Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 106-102 win over Boston Celtics

Slowed down Sterling Brown

After having fallen out of the team’s rotation in recent weeks, rookie Sterling Brown’s role was restored in the team’s win on Tuesday night.

Brown was the first substitution made by Bucks interim head coach Joe Prunty in both halves for the game, playing him alongside the team’s cornerstones like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and so on.

Playing a complementary role in lineups like that suited Brown well, as he provided plenty of hustle chasing down long rebounds and gave a steady baseline of defensive consistency during his shifts. However, Brown’s night ground down to a halt quickly as he didn’t get the benefit of the officials’ whistles when fighting through screens and trying to save points in transition, registering five personal fouls as a result.

In total, the SMU product had zero points on 0-of-2 shooting from the field (0-for-1 from three), three rebounds, two assists, one turnover and was a +8 in over 14-and-a-half minutes of run.

For such a small feature in the win last night, the outcry from Bucks fans for Brown to earn more minutes than he was getting is completely justified for the many intangibles he brings to the team whenever he sets foot on the floor. But it’s on Brown to back that up by playing within himself and being mindful of not veering toward reckless just so he can stay on the floor for longer stretches on a given night.

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The Bucks will finish off their mini home stand by hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night at 7 PM central time.