BOSTON - The Boston Celtics just had to "find a way" to win, according to star man Jayson Tatum.
On Dec 6, the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions ground out a 111-105 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks with Tatum leading the way, putting up 34 points.
He added 10 rebounds and five assists in another clutch performance, while Jrue Holiday scored 20 points and Sam Hauser helped out with 16 points off the bench.
The victory moves the Celtics to 19-4 and leaves them in second place in the Eastern Conference, behind the early-season pacesetters, the 20-3 Cleveland Cavaliers.
It was a well-contested battle, befitting of a game which could well feature in the play-offs, with neither team managing to get more than eight points ahead while there were 14 lead changes.
Boston pulled clear late when Al Horford produced a three-pointer to make it 105-101 before Holiday, on a pass from Tatum, made a 14-foot floater to open up a five-point lead with 25.1 seconds left.
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