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The NBA announced that 242 players have filed as early-entry candidates for the 2023 NBA Draft. Here is the complete list.

NBA announces 242 early-entry candidates for 2023 NBA Draft

MILWAUKEE (AP) &mdash; Jrue Holiday demonstrated just why he&rsquo;s heading to the All-Star Game for the first time in a decade.
Holiday matched a career high with 40 points and&nbsp;made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds left in overtime&nbsp;as the Milwaukee Bucks edged the short-handed Boston Celtics 131-125 on Tuesday for their 11th consecutive victory.
The 32-year-old Holiday shot 8 of 12 from beyond the arc &mdash;&nbsp;including one from behind midcourt that beat the third-quarter buzzer&nbsp;&mdash; to set a career high for 3-pointers.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t really, I guess, care for how I&rsquo;m playing as long as we&rsquo;re winning,&rdquo; said Holiday, who also had seven assists. &ldquo;For me, as long as we get the win, I&rsquo;m OK. The only stat I look at is turnovers. That&rsquo;s kind of how I determine if I had a good or bad game. Tonight, what did I have, five turnovers? To me, that hurts my soul.&rdquo;
Holiday will join Bucks teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo at Sunday&rsquo;s All-Star Game at Salt Lake City. It&rsquo;s the first time Holiday has been selected since he was playing for Philadelphia in 2013, which marks the longest gap between All-Star appearances in league history.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve said since the season started that he&rsquo;s an All-Star,&rdquo; Antetokounmpo said.
Antetokounmpo added 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.
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Boston was playing without both its All-Stars &ndash; Jayson Tatum (non-COVID illness) and Jaylen Brown (facial fracture) &ndash; as well as Marcus Smart (sprained right ankle) and Al Horford (swelling in right knee).
The Celtics still nearly earned their fifth straight win.
&ldquo;We expected to win that game,&rdquo; said Malcolm Brogdon, who scored 26 points. &ldquo;We went into that game like we were going to win, like we were supposed to win. We believe we are the best team on the floor every single night.&rdquo;
Boston&rsquo;s Sam Hauser, a Wisconsin native who had 40 friends and family members in the stands,&nbsp;made a game-tying 3-pointer&nbsp;with three seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Boston&rsquo;s Derrick White then scored the first five points of overtime.
The Celtics still had a five-point lead with two minutes left, but the Bucks scored the final seven points of the game. The game-ending spurt started with Holiday&rsquo;s go-ahead 3-pointer.
&ldquo;On both ends of the court, he was phenomenal,&rdquo; Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. &ldquo;I think his ability to create some turnovers and create pressure helped flip it. We went down and he made a few big-time plays that just are very Jrue-like. Special performance by him.&rdquo;
Grant Williams lost the ball on Boston&rsquo;s next possession, Grayson Allen got the steal and a clear-path foul was called on the Celtics with 3.2 seconds left.
Antetokounmpo made the ensuing two free throws and capped the scoring with a dunk at the buzzer.
SCARY MOMENT
Antetokounmpo landed awkwardly after an unsuccessful drive to the basket late in the fourth quarter and lay on the floor for a while before walking slowly back to the bench, but he never actually left the game.
&ldquo;They gave me a quick update just saying that they think he just banged knees with somebody,&rdquo; Budenholzer said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll check him in the morning, but I&rsquo;d say the initial kind of report was positive.&rdquo;
TIP-INS
Celtics: White, the reigning Eastern Conference player of the week, led Boston with 27 points. ... Boston lost despite having a 27-10 edge in points off turnovers. ... Mike Muscala got his first career technical foul for saying something to the Bucks bench after dunking in the third quarter.
Bucks: Antetokounmpo&rsquo;s nine assists increased his career total to 3,271. He&rsquo;s one behind Paul Pressey for the career franchise lead. ... Holiday&rsquo;s other 40-point game came for the&nbsp;Bucks against New Orleans on Dec. 17, 2021.&nbsp;... Antetokounmpo and Holiday won&rsquo;t be the only Bucks representatives at the All-Star Game this weekend. Johnny Watson, the Bucks&rsquo; executive producer for arena and event presentation, will direct and produce in-game entertainment at the All-Star Game for an eighth time. Bucks disc jockey DJ Shawna and in-game host Melanie Ricks will handle those same roles at the All-Star Game.
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Jrue Holiday scored 40 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Boston Celtics 131-125.

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