Celtics Beat Bucks 117-97 as Paul George Scores 27 in Milwaukee

The Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 on Sunday night, November 8, 2026, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Paul George led Boston with 27 points, and the Celtics pulled away in the second and third quarters to hand Milwaukee its sixth straight loss.

Boston improved to 8-2. Milwaukee fell to 1-9.

Milwaukee led 27-25 after the first quarter. George put Boston ahead for good with a three pointer 39 seconds into the second quarter, and the Celtics outscored the Bucks 33-18 in the period to lead 58-45 at halftime. Boston won the third quarter 33-29 and closed the game out in the fourth.

George and Tatum set the pace

George shot 11 of 18 from the field and made five three pointers in 28 minutes. He scored 20 points in the first half.

Jayson Tatum, who sat out Boston's 109-102 home win over Milwaukee earlier in the week, scored 21 points with four rebounds and six assists. He scored 16 points in the first half. Neemias Queta added 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists, Payton Pritchard scored 12 points off the bench, and Derrick White had nine points and seven assists.

Kuzma carries Milwaukee, Herro scare in the third

Kyle Kuzma led Milwaukee with 27 points on 10 of 17 shooting, including six three pointers. He scored 21 points in the first half, but the Bucks managed only 45 points as a team before the break.

Tyler Herro scored 13 points. He went down with 8 minutes and 58 seconds left in the third quarter after colliding with Derrick White on a drive and grabbed his knee in pain, an injury scare for a team already short on wins. Rookie Brayden Burries had 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Nate Ament added 12 points and five rebounds off the bench.

The win was Boston's second over Milwaukee in five days. The Celtics now return home, while the Bucks try to stop a six game slide that has left them at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.

The two teams had met in Boston on Wednesday, when the Celtics won 109-102 after leading by 22 points. George scored 25 points and Derrick White added 24 in that game, while Herro scored 25 for Milwaukee, 18 of them in the third quarter. Tatum rested that night and Payton Pritchard missed the final quarter with an eye injury. Sunday's game in Milwaukee followed a different script: Boston trailed only in the first quarter and led by double digits from the second quarter on.