{"id":443723,"date":"2026-02-02T00:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/443723\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:06:07","slug":"celtics-107-79-bucks-feb-1-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/443723\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics 107-79 Bucks (Feb 1, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON — \u2014 Jaylen Brown<\/a> had 30 points and 13 rebounds, Anfernee Simons<\/a> scored 27 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics<\/a> coasted to a 107-79 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> on Sunday. <\/p>\n

Derrick White<\/a> added 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Neemias Queta<\/a> had 14 points and eight boards as the Celtics won their second straight game after alternating wins and losses in their previous four. It was Brown’s third double-double this season.<\/p>\n

Ryan Rollins<\/a> led Milwaukee with 25 points and Kyle Kuzma<\/a> scored 16.<\/p>\n

With trade rumors swirling around their sidelined star Giannis Antetokoumpo<\/a>, the Bucks didn\u2019t miss a shot in the opening 2\u00bd minutes (5 for 5) and pulled ahead 12-0 before Boston sent them to their fifth straight loss.<\/p>\n

Antetokoumpo strained his right calf on Jan. 23<\/a> and there\u2019s no timeline for his return.<\/p>\n

The Celtics led 56-42 at halftime and Brown, who missed their easy win over Sacramento Friday<\/a> with left hamstring tightness and a bruised right knee, scored 10 of their initial 12 points to start the second half, pushing them ahead 68-47.<\/p>\n

Boston\u2019s lead ballooned to 27 points on Brown\u2019s 3-pointer midway into the final quarter before coach Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters.<\/p>\n

Simons gave the Celtics a jolt offensively in the opening half, scoring 14 points \u2014 11 in the opening quarter \u2014 that included consecutive 3-pointers in the closing minute of the first.<\/p>\n

The game was the inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic, honoring the 75th anniversary of the debut seasons of league\u2019s first Black players: Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd and Nathaniel \u201cSweetwater\u201d Clifton.<\/p>\n

Both teams wore commemorative jersey patches and warmup shirts. The players were honored on the first day of Black History Month.<\/p>\n

Brown addressed the crowd pregame, saying: \u201cWho will be this generation\u2019s pioneers?\u201d<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Bucks: Host Chicago on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Celtics: At Dallas on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

——<\/a> <\/p>\n

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