Boston Celtics 138, Chicago Bulls 129 — Recap

November 29, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 138, Chicago Bulls 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 39-30 CHI; Q2 BOS 28-37 CHI; Q3 BOS 29-29 CHI; Q4 BOS 42-33 CHI.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 35 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-18 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 32 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Payton Pritchard (BOS) 29 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Zach LaVine (CHI) 29 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

35 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 12-18 FG

Scoring · CHI

Nikola Vucevic

32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Payton Pritchard

29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 7 3PM · 10-16 FG

Season highs

Nikola Vucevic · Season-high 32 pointsPayton Pritchard · Season-high 29 pointsKristaps Porzingis · Season-high 21 pointsJayson Tatum · Season-high 14 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	39	28	29	42		138
CHI	30	37	29	33		129

🧮 How They Scored

BOSCHI

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.7%Effective FG%55.6%

7.7%Turnover %7.4%

23.4%Offensive rebound %9.1%

0.235Free-throw rate0.200

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	37	21	2	4	—	—	3	7-21	4-10	3-4	+7
Jayson Tatum F	36	35	14	5	1	1	3	12-18	4-8	7-10	+13
Jrue Holiday G	36	11	8	4	1	1	2	5-11	1-4	—	+6
Payton Pritchard G	29	29	7	1	1	—	—	10-16	7-11	2-2	+11
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	25	21	8	1	—	—	—	7-11	2-5	5-7	+7
Al Horford C-F	25	2	1	3	—	—	—	1-6	0-3	—	-4
Derrick White G	24	16	6	4	1	—	—	6-10	4-8	—	-5
Sam Hauser F	22	3	3	1	2	—	1	1-5	1-5	—	+3
Neemias Queta C	7	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+7

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zach LaVine G	35	29	1	1	—	—	—	11-22	4-11	3-3	-19
Nikola Vucevic C	34	32	11	3	—	1	—	11-16	6-9	4-6	-19
Coby White G	33	11	6	4	—	—	2	3-11	1-7	4-5	+7
Ayo Dosunmu G	32	13	1	5	1	—	1	5-11	1-4	2-2	-15
Josh Giddey G	24	4	8	9	3	—	3	2-6	0-2	—	+14
Lonzo Ball G	22	2	3	5	2	—	—	1-4	0-3	—	-16
Jalen Smith F-C	14	2	7	1	1	1	—	1-4	0-3	—	+10
Dalen Terry F	8	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+11
Julian Phillips F	7	5	—	—	—	—	1	2-3	1-2	—	-7
Matas Buzelis F	5	2	2	—	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	—	-7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	36	35	78.1	27.8	+14.6	21.0
Payton Pritchard	Bench	29	29	85.9	22.4	+11.3	18.5
Jaylen Brown	Bench	37	21	46.1	29.9	+8.8	3.2
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	25	21	74.6	23.7	+14.6	14.8
Derrick White	Bench	24	16	80.0	18.2	-4.7	15.6
Jrue Holiday	Bench	36	11	50.0	14.3	+5.9	6.6
Sam Hauser	Bench	22	3	30.0	10.3	-1.9	1.6
Al Horford	Bench	25	2	16.7	9.4	-7.4	-0.7
Luke Kornet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	7	—	0.0	0.0	+41.2	5.5
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	34	32	85.8	24.1	-24.7	18.4
Zach LaVine	Bench	35	29	62.2	28.4	-24.1	7.8
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	32	13	54.7	17.6	-20.8	4.9
Coby White	Bench	33	11	41.7	20.0	+13.0	5.4
Julian Phillips	Bench	7	5	83.3	30.8	-41.2	6.6
Josh Giddey	Bench	24	4	33.3	16.4	+28.8	12.5
Lonzo Ball	Bench	22	2	25.0	8.0	-30.1	6.0
Jalen Smith	Bench	14	2	25.0	12.9	+42.4	11.8
Dalen Terry	Bench	8	2	100.0	5.0	+69.0	3.8
Matas Buzelis	Bench	5	2	50.0	16.7	-63.6	6.9
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
E.J. Liddell	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0