Boston Celtics 123, Chicago Bulls 98 — Recap

December 21, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 123, Chicago Bulls 98. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 28-28 CHI; Q2 BOS 33-26 CHI; Q3 BOS 32-23 CHI; Q4 BOS 30-21 CHI.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 43 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 threes on 16-of-24 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-19 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists on 9-of-20 shooting; Patrick Williams (CHI) 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

43 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 9 3PM · 16-24 FG

Scoring · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 8-15 FG

Scoring · CHI

Nikola Vucevic

19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 8-19 FG

Season highs

Jayson Tatum · Season-high 43 pointsJayson Tatum · Season-high 15 reboundsJayson Tatum · Season-high 9 threes

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	28	33	32	30		123
CHI	28	26	23	21		98

🧮 How They Scored

BOSCHI

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.1%Effective FG%45.7%

10.3%Turnover %10.1%

36.2%Offensive rebound %19.6%

0.131Free-throw rate0.118

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	36	43	15	10	—	—	4	16-24	9-15	2-2	+13
Jaylen Brown G	33	19	5	8	1	—	2	9-20	0-5	1-2	+16
Payton Pritchard G	32	6	4	2	2	—	—	2-7	2-6	—	+31
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	30	22	7	2	2	2	1	8-15	2-6	4-4	+14
Jrue Holiday G	29	7	6	1	2	—	—	3-5	1-3	—	+14
Derrick White G	26	8	4	1	—	1	3	3-12	0-6	2-2	+6
Al Horford C-F	25	8	7	—	1	1	2	3-7	1-3	1-2	+21
Luke Kornet F-C	19	4	8	3	—	—	—	2-6	—	—	+10
Xavier Tillman F	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	—
Jordan Walsh G	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	1-1	—

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Vucevic C	32	19	10	2	1	—	1	8-19	0-4	3-3	-17
Ayo Dosunmu G	32	7	4	6	1	—	1	3-7	1-4	—	-10
Zach LaVine G	30	14	4	4	1	—	2	4-11	4-5	2-2	-12
Coby White G	25	14	—	1	1	—	3	5-14	2-8	2-2	-23
Patrick Williams F	22	14	5	5	1	1	1	5-11	2-4	2-2	-5
Matas Buzelis F	20	9	1	2	—	1	—	4-10	1-4	—	-13
Julian Phillips F	17	7	4	2	—	1	—	2-5	2-4	1-2	-4
Jalen Smith F-C	17	2	8	1	—	—	—	1-3	0-1	—	-16
Lonzo Ball G	15	2	2	2	2	—	1	1-5	0-3	—	-6
Dalen Terry F	12	3	1	1	—	1	2	1-5	1-2	—	-9
Jevon Carter G	4	4	1	1	—	—	—	2-3	—	—	—

🔬 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	43	86.4	33.3	+18.2	29.3
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	30	22	65.6	25.7	+20.3	15.2
Jaylen Brown	Bench	33	19	45.5	28.4	+22.2	11.0
Al Horford	Bench	25	8	50.8	15.9	+42.6	8.0
Derrick White	Bench	26	8	31.1	23.9	+10.7	1.2
Jrue Holiday	Bench	29	7	70.0	7.4	+25.5	8.0
Payton Pritchard	Bench	32	6	42.9	8.8	+45.0	5.0
Luke Kornet	Bench	19	4	33.3	11.5	+24.4	9.1
Jordan Walsh	Bench	3	3	61.5	22.2	0.0	22.7
Xavier Tillman	Bench	4	—	0.0	8.3	-12.5	-2.8
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sam Hauser	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	32	19	46.8	25.9	-22.6	10.5
Zach LaVine	Bench	30	14	58.9	18.7	-16.6	9.1
Coby White	Bench	25	14	47.0	30.0	-41.8	0.0
Patrick Williams	Bench	22	14	58.9	22.0	-12.7	15.7
Matas Buzelis	Bench	20	9	45.0	21.3	-30.2	6.0
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	32	7	50.0	9.8	-14.3	7.5
Julian Phillips	Bench	17	7	59.5	14.3	-11.8	7.8
Jevon Carter	Bench	4	4	66.7	30.0	+12.5	25.0
Dalen Terry	Bench	12	3	30.0	26.9	-33.9	-5.4
Lonzo Ball	Bench	15	2	20.0	15.8	-12.3	5.0
Jalen Smith	Bench	17	2	33.3	7.7	-44.4	13.5