Eastern Conference Recaps, Feb. 14: Jrue Holiday And Giannis Antetokounmpo Help Bucks Hold Off Jayson Tatum-less Celtics

The Milwaukee Bucks needed every ounce of production from their two All-Stars Tuesday against the Boston Celtics.

Jrue Holiday had 40 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 34 to lead the Bucks to a 131-125 victory against the Celtics in overtime. Despite playing without MVP candidate Jayson Tatum because of an illness, the Celtics put up a strong fight.

Derrick White led the Celtics with 27 points while Malcolm Brogdon had 26 off the bench. They had six players in double-figures, including all five starters.

The Bucks are now a half game back of the Celtics in the Eastern Conference standings with each team having one game left before the NBA All-Star break. They are generally considered the top two teams in the East, which should make for an interesting race for the No. 1 seed the second half of the season.

OTHERS

-Center Jacob Poeltl had 30 points and nine rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 123-113 victory against the Orlando Magic.

It was his best game since being acquired from the San Antonio Spurs last week at the trade deadline.

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