Bucks 105, Celtics 98
Zaza Pachulia scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as visiting Milwaukee scored the game's final 10 points to stun Boston in its home opener.
John Henson had 14 points and nine rebounds and Nate Wolters chipped in 14 points and six assists for the Bucks, who trailed by 22 points midway through the third quarter. Gary Neal also had 14 points and was the lone Milwaukee starter to reach double figures.
Brandon Bass led six Celtics in double figures with 17 points. Rookie Vitor Faverani had 12 points, 18 rebounds and six blocked shots in head coach Brad Stevens' home debut.
Khris Middleton made three free throws at the end of the third quarter to get the Bucks within 83-71 and later capped a 9-1 burst with a dunk to cut the deficit to 90-86. Bass hit two free throws to make it 98-95 Celtics with 2:36 left but Henson scored, Pachulia gave Milwaukee the lead for good with two free throws with 43 ticks remaining and Boston managed just two more shots as the Bucks closed strong.
The Celts opened a 20-6 lead on a basket by Bass and held a 35-18 advantage early in the second after Jeff Green converted a three-point play. Neal had 11 straight Milwaukee points later in the stanza to get his team within eight but Boston rallied to take a 63-47 lead into the break and built its largest advantage to 72-50 on Faverani's free throws midway through the third.
GAME NOTEBOOK: A statue of Celtics Hall of Famer Bill Russell was unveiled in Boston's City Hall Plaza, a few blocks from TD Garden. ... Boston PG Avery Bradley passed a second concussion evaluation and was cleared to start, finishing with eight points. ... Milwaukee PG Brandon Knight sat with a strained hamstring suffered in the Bucks' season opener.