Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics
March 2, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Bucks 108-81 on 2026-03-02 on the road against the Bucks. The Bucks started Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner, Kevin Porter Jr., Ousmane Dieng, and AJ Green. The Celtics started Nikola Vučević, Derrick White, Sam Hauser, Baylor Scheierman, and Hugo González. Derrick White (Celtics) scored 10 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Ousmane Dieng as his primary defender. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) scored 7 points (3/8) in his matchups, with Hugo González as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
81
Did not play: Kyle Kuzma (DNP - Coach's Decision)
BOS
Boston Celtics
108
Did not play: Neemias Queta (DND - Rest)
Lineups
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Starting lineup
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AJ Green
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Kevin Porter Jr.
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Ousmane Dieng
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Myles Turner
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Giannis Antetokounmpo · Myles Turner · Kevin Porter Jr. · Ousmane Dieng · AJ Green Starter 14.1 min
- Bobby Portis Jr. · Kevin Porter Jr. · Jericho Sims · Ryan Rollins · Pete Nance 4.8 min
- Gary Harris · Bobby Portis Jr. · Cam Thomas · Jericho Sims · Ryan Rollins 3.7 min
- Giannis Antetokounmpo · Gary Harris · Bobby Portis Jr. · Kevin Porter Jr. · Ousmane Dieng 3.3 min
- Gary Harris · Jericho Sims · Ousmane Dieng · Pete Nance · Andre Jackson Jr. 2.9 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Derrick White · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González Starter 12.2 min
- Nikola Vučević · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 6.3 min
- Nikola Vučević · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 4.3 min
- Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Ron Harper Jr. · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh 3.9 min
- Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser · Ron Harper Jr. · Jordan Walsh 3.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Bucks defense
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Derrick White 10 pts (4/10) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Ousmane Dieng (30 %, 5 pts) · Kevin Porter Jr. (17 %, 3 pts) · Bobby Portis Jr. (10 %, 2 pts)
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Nikola Vučević 19 pts (6/13) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Giannis Antetokounmpo (26 %, 10 pts) · Myles Turner (24 %, 0 pts) · Ousmane Dieng (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Baylor Scheierman: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Derrick White: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Derrick White: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Hugo González: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Nikola Vučević: 12 poss., 10 pts (4/8) |
| Bobby Portis Jr. | Hugo González: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nikola Vučević: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Ryan Rollins | Ron Harper Jr.: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Payton Pritchard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Myles Turner | Nikola Vučević: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Hugo González: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| AJ Green | Sam Hauser: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Derrick White: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jericho Sims | Luka Garza: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Hugo González: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Gary Harris | Payton Pritchard: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pete Nance | Hugo González: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ron Harper Jr.: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Cam Thomas | Payton Pritchard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Hugo González: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | Ron Harper Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Tonje: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Trent Jr. | Max Shulga: 2 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Ron Harper Jr.: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Amari Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Tonje: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Celtics defense
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Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 pts (3/8) in 45 possessions
Guarded by: Hugo González (31 %, 2 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (24 %, 0 pts) · Nikola Vučević (22 %, 2 pts)
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Kevin Porter Jr. 16 pts (6/10) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (28 %, 5 pts) · Payton Pritchard (17 %, 2 pts) · Hugo González (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick White | Kevin Porter Jr.: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Ousmane Dieng: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Hugo González | Giannis Antetokounmpo: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Ousmane Dieng: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Payton Pritchard | Ousmane Dieng: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Ryan Rollins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Sam Hauser | AJ Green: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Kevin Porter Jr.: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Nikola Vučević | Myles Turner: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Giannis Antetokounmpo: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Giannis Antetokounmpo: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · AJ Green: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Jericho Sims: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ron Harper Jr. | Pete Nance: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Ryan Rollins: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Walsh | Bobby Portis Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pete Nance: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Max Shulga | Gary Trent Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Gary Harris: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Amari Williams | Thanasis Antetokounmpo: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andre Jackson Jr.: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| John Tonje | Andre Jackson Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Thanasis Antetokounmpo: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |