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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 99 |
 Celtics | 28 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 107 |
CHITeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 39-8645.3% | 12-3534.3% | 9-1464.3% | 42 | 19 | 7 |
| BOS | 38-8743.7% | 11-4126.8% | 20-2195.2% | 50 | 25 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics107| 39 | 19 | 7-21 | 0-8 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +20 | −9.1 | ||||||
| 38 | 32 | 10-21 | 4-11 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +9.1 | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | +17 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +21 | −4.5 | |||||||
| 23 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +1.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 20, Ties his career high | 8-15 | 3-9 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | ||
| Team | 107 | 38-8743.7% | 11-4126.8% | 50 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 20-2195.2% | 9 | 2 | 7 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Justin Jackson and Blake Griffin (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls99| 42 | 27 | 10-24 | 4-13 | 3-3 | 0 | −12 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +5.1 | |||||
| 29 | 10 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.6 | ||
| 23 | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.1 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.1 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +10 | +2.4 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.5 | |||
| Team | 99 | 39-8645.3% | 12-3534.3% | 42 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 9-1464.3% | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Dalen Terry and Malcolm Hill (coach’s decision).
Celtics107Bulls99ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 107-99.
The Celtics took control with an 18-4 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 16.
The Bulls got within 101-99 on Nikola Vučević’s cutting layup with 1:17 to play, but Al Horford answered with a 3-pointer, and the Bulls got no closer.
Horford’s 3-pointer with 25.5 seconds left made it 104-99 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Bulls 10-5. Tatum scored 4 of the Celtics’ 10 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Grant Williams had 20 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and 8 rebounds off the bench.
For the Bulls, Zach LaVine had 27 points (15 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists, and Vučević added 21 points and 13 rebounds. LaVine scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics went 20 for 21 at the line to the Bulls’ 9 for 14. The Bulls forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics outscored the Bulls 47-26 in 15 minutes with Horford, Brown, Tatum, White and Williams on the floor together.
Boston CelticsChicago BullsPS, 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 87 shots: 5.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-17 | 88.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-15 | 46.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-14 | 35.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-31 | 25.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Williams | 33 | 7 | 2-2 | −7 |
| Alex Caruso | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Zach LaVine | 11 | 11 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Nikola Vučević | 9 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-10 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 28 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Patrick Williams | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Alex Caruso | 4 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu | 33 | 6 | 3-8 | −7 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 11 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Zach LaVine | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Alex Caruso | 8 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 6 | 3-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 31 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
Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Tatum 7 AST)
Q4 0:26
25.1%
73→98
Vucevic 7' Cutting Layup Shot (21 PTS) (Dosunmu 1 AST)
Q4 1:17
18.0%
91→73
LaVine 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 2:17
17.7%
90→73
Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Tatum 6 AST)
Q4 3:23
13.9%
82→96
LaVine 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 3:42
12.9%
95→82
