MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday showed why he’s an All-Star for the first time in a decade.
Holiday matched his career high with 40 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds left in overtime. The Milwaukee Bucks beat the elusive Boston Celtics 131-125 on Tuesday for their 11th straight win.
Holiday, 32, went 8-for-12 from beyond the arc — including one from half-court that rang the third-quarter buzzer — to set his career 3-pointer record.
“I think I don’t care how I’m playing as long as we’re winning,” said Holiday, who also had seven assists. “For me, as long as we get the win, I’m good. The only stat I see is turnovers. That’s how I determine if I had a good game or a bad game. Tonight, what did I have, five turnovers? That hurts my soul.”
Holiday will join fellow Bucks teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo at Sunday’s All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. It’s the first time the 32-year-old Holiday has been selected since playing for Philadelphia in 2013, marking the longest gap between All-Star appearances in league history.
Antetokounmpo had 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as the Bucks (40-17) moved within a half game of the Celtics (41-17) in the Eastern Conference standings.
Boston played without its two All-Stars: Jayson Tatum (non-communicable illness) and Jaylen Brown (facial fracture), as well as Marcus Smart (sprained right ankle) and Al Horford (swelling of the right knee).
Still, the Celtics were on the verge of winning their fifth straight.
ALL THE RESULTS OF TUESDAY IN THE NBA
BOS 125 Final (OT)
MIL 131 February 14
ENT 113 Final
TOR 123 February 14
SAC 109 Final
PHX 120 February 14
WSH 126 Final
ATA 101 February 14
GS 124 Final
LAC 134 February 14
TODAY’S GAMES IN THE NBA
CHI 20:00
IND February 15
SAS 20:00
CHA February 15
CLE 20:30
PHI February 15
TODAY 8:30 p.m
ATL February 15
MIA 8:30 p.m
BKN February 15
THAT 8:30 p.m
BOS February 15
ATTENTION 21:00
OKC February 15
TUESDAY 9:00 p.m
MEM February 15
FROM 10:00 p.m
DEN February 15
NOP 23:00
LAL February 15