Celtics-Bucks recap: Pritchard propels C's to thrilling victory

Eddie House and the Celtics Postgame Live crew react to Payton Pritchard's brilliant performance and Boston's 119-108 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

"Payton Pritchard happened," Bucks coach Doc Rivers said after the game, via WEEI's Justin Turpin. "This morning, I literally circled his name. It's like, this guy comes in and he's a game changer. ... He got their 3 ball going. I thought that changed the game."

Payton Pritchard chatted with our Abby Chin after the Celtics' victory about his huge night in which he tied Eddie House for most 3-pointers off the bench for Boston (eight).

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The fans at TD Garden were treated to a thrilling Boston Celtics win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

It was the Payton Pritchard Show as the C's guard erupted for 28 points on 8 of 12 shooting from 3-point range in 28 minutes off the bench. Jaylen Brown had a team-high 30 points -- also a season-high -- with 21 of them coming in the second half.

Jrue Holiday racked up 21 points and hit four of his seven shots from deep. Jayson Tatum tallied 15 points while Derrick White added 13 points and eight assists.

Big scoring performances from Damian Lillard (33 points) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (30 points) weren't enough to keep up with Boston's balanced attack. Six Celtics players scored in double figures.

Payton Pritchard has tied Eddie House's Celtics record for 3-pointers off the bench with eight, per Celtics stats guru Dick Lipe.

Score: 108-94 Celtics, 5:44 left in fourth quarter

Boston's lead is up to 14 after a Jayson Tatum 3-pointer. Tatum is up to 13 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard lead the C's with 28 points each.

Score: 100-92 Celtics, 7:52 left in fourth quarter

Jaylen Brown has taken over with 19 of his season-high 28 points coming in the second half. He has seven straight makes and is now 10 of 17 from the floor. He has also done a great job getting to the line as he's 8-10 from the charity stripe.

Payton Pritchard has 25 points off the bench on 7 of 11 from 3-point range. He is tied with teammate Jayson Tatum for the league lead in 3-pointers with 18.

Score: 95-82 Celtics, 10:54 left in fourth quarter

Make that 25 points on 7 of 11 from 3-point range for Payton Pritchard, who is now 17 of 28 from deep over his last two-plus games.

The Celtics are on a 16-3 run.

Score: 90-82 Celtics

It was the Derrick White Show at the end of the third quarter. The Celtics guard hit a pair of 3s, then stuffed Giannis Antetokounmpo on the other end. White has 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-8 3-PT) and six assists.

D-WHITE 🚫 👑 pic.twitter.com/lF8oH8xVOC

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 29, 2024

Payton Pritchard drilled a 3 just before the third-quarter buzzer to give him a team-high 22 points on 6 of 10 from deep. Jaylen Brown has 21 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

Payton Pritchard checking in to do what Payton Pritchard does best ⏰

PP is a killer 🤯 pic.twitter.com/hGuzQybRao

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 29, 2024

Score: 79-75 Celtics, 3:49 left in third quarter

Jayson Tatum was hit with his first technical foul of the season for arguing with an official. The C's star has 11 points on 5 of 14 shooting (1-7 3-PT).

Jaylen Brown has heated up. He's up to a team-high 21 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

Score: 65-61 Celtics, 8:51 left in third quarter

C's coach Joe Mazzulla is 2 for 2 on challenges tonight, this time reversing a goaltending call on Al Horford.

Joe Mazzulla 2/2 on challenges tonight after this goaltend called on Al Horford was reversed

... it was another Al rejection of Giannis 😎 pic.twitter.com/0eT1jeeYzs

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 29, 2024

It was Horford's second rejection of Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Payton Pritchard still leads the Celtics with 19 points. Jaylen Brown has 15.

Score: 56-53 Bucks

Outside of Payton Pritchard's 3-point barrage (19 points, 5-8 3-PT), it wasn't a great offensive first half for the C's.

They shot 42.2 percent from the floor and just 8 of 26 (30.8 percent) from 3-point range. Non-Pritchard Celtics were 12 for 35 overall, including just 3 of 18 from deep. Boston also was outrebounded 27-20.

Four of Milwaukee's five starters scored in double figures. The group was led by Damian Lillard (16 points) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (13 points).

Score: 50-46 Bucks, 3:59 left in second quarter

Payton Pritchard's 19 points haven't been enough to give Boston an edge over Milwaukee in the first half. Non-Pritchard C's have shot a combined 11 for 30 from the floor.

Damian Lillard leads the Bucks with 16 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo has 13.

Score: 41-41, 7:25 left in second quarter

Payton Pritchard is staying red-hot with a game-high 19 points on 5-7 from 3-point range in 10 minutes off the Celtics bench. According to Celtics stats guru Dick Lipe, he's the first C's player ever to make five 3s off the bench in three consecutive games.

WATCH: Payton Pritchard puts up 5 3-pointers in the first half vs. the Bucks. He leads the C's with 19 points 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VmVnRenTQh

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 29, 2024

Damian Lillard leads the Bucks with 13 points.

Score: 29-28 Bucks

We've got a fun one at TD Garden between the C's and Bucks.

Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard lead the way for Boston with eight points apiece. Derrick White has seven.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (11 points) and Damian Lillard (10 points) have provided almost all of the offense for Milwaukee.

The Celtics are shooting 45.8 percent from the floor, including 4-14 (28.6 percent) from 3-point range. The Bucks are 47.8 percent from the floor and 3-10 from deep.

Score: 21-21

Derrick White leads the C's with seven points. Payton Pritchard has five off the bench.

Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo are carrying the Bucks offensively with 19 of their 21 points.

Thirty-eight-year-old Al Horford swatted away Giannis Antetokounmpo's shot, leading to Derrick White scoring Boston's first points of the game on the other end.

WATCH: Al Horford rejects Giannis Antetokounmpo at the rim 😤 pic.twitter.com/TYIQhgz0WD

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 28, 2024

Score: 2-0 Bucks, 9:47 left in first quarter

The Celtics are 0 for 6 from the floor out of the gate. The Bucks haven't shot much better (1-5), but they scored first on a Damian Lillard jumper.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla challenged an out-of-bounds call and won.

The Celtics have won seven consecutive regular season home games vs. Milwaukee. The home team has prevailed in 10 of the last 11 regular season contests between the two clubs (via Celtics stats guru Dick Lipe).

Milwaukee is starting Damian Lillard, Gary Trent Jr., Taurean Prince, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Brook Lopez against Boston.

Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Al Horford will start for Boston on Monday night.

Kristaps Porzingis is on the TD Garden parquet getting shots up ahead of Monday's game.

Great to see KP out on the floor moving well during warmups tonight 👀 pic.twitter.com/fDDeY3ls0M

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 28, 2024

Bucks coach Doc Rivers - Boston's coach from 2004-13 - spoke about Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen getting together for the Celtics' Opening Night ring ceremony.

"Yeah, that was awesome," he told reporters. "It's amazing... Each guy sent me that picture separately. I think they were trying to tell me, 'Hey look, we get along.'"

Lonnie Walker declined to join the Maine Celtics after being cut by Boston, per John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal. He reportedly "chose to pursue other opportunities."

"I just like that he's playing kind of balanced basketball," Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said of Jayson Tatum before Monday's game. "His potential assists are up ... Just a balanced attack on both ends of the floor and a good awareness of how he's being guarded."

The Celtics have ruled out Sam Hauser for the third straight game due to low back pain.