The Boston Celtics suffered through a tale of two halves on Thursday, starting out red hot against the Milwaukee Bucks in Wisconsin, only to go completely ice cold in the second half. Holding a seven-point lead at halftime, the Celtics would not make a single 3-point attempt in the third quarter, in which they only scored a total of 13 points.

KPJ-led offense helped Kuzma, Portis find rhythm The Bucks looked like a team that understood Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t coming to the rescue and handled its

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics, 116-101, on Dec. 11 at Fiserv Forum, snapping a three-game losing streak to the Celtics to improve to 11-15 on the year. Boston (15-10) had come in as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, winners of five straight and winners of 10 of their last 12.

Jordan Walsh was again a bright spot for the Celtics even though they lost to the Bucks as his breakout season continued.

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks meet Thursday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with tip-off set for 8 p.m. ET.

Without Giannis Antetokounmpo in the lineup, the Milwaukee Bucks were able to upset the Boston Celtics as a double-digit underdog on many sportsbooks. Led by Ky

The Celtics seemingly couldn’t make a shot in the second half as they lost 116-101 to the Bucks on Thursday in Milwaukee. The loss snapped a five-game win streak for the C’s, falling to 15-10 on the season. The Bucks, after losing 10 of their last 12 games, improved to 11-15.

The Celtics missed 163-pointers after halftime and finished the second half 3 of 26, which was a cold streak they couldn't overcome.

Detroit Pistons, leading the East at 20-5, face the Boston Celtics (15-10) on Monday, December 15, 2025, at TD Garden. The game, airing at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock, NBCS-BOS, and FDSDET, sees Boston as a slight 1.

The Detroit Pistons have won five of their last six matchups, most recently defeating the Atlanta Hawks 142-115 at home last Friday. It was the team’s largest win of the season, and the bench scored a season-high 77 points in the win. 12 players scored at least 7 points, making the Pistons the third team in NBA history to accomplish that feat.

MILWAUKEE -- Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points and Bobby Portis added 27 points and 10 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the second half to defeat the Boston Celtics 116-101 on Thursday night without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo.