Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks: player stats (Nov 8, 2026)
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Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97
Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI
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On November 8, 2026 at Fiserv Forum, the Boston Celtics ran away from the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-97. Paul George scored 27 to lead the Boston Celtics, and Kyle Kuzma had 27 for the Milwaukee Bucks.
How it happened
- FinalBoston beats Milwaukee 117-97. The Celtics outrebounded the Bucks 48-36 and turned it over 10 times to Milwaukee's 15, with Paul George and Kyle Kuzma each scoring 27.
- Q3Boston leads Milwaukee 91-74 after three quarters. The Celtics have shot 37-of-78 and committed six turnovers to the Bucks' 12, with Paul George at 24 points and Kyle Kuzma at 26 for Milwaukee.
- Q3 9:09Boston has gone on an 11-0 run, from 56-45 to 67-45 in 2:56, after Derrick White's 9-foot jumper in the third quarter. Neemias Queta scored six of the points, Jayson Tatum three.
- HalftimeBoston leads Milwaukee 58-45 at halftime after outscoring the Bucks 33-18 in the second quarter. The Celtics have a 29-20 rebounding edge, and Kyle Kuzma leads all scorers with 21.
- Q1Milwaukee leads Boston 27-25 after one quarter. The Bucks shoot 10-of-20 to the Celtics' 8-of-24, and Jayson Tatum and Kyle Kuzma each have 16 points.
- Q1 18.2Boston closes on a 10-0 run, all of it Jayson Tatum, who hits his second free throw to make it 25-27 with 18.2 left in the first quarter. The Celtics were down 27-15 when it began 3:09 ago.
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| Jayson TatumF | 28:53 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 6-19 | 5-11 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Paul GeorgeF | 28:06 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 11-18 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +16 |
| Derrick WhiteG | 27:25 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +7 |
| Neemias QuetaC | 21:36 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike ConleyG | 10:26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11 |
| Payton PritchardG | 29:11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4-12 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +29 |
| Sam HauserF | 23:18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +15 |
| Baylor ScheiermanG | 19:08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +15 |
| Mitchell RobinsonC | 18:07 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +19 |
| Jordan WalshG | 11:01 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
| Hugo GonzálezG | 10:16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luka GarzaC | 8:30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
| Ron Harper Jr.F | 4:04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team | 240 | 117 | 48 | 27 | 45-95 | 18-48 | 9-14 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
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| Kyle KuzmaF | 31:06 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 10-17 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| Brayden BurriesG | 28:38 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -12 |
| Tyler HerroG | 26:36 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Myles TurnerC-F | 24:04 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr.G | 22:30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Nate AmentF | 23:23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14 |
| Ryan RollinsG | 19:47 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -7 |
| A.J. GreenG | 17:44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -21 |
| Ousmane DiengF | 14:56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jericho SimsF | 14:56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Kel'el WareC | 9:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -15 |
| Kasparas JakučionisG | 7:21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -11 |
| Team | 240 | 97 | 36 | 24 | 35-79 | 15-43 | 12-14 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 |
DNP: Caris LeVert
Recap
Paul George scored 27 points in 28 minutes as the Boston Celtics rallied from a 14-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 on Sunday, November 8.
George made 11 of 18 shots, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Boston took the lead for good in the second quarter, which it won 33-18, and the game had one lead change.
Keel projection
How the projections do →Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.
BOS 84%MIL 16%
The win chance is blended with the sportsbooks' (their margin removed) while our model learns; the margin and what moves it are the model's own.
- Expected margin
- BOS by 10.7
- Result: BOS by 20
- The projection called it.
Season series
BOS 2, MIL 0- Nov 4Milwaukee Bucks 102, Boston Celtics 109
- Nov 8 · this gameBoston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97
- Apr 11Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
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