Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics
November 8, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Celtics beat the Bucks 117-97 on 2026-11-08 on the road against the Bucks. The Bucks started Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma, Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Brayden Burries. The Celtics started Mike Conley, Paul George, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Neemias Queta. Jayson Tatum (Celtics) scored 10 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Kyle Kuzma as his primary defender. Tyler Herro (Bucks) scored 12 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Mike Conley as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
97
Did not play: Caris LeVert (DNP - Coach's Decision)
BOS
Boston Celtics
117
Lineups
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Tyler Herro · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Brayden Burries Starter 9.5 min
- Jericho Sims · Ousmane Dieng · AJ Green · Brayden Burries · Nate Ament 4.9 min
- Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Ryan Rollins · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Brayden Burries 4.5 min
- Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Tyler Herro · Ryan Rollins · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3.8 min
- Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Tyler Herro · Ryan Rollins · Nate Ament 3.8 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Mike Conley · Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta Starter 10.4 min
- Jayson Tatum · Mitchell Robinson · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Jordan Walsh 7.4 min
- Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Mitchell Robinson · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser 5.8 min
- Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman 4.9 min
- Paul George · Derrick White · Mitchell Robinson · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman 3.6 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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Jayson Tatum 10 pts (4/9) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Kyle Kuzma (43 %, 8 pts) · Nate Ament (22 %, 2 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11 %, 0 pts)
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Paul George 12 pts (5/6) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (38 %, 2 pts) · Kyle Kuzma (26 %, 8 pts) · Brayden Burries (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | Jayson Tatum: 24 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Paul George: 12 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Tyler Herro | Payton Pritchard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Myles Turner | Neemias Queta: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Mitchell Robinson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Brayden Burries | Derrick White: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Paul George: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jayson Tatum: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nate Ament | Jayson Tatum: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Sam Hauser: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Ryan Rollins | Derrick White: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Payton Pritchard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| AJ Green | Payton Pritchard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jericho Sims | Neemias Queta: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Garza: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Sam Hauser: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kel'el Ware | Mitchell Robinson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Garza: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | Jordan Walsh: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Payton Pritchard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Celtics defense
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Tyler Herro 12 pts (5/9) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Mike Conley (16 %, 0 pts) · Payton Pritchard (14 %, 3 pts) · Hugo González (13 %, 0 pts)
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Ryan Rollins 6 pts (2/3) in 40 possessions
Guarded by: Payton Pritchard (31 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (23 %, 2 pts) · Jayson Tatum (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | Kyle Kuzma: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Nate Ament: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Paul George | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 20 poss., 14 pts (6/8) · Kyle Kuzma: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Payton Pritchard | Ryan Rollins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brayden Burries: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Derrick White | Brayden Burries: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ryan Rollins: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Sam Hauser | Nate Ament: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ousmane Dieng: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Neemias Queta | Myles Turner: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Jericho Sims: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Myles Turner: 10 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Kel'el Ware: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Baylor Scheierman | AJ Green: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Walsh | Tyler Herro: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Rollins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mike Conley | Tyler Herro: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brayden Burries: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Hugo González | Tyler Herro: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ousmane Dieng: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Jericho Sims: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nate Ament: 3 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Ron Harper Jr. | Jericho Sims: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ousmane Dieng: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |