A mad dash by the Milwaukee Bucks at the end of regulation gave the Boston Celtics a scare, but in the end they had the hottest player in the gym on Friday night: Dennis Schroder.
While Friday might come known as the Dennis Schroder game, every Celtic stepped up admirably on defense in the third quarter while the offense went nuclear. Solid performances from Jayson Tatum (27 points, 11 rebounds), Robert Williams (12 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks) and Marcus Smart (19 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals) flanked Schroder’s heroics and gave Boston just enough to hang on for the victory.