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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 14 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 101 |
 Celtics | 31 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 115 |
CHITeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 38-8644.2% | 16-4634.8% | 9-1090.0% | 45 | 25 | 11 |
| BOS | 42-10440.4% | 20-5238.5% | 11-1384.6% | 54 | 22 | 7 |
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Boston Celtics115| 37 | 10 | 3-15 | 1-10 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 14 | 6-24 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −13.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 21 | 8-17 | 4-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +4.6 | |||||
| 25 | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +11 | +7.2 | ||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 27, Season high (his best before, 25) | 9-16 | 8-14, Season high (his best before, 6) | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +6.6 | |||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | +3 | +3.6 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.6 | |||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 115 | 42-10440.4% | 20-5238.5% | 54 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 11-1384.6% | 20 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 48 points on 16 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Chris Boucher, Josh Minott, Max Shulga, Xavier Tillman and Amari Williams (coach’s decision).
Chicago Bulls101| 36 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 26 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.1 | |||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −9.1 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +1.1 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.7 | |||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.9 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.0 | |
| Team | 101 | 38-8644.2% | 16-4634.8% | 45 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 9-1090.0% | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 37 shooting
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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.
Anfernee Simons scored a season-high 27 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 115-101 for their fourth straight win.
The Celtics took control with a 25-5 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 23.
Payton Pritchard scored 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Neemias Queta added 13 points and 13 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting. Simons scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Bulls, Matas Buzelis scored 26 points on 9 for 12 shooting, and Isaac Okoro went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Celtics made 20 3-pointers, 8 of them by Simons and 4 by Pritchard. The Bulls gave up 20 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Celtics missed. The Bulls outscored the Celtics 23-13 in 7 minutes with Vučević, White, Okoro, Dosunmu and Buzelis on the floor together.
Boston CelticsChicago BullsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
104 points from the field on 104 shots: 2.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 8-13 | 61.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-18 | 50.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 5-21 | 23.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-9 | 22.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-43 | 41.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu | 15 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Jevon Carter | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Matas Buzelis | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Kevin Huerter | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 16 | 5-8 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 47 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Jones | 21 | 2 | 1-5 | −4 |
| Coby White | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Nikola Vučević | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 16 | 6-7 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 31 | 7 | 3-7 | −7 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Matas Buzelis | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Kevin Huerter | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 3 | 1-9 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 29 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.
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = CHI leads
BOS Largest Lead
23
Q2 4:00
CHI Largest Lead
3
Q1 7:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 7:04 – Q1 6:08
-3 → +5
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 4:59 – Q1 3:51
+3 → +11
BOS 9-0 run
Q1 2:07 – Q1 0:34
+8 → +17
