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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 24 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 102 |
 Celtics | 30 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 96 |
CHITeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 41-9145.1% | 11-3234.4% | 9-1090.0% | 40 | 30 | 12 |
| BOS | 36-7746.8% | 10-2540.0% | 14-1593.3% | 39 | 21 | 15 |
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Chicago Bulls102| 33 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 29 | 13-23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +5 | +9.1 | ||||||||
| 31 | 13 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 19 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 0 | +3 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +1 | −3.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +1.2 | |||||
| 19 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | +5 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | +3 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.6 | ||||
| Team | 102 | 41-9145.1% | 11-3234.4% | 40 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 9-1090.0% | 9 | 11 | 8 | |||
Bench 29 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Adam Mokoka, Al-Farouq Aminu, Javonte Green, Cristiano Felicio and Ryan Arcidiacono (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics96| 37 | 23 | 10-15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 37 | 14 | 3-17 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.1 | |||||
| 33 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.9 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.4 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.8 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.0 | ||||
| Team | 96 | 36-7746.8% | 10-2540.0% | 39 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14-1593.3% | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Marcus Smart (injury/illness); Tacko Fall and Carsen Edwards (coach’s decision).
Bulls102Celtics96ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Vučević scored 29 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 102-96.
Vučević’s 15-foot fadeaway put the Bulls ahead for good with 3:05 left in the fourth quarter.
Coby White’s driving layup with 2:00 left made it 94-90, and Garrett Temple’s 2 free throws with 0.7 seconds left put it away at 102-96.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Celtics 14-8. White scored 6 of the Bulls’ 14 on 1 for 1 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Tremont Waters had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Celtics scored 2 points off them.
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown scored 23 points (13 in the first quarter) on 10 for 15 shooting.
The Celtics got 3 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.
Chicago BullsBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Bulls’ chance bottomed out at 18% (2nd quarter, 4:33 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 90 shots: 3.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 8-13 | 61.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 12-27 | 44.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 10-19 | 52.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-3 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-29 | 31.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson | 29 | 14 | 7-11 | +4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 7 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Grant Williams | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 13 | 5-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 7 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Tremont Waters | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 1-7 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard | 29 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 16 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CHI
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Brown 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 3:25
25.7%
29→55
Vucevic 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (29 PTS)
Q4 3:05
21.3%
55→34
White 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (15 PTS)
Q4 2:00
19.1%
34→15
Temple 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Markkanen 1 AST)
Q4 8:17
13.7%
35→21
Pritchard 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
Q4 4:21
13.2%
21→34
