Paul George, Derrick White lead Celtics past Bucks

Paul George scored 25 points and Derrick White added 24 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday at TD Garden. The win improved Boston to 6-2 on the season, while Milwaukee dropped to 1-7.

Boston built a 22-point first-half lead before Milwaukee briefly moved ahead 92-91 in the fourth quarter behind 25 points from Tyler Herro. The Celtics closed the game on a 12-5 run despite Jayson Tatum resting and Payton Pritchard exiting with an eye injury.