The Celtics played their first meaningful basketball game since the NBA suspended its season, losing to the Milwaukee Bucks, 119-112, Friday evening in Orlando.
Here’s what we saw:
1. The Celtics recovered well after a nightmarish start.
The opening four minutes really couldn’t have gone much worse for the Celtics. Milwaukee raced out to a 17-2 lead — and Boston’s two points came at the hands of two Bucks fighting for a defensive rebound. Because Jayson Tatum was the closest Celtic to the hoop, he was credited with the basket. That “field goal” would be Tatum’s only make of the first half, as he shot 1 of 7 — or, in reality, 0 of 6.