MILWAUKEE.- Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out six assists and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-107 yesterday.
Tatum put the Celtics ahead for good by making two free throws with 5:51 left and Boston erased a nine-point deficit at halftime.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 43 points for the Bucks, who have lost eight of nine games. Antetokounmpo also had 13 rebounds and five assists.
Payton Pritchard added 18 points, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White added 15 each, Jaylen Brown scored 14, while Dominican Al Horford contributed 9 points. Brown returned after missing four games with a hip injury.
Bobby Portis scored 15 for Milwaukee. Pritchard, who scored 28 points in a 119-108 win over the Bucks on Oct. 28, kept Boston in the game by scoring 17 points in the first half.
Tatum took over from there with 23 points in the second half. The Celtics opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run that culminated with a three-pointer by Horford. In the second half there were eight ties and seven lead changes.
