A fast start didn’t last for the Bucks in Monday night’s 117-103 loss to the Boston Celtics.
Milwaukee had a nine-point lead after the first period and did manage to make a late-game charge, but still absorbed the defeat.
Jayson Tatum scored 16 of his game-high 42 points in the fourth period.
Khris Middleton scored only four points before a hyper-extended knee knocked him out of the action.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday scored 20 points apiece.
The Bucks are in the middle of a stretch of five games to be played in a seven-day period.
Milwaukee returns to action Wednesday at home when the Indiana Pacers visit.
