Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 120-106 Game 2 loss to Boston Celtics

Following their tightly contested series opener, the Milwaukee Bucks were outclassed by the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, who they now trail 2-0 in their first round playoff series.

After suffering a heartbreaking overtime loss in Game 1, the Milwaukee Bucks weren’t nearly in the same position as they stumbled their way to a 120-106 loss against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 on Tuesday night.

The night started eerily similar to Game 1 as both the Bucks and the Celtics traded early control of the game until midway through the first quarter. That didn’t last long, though, as the Bucks were once again bogged down by turnovers for significant stretches, which the Celtics took full advantage of as they led 33-22 after one.

Looking for any sign of life, Bucks head coach Joe Prunty turned to the end of his bench to get the Bucks back in the game at the start of the second quarter.

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In a wildly stunning result, the temporary solution turned out to be forward Shabazz Muhammad, who helped fuel a 11-2 run for the Bucks, which tied things up at 35 at the 8:27 mark of the quarter.

The Celtics countered to stem the tide from that point on, boosting their lead throughout the rest of the quarter in the process until they held a 60-51 lead heading into halftime.

Despite their efforts to close the gap, the Bucks were unable to put the Celtics back on their heels before things spiraled out of control at the end of the third quarter as they trailed 90-75 after three.

The disparity only grew from there at the start of the fourth and final frame before the Bucks staged a brief run in an attempt to draw down their deficit into single digits at the 4:13 mark of the quarter. That was as far as the Bucks would take it, however, as the Celtics put on the finishing touches to officially go up two games to zero on the Bucks when the final buzzer sounded.

So without further ado, let’s dive deeper in the Bucks’ Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics from Tuesday night.