Boston halted the Milwaukee Bucks’ six-game winning streak on Thursday after a defensive change in the third quarter helped them to a 100-91 road win that tightened their grip on an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Paul Pierce led the Celtics (25-21) with 25 points and was outstanding in the third quarter when he scored 10 of Boston’s 18 points and helped hold Milwaukee to 13 points.
The game turned Boston’s way after they switched defensive strategies in the third quarter.
“We switched on everything, which we never do. I mean, we literally never do that,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers told reporters. “They were killing us in the first half. The way we looked at it, switching couldn’t have been any worse than what we normally do.
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