MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and had a key block with 53 seconds left, Khris Middleton added 20 points and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Boston Celtics for a 106-102 win on Tuesday night.
Eric Bledsoe added 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting for the Bucks, who clinched their second straight winning season for the first time since back-to-back finishes over .500 in 1999-00 and 2000-01. One more win clinches a second consecutive postseason berth for Milwaukee.
Jaylen Brown scored 24 points for the Celtics, who had their six-game winning streak snapped.
Boston was forced to start two-way player Kadeem Allen with injuries sidelining yet another guard.