BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum shook off an illness to have 23 points and 11 rebounds, carrying the Boston Celtics over the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Wednesday night in an early showdown of top Eastern Conference teams.
The Bucks, who scored 130 points or more in their last three games, had a five-game winning streak halted.
In late June, the Celtics acquired Porzingis in a blockbuster three-team deal that sent one of its longtime floor leaders, Marcus Smart, to Memphis.
The Bucks later added Lillard on Sept. 27, months after he requested a trade out of Portland.
Milwaukee traded Jrue Holiday in that deal, and the Celtics acquired him from the Trail Blazers four days later.
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— Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, Tatum, Brook Lopez, Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Antetokounmpo, Adrian Griffin, Porzingis, Marcus Smart, Holiday, Antetokounmpo’s
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East, Memphis, Portland