Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists before he left the game with a leg injury, and the Milwaukee Bucks ended a four-game losing streak by defeating the visiting Boston Celtics 104-91 Tuesday.
Antetokounmpo fell to the floor and grabbed his left calf with 3:37 remaining in the third quarter. He walked to the locker room and did not return to the game. The Bucks called the injury a soleus strain.Boston, playing its final road game, saw its five-game winning streak end. The Celtics will wrap up the regular season with home games against New York, Charlotte and Washington.Patrick Beverley led the Bucks with 20 points, and he grabbed 10 rebounds.
Jaylen Brown added 14 points and 10 boards, and Jrue Holiday finished with 12 points.The Celtics' frontcourt was thin as Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford were sidelined.Milwaukee's Khris Middleton was in the starting lineup and finished with 12 points, nine assists and six rebounds in 33 minutes. Middleton left the Bucks' Sunday loss to New York in the second quarter with a mouth injury and didn't return.
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