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# Celtics beat Bucks 117-97 in Milwaukee in NBA game on November 8
- URL: https://newsanek.com/bucks-vs-celtics-nba-preview-sunday/
- Published: 2026-11-09T03:32:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T04:20:18.000Z
- Description: The Celtics won 117-97 in Milwaukee on Sunday. It was their second game against the Bucks in less than a week. Milwaukee still has just one win this season.
- Author: Kumar Ujjwal
- Tags: Sports, #sub-sports, #trending, #trending-in, #sm-38, #smemo-humour

The Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 on Sunday, November 8, in Milwaukee.

![Milwaukee Skyline Looking Southeast Towards Lake Michigan From Northwest by Isaac Rowlett](https://newsanek.com/content/images/2026/11/bucks-vs-celtics-nba-preview-sunday-94e8f6.jpg)

Representative photo: Milwaukee Skyline Looking Southeast Towards Lake Michigan From Northwest by Isaac Rowlett. Photo: Bfkenney / [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMilwaukee%5FSkyline%5FLooking%5FSoutheast%5FTowards%5FLake%5FMichigan%5FFrom%5FNorthwest%5Fby%5FIsaac%5FRowlett.jpg?ref=newsanek.com), CC BY-SA 4.0

It was the second time the two teams played each other in less than a week.

The game was part of the National Basketball Association, or NBA, regular season.

Milwaukee has now lost many games and still has just one win this season.

### Key points

- Boston won 117-97 at Milwaukee on Sunday.
- Paul George led Boston with 27 points. Jayson Tatum added 21.
- Boston was down early but took control in the second quarter.
- The teams will not meet again until the last game of the season in April.

## How did Boston turn a slow start into a big win?

Milwaukee started strongly.

They raced to a 14-point lead in the first few minutes, and their shooter Kyle Kuzma scored heavily early on.

Then the Celtics stopped the Bucks. Milwaukee went more than six minutes without scoring a point.

Boston scored 18 straight points during that stretch.

Paul George scored 16 points in the second quarter alone. Boston led 58-45 at halftime, and the early deficit was gone.

Celtics beat Bucks 117-97 in Milwaukee

**117-97**Final score

**18 points**Straight points by Boston

**14 points**Early Milwaukee lead

**18 of 48**Boston three-pointers made

Graphic: News Anek, from the facts in this report

## What made the difference in the second half?

Boston kept pressing. Their lead reached 70-47 early in the third quarter, after a three-pointer by veteran Mike Conley.

A three-pointer is a shot from behind the arc that is worth three points.

Backup center Mitchell Robinson had his best game of the season.

He scored 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds.

Boston also made 18 of 48 three-point attempts. Those shots helped them keep their distance from Milwaukee.

## What happens next for both teams?

Boston goes on to play the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. That game is in Philadelphia.

The Celtics and Bucks will not play each other again until the final game of the regular season in April.

So fans will have to wait months for the next meeting.

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### Sources

- [The Boston Globe: Celtics at Bucks preview: Milwaukee on a five-game losing streak entering Sunday’s prime-time showdown](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/08/sports/celtics-bucks-preview-november-8-2026/?ref=newsanek.com)
- [The Boston Globe: Celtics overcome slow start to pull away for victory over Bucks](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/08/sports/celtics-bucks-game-score/?ref=newsanek.com)
- [Yahoo Sports: How to Watch Celtics vs Bucks for Free: TV Channels, Live Stream Options](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-celtics-vs-bucks-free-000000697.html?ref=newsanek.com)