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Why Kevin Garnett is relevant in the emergence of Thon Maker

“Kudos to Thon Maker.”

Marcus Morris gave credit where credit was due after the Bucks delivered a good old-fashioned beatdown on the Celtics Friday night.

Maker, who had played just a minute of playoff basketball this season, logged 24 minutes off the bench to help lift Milwaukee to a 116-92 win on its home court. He scored 14 points and blocked five shots, but the contributions off the stat sheet — his “energy” and “activity” — stood out more to Bucks coach Joe Prunty.

“He made a lot of plays on both sides of the ball that are critical in terms of winning the game, in terms of hustle plays,” Prunty told reporters after Game 3.