Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics preview, Digi Mart USA News (Milwaukee, Wisconsin): The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics meet for the second time in five days on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8:10 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Both teams played Friday night, with the Bucks losing to Toronto 121-107 and the Celtics posting a 109-102 comeback victory at TD Garden despite playing without All-Star forward Jayson Tatum.
The game will be televised on WVTV-DT2 – MyMilwaukee24 in Milwaukee and NBC Sports Boston in Boston. Boston is on the second leg of a four-game road trip that began with a 119-80 rout in Charlotte.
The Bucks showed resilience in Boston, rallying from an early 19-3 deficit and trailing by as many as 22 points before taking the lead. Milwaukee had a chance to pull the upset late, but the Celtics made winning plays to avoid it.
Tyler Herro led the Bucks with 25 points against Boston and followed with 23 against Toronto. He has led Milwaukee in scoring in eight of nine games.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 18 points against Toronto but struggled when defended by Paul George, who led Boston with 25 points in the win.
Tatum returned to score 34 points, grab eight rebounds and dish out eight assists. Myles Turner played his best game, finishing with 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks.
Ryan Rollins added 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists as he adjusts to a sixth man role with rookie Brayden Burries now starting.
The Bucks trail the Celtics 125-113 in the regular-season series and have lost four of five meetings in the 2025-26 season. Milwaukee has dropped three of its four games played in 2026 by 27 or more points.
Markovic, a forward, is out with an assignment to the G League. The Celtics are favored by 13.5 points (-104), with Milwaukee at +13.5 (-116).
The total is 221.5 points (Over -107, Under -113). Odds are subject to change.
Bucks head coach Taylor Jenkins said after the loss in Boston: “We cannot overlook that we were down 22 to the Celtics and came back and took the lead. The energy, the life, was there.
This was awesome by our group. We have to continue to not dig ourselves holes.
Offense was missing shots, then we’re not communicating on the defensive side. Overall, our guys’ resilience was the biggest thing from this game.”
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