Matt Ryan hit a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left to give the Celtics a 111-109 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Monday night at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.
With the team trailing 109-108 in the final 6.3 ticks left, Ryan dribbled his way up the court before popping a one-handed heave from the top of the key that banked off the backboard to give Boston its first win of Summer League play.
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"It's pretty emotional. It's been a crazy couple of months," Ryan said in his postgame presser while fighting off tears. "I was home for a year and a half. I don't know if you guys have heard my story, but I was driving Door Dash a year ago. To be here, to be part of the Boston Celtics is special."
In a back-and-forth game that included 20-lead changes, Ryan was the Celtics leading scorer with 23 points on 6-of-11 from deep off the bench. Mfiondu Kabengele recorded a double-double of 15 points, 11 rebounds, while Brodic Thomas added 14 points (4-of-8 from 3) and eight rebounds. Juhann Begarin also chipped in 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field to help Boston improve to a 1-1 record in Las Vegas.
Sandro Mamukelashvili finished with a game-high 28 points to go along with nine rebounds for the Bucks. Lindell Wigginton had 24 points and MarJon Beauchamp netted 15 points for Milwaukee, who are also 1-1 after two games played in Summer League so far.
Just seconds prior to Ryan's game-winner, the Celtics were behind 107-105 when the 2022 second-round draft pick JD Davison was fouled and hit 1-of-2 from the free throw line before the Bucks called a timeout.
However, during the timeout, Boston's coaching staff brought to the officials' attention that there had been a scoring error on a previous play and they should have had 108 points on the board instead of 106. After a lengthy review the referees added two more points to the Celtics' total, giving them a 108-107 advantage.
Wigginton was fouled on the very next play and sank both free throws, giving the Bucks a one-point lead that set up Ryan's 3-pointer -- which was the play of the game -- capping off a 14-point fourth quarter for the forward.
The Celtics, who had six players score in double-figures and shot 19-of-46 overall from behind the arc, will be back at Tuesday night when they face the Golden State Warriors at 9:00 ET on ESPN.
Joel Pavón
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