NBA: Celtics and Bucks bounce back after two straight defeats. Boston and Milwaukee, in the first two places in the Eastern Conference, returned to victory last night.
Boston revived against the New Orleans Pelicans (104-92) after two defeats against Atlanta. The Bucks also remained on two defeats and similarly bounced back with a victory over the Atlanta Hawks (122-113), thanks to a big game from Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo (36 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists) Milwaukee thus keeps a small margin in 2nd place in the East over the Cleveland Cavaliers (47-27)