Celtics face defeat from Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks went past Boston Celtics at 127-121 and secured the second position in the Eastern Conference standings. Jrue Holiday and Giannis Antetokounmpo each earned 29 points for the winning team on Thursday night. The Bucks managed to hit the final 9 points of the game. With this move, they are now half-game in front of the Celtics. 

Marcus Smart became the leading scorer for the Celtics shooting 7 of 12 from 3-point range. He also has a season-high 29 points. Daniel Theis gave 22 points to the Celtics while Derrick White added 19 more. The Bucks took over from the Celtics when Antetokounmpo made the second of two free throws. Bucks guard George Hill also opened up Thursday about his neck injury that didn’t let him participate in 17 games before he got back to the court on March 14.