Jayson Tatum delivered 31 points and 12 rebounds to spark reigning National Basketball Association (NBA) champions the Boston Celtics to a 113-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Nov 10, while teammate Jaylen Brown delivered a sharp rebuke to Giannis Antetokounmpo, calling him a "child".
The Celtics improved to 9-2, two games behind the unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference, while the hosts slid to 2-8.
Payton Pritchard scored 18 points off the Boston bench, while Derrick White and former Buck Jrue Holiday each scored 15 points and Brown added 14 for the Celtics.
"Team effort. It's not easy doing it by yourself. We did it collectively," Holiday said.
Milwaukee's Greek star Antetokounmpo, who tallied 43 points and 13 rebounds at Fiserv Forum, elbowed Brown to the floor at one point, then offered a hand to help him up, only to pull it away when Brown reached for it.
"Giannis is a child. I'm just focused on helping my team get a win," Brown said later.
Told about Brown's comments, Antetokounmpo responded, telling ESPN: "We always joke around with the flow of the game. It's something that I do to my kids, I play around. This is who I am. I play the game with fun, joy."
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