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Blake Griffin tried on Jaylen Brown's mask after getting head-butted by Thanasis Antetokounmpo and the latter's ejection.

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Milwaukee forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo was ejected from the Bucks-Celtics game with 1:25 remaining for head-butting Boston big man Blake Griffin.

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Antetokounmpo received a Flagrant 2 foul for his efforts, while Griffin got a Flagrant 1 for the hard foul against Thanasis.

The Celtics had some fun after the heated moment, as Jaylen Brown offered his protective mask to an amused Griffin.

Antetokounmpo finished with 1 point and 1 assist in seven minutes, while Griffin had 4 points and 1 assist over six minutes.

Celtics ended up crushing Milwaukee by a 41-point margin, 140-99.

The outcome left Milwaukee (55-22) with a two-game lead over Boston (53-24) in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Celtics won two of their three regular-season games against the Bucks. Each team has five regular season games to play.

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