0:50 | Giannis Antetokounmpo personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | |||
0:39 | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | |||
0:35 | Celtics offensive rebound | |||
0:31 | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 41-61 | |
0:12 | Jrue Holiday blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's two point driving layup | |||
0:11 | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | |||
0:09 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point putback layup | 41-63 |