Jrue Holiday's Honest Quote Before Celtics-Bucks Game
On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves at home (in overtime) by a score of 127-120.
Jayson Tatum was unbelievable and led the team with 45 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 13/26 from the field.
The Celtics will now travel to Milwaukee to face off against the Bucks on Thursday evening.
Jrue Holiday had spent the previous three seasons with the Bucks before getting traded over the offseason.
Thursday will be the first time he returns to Milwaukee since the trade.
On Wednesday, Holiday was asked about facing off against his former team (h/t Celtics on CLNS).
Holiday: "We're a good team. We've beat them before. I'm very confident that we have a good chance to beat them again. So, I think to be able to go back to Milwaukee should be fun. Again, a place where I was there for three years, and we did great things there, but I'm on to better things."
Holiday helped the Bucks win the 2021 NBA Championship and was an All-Star last season.
He is currently averaging 13.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per contest while shooting 46.2% from the field and 42.0% form the three-point range in 33 games.
The Celtics are the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a 29-8 record in their first 37 games.
They are 8-2 over their last ten games and a perfect 18-0 at home.
On the road, the Celtics have gone 11-8 in 19 games.
As for the Bucks, they are the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 25-12 record in their first 37 games.
