Jayson Tatum sent the Boston Garden into a frenzy when he buried his fourth three-pointer of the first quarter. He scored just once from that point forward, but Tatum’s early scoring success was a harbinger of things to come, as the Celtics rode an impressive collective offensive performance to a 111-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Boston found great success in remaining patient against the Bucks’ aggressive style of defensive play, moving the ball quickly and consistently enough to turn small cracks into fissures of driving lanes and open looks.
Kyrie Irving was the team’s biggest benificiary, finishing the night with 32 points on 13-of-23 shooting.