Dennis Schröder led the Boston Celtics to victory over the Milwaukee Bucks with his best performance of the season so far. In the 122: 113 success, the German international shines especially in extra time.
Boston Celtics (6-7) – Milwaukee Bucks (6-6) 122:113 OT (BOXSCORE)
What an achievement by Dennis Schröder! With a season high, he led the Celtics to an overtime win against the Bucks. He scored 8 of the 14 points in extra time and was clearly the best player on the home team. In the end there were 38 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on the scoreboard with a strong 16 of 27 out of the field (3/9 3FG).
When Schröder went to the free-throw line in extra time, the Celtics fans even celebrated him with shouts of “MVP, MVP”. “That is of course great,” said the Braunschweig enthusiast afterwards. “But that doesn’t count for me. I need a win and we got it.”
Despite prominent failures, the Bucks did well with two wins in a row, but the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the TD Garden could not be compensated for – even if Milwaukee really tried everything. To be on the safe side, the Greek freak was spared during the warm-up after problems with his ankle and replaced by Bobby Portis in the starting five. He did his job excellently, especially at the beginning with 10 quick points, but in the end it was just not enough.
Schröder already played a very strong first quarter in which he 14 of the 30 Celtics points scored and caused danger from a distance as well as in the zone. At the break, the guests were still just ahead, which was also due to a very wild throw, which George Hill met on a pass from Jrue Holiday just before the siren.
Celtics coach Ime Udoka praises Dennis Schröder
However, the Celtics secured the third section with 37:26 and afterwards left a sovereign impression for a long time. The highlight of this phase was a sensational no-look pass from Marcus Smart to Al Horford behind the head. With a three, Schröder scored his points 26 to 28 six minutes before the end, but the Celts did not bring the resulting 8-point cushion to the finish.
Holiday, who hit his first three in the eleventh attempt, had a chance to equalize a minute before the end, Hill grabbed the rebound and reduced it to -1. Schröder increased, but Grayson Allen sent the game into overtime from a distance (Tatum awarded the game winner). Schröder opened the overtime with a floater, Portis countered. But a personal 6-0 run by Schröder was enough for victory in the end.
“Dennis ran hot in the end, and then we fed him,” said Celtics coach Ime Udoka. “He had a great game today and we needed it.”
Schröder received support from Jayson Tatum (27, 10/25 FG, 5/13 3FG), Smart (19) and Robert Williams (10 and 12). 29.3 percent from a distance were ultimately enough (MIL: 34.0 percent) because Boston dominated under the basket (62:42 points, 53:39 rebounds) and went to the line more often (16/18 vs. 9 / 11). Portis (22, 10/15 FG), Allen (21, 5/9 3FG) and Holiday (17, but 6/25 FG!) Scored the most successfully for the Bucks.
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