
Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls
· NBA Cup - Group PlayTatum scores 35, Pritchard adds 29 off the bench and Celtics outlast Bulls 138-129

Reserve Payton Pritchard added a season-best 29 points, including 11 straight during a fourth-quarter run that gave the Celtics the lead for good.
Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 32 points and had 11 rebounds for Chicago, which could have secured a spot in the Cup quarterfinals with a victory. Atlanta, which defeated Cleveland earlier in the day, secured the Group C berth and will advance to the knockout round.
Boston still as a shot at the wild-card berth but it depends on the outcome of Tuesday’s games.
Zach LaVine added 29 points for the Bulls, including four 3-pointers to become the franchise's career leader in made 3s.
Tied at 108, Pritchard made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to start an 11-4 run that gave Boston breathing room. Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis each added 21 points.
Bulls: LaVine’s third 3-pointer with 3:05 to play pulled the Bulls within 125-122 and made him the franchise’s career leader. He finished with four 3s and now has 1,051, two more than Kirk Hinrich.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 138 - 129 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 138 - 129 |
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(00:00) [Celtics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 138 - 129 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three point shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 138 - 129 |
4th 1.1 | ![]() |
Sam Hauser enters the game for Al Horford | 135 - 129 |
Statistics
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49-98 | FG | 48-93 |
50.0 | Field Goal % | 51.6 |
23-54 | 3PT | 20-51 |
42.6 | Three Point % | 39.2 |
17-23 | FT | 13-16 |
73.9 | Free Throw % | 81.3 |
51 | Rebounds | 43 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
40 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
24 | Assists | 28 |
6 | Steals | 7 |
2 | Blocks | 2 |
9 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 4 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
50 | Points in Paint | 52 |
13 | Fouls | 17 |
13 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,798 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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49 | 19 | .721 | - | W2 |
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42 | 24 | .636 | 6 | L1 |
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24 | 44 | .353 | 25 | L1 |
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23 | 44 | .343 | 25.5 | W1 |
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23 | 45 | .338 | 26 | W1 |
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