As Dennis Schröder attempted his final free throw late Friday night at TD Garden, an appreciative crowd enthusiastically serenaded him with “M-V-P” chants.
Though it might have been a bit of a lighthearted exaggeration, Schröder was without question the most valuable player on the floor in the Celtics’ 122-113 overtime triumph over the Milwaukee Bucks. He finished with 38 points on 16-of-27 shooting, hitting three 3-pointers and adding eight rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes.
The first-year Celtic hit several clutch shots in the fourth quarter and overtime as Boston outlasted the defending champs in a battle of shorthanded teams.