Payton Pritchard scores 30 as Celtics beat Bulls 125–111
Payton Pritchard added 3 rebounds and 3 assists as Celtics won.
The Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 125–111.
Payton Pritchard scored 30 points for the Boston Celtics, with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. He made 9 of 17 field-goal attempts, including 3 of 9 from three-point range. At the free-throw line, he made 9 of 9 attempts. He finished with 3 turnovers.
Jayson Tatum scored 26 points for the Boston Celtics, with 7 rebounds and 7 assists. He made 9 of 20 field-goal attempts, including 2 of 7 from three-point range. At the free-throw line, he made 6 of 8 attempts. He finished with 4 turnovers.
Caleb Wilson scored 23 points for the Chicago Bulls, with 5 rebounds and 4 assists. He made 7 of 16 field-goal attempts, including 6 of 11 from three-point range. At the free-throw line, he made 3 of 6 attempts. He finished with 1 turnover.
Norman Powell scored 16 points for the Chicago Bulls, with 2 rebounds and 3 assists. He made 4 of 11 field-goal attempts, including 1 of 5 from three-point range. At the free-throw line, he made 7 of 8 attempts.
Top performers
Payton Pritchard (Boston Celtics): 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL, 3 TO, 9 FGM, 17 FGA, 3 3PM, 9 3PA, 9 FTM, 9 FTA, 1 OREB, 2 DREB, 5 PF, 12 +/-, 34:45 MIN.
Caleb Wilson (Chicago Bulls): 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TO, 7 FGM, 16 FGA, 6 3PM, 11 3PA, 3 FTM, 6 FTA, 1 OREB, 4 DREB, 5 PF, -3 +/-, 31:17 MIN.
Box score
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 25 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 111 |
| Boston Celtics | 44 | 34 | 21 | 26 | 125 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | 19:52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5/11 | 2 |
| Caleb Wilson | 31:17 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 7/16 | 1 |
| Jalen Smith | 27:23 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2/8 | 1 |
| Norman Powell | 30:58 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4/11 | 0 |
| Josh Giddey | 24:46 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4/8 | 4 |
| Tobe Awaka | 12:18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0/0 | 2 |
| Zach Collins | 1:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| Noa Essengue | 16:27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3/7 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 5:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 17:02 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 | 1 |
| Tre Jones | 19:56 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4/10 | 1 |
| Leonard Miller | 10:45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/5 | 0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 18:16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/5 | 1 |
| Jaylin Sellers | 3:18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
Full box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO | STL | BLK | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | 19:52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5/11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -14 |
| Caleb Wilson | 31:17 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 7/16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6/11 | 3/6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 |
| Jalen Smith | 27:23 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2/8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Norman Powell | 30:58 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 7/8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 |
| Josh Giddey | 24:46 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tobe Awaka | 12:18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 |
| Zach Collins | 1:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Noa Essengue | 16:27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3/7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -9 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 5:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Buddy Hield | 17:02 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| Tre Jones | 19:56 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4/10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -22 |
| Leonard Miller | 10:45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -18 |
| Isaac Okoro | 18:16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jaylin Sellers | 3:18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Patrick Williams | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FG, 3P and FT show made/attempted shots. TO: turnovers. —: unavailable. Zero recorded minutes does not establish a player’s availability or DNP status.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 26:55 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7/15 | 2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 34:38 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9/20 | 4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 18:53 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4/4 | 0 |
| Jordan Walsh | 10:32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 25:32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4/6 | 1 |
| Chris Cenac Jr. | 2:15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 2 |
| Luka Garza | 6:56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| Hugo González | 15:12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 2:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| Sam Hauser | 18:09 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 34:45 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 9/17 | 3 |
| Neemias Queta | 19:56 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3/5 | 1 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 23:21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | 0 |
Full box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | TO | STL | BLK | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 26:55 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7/15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Jayson Tatum | 34:38 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/7 | 6/8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 18:53 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 |
| Jordan Walsh | 10:32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Derrick White | 25:32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4/6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Chris Cenac Jr. | 2:15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| Mike Conley | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luka Garza | 6:56 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Hugo González | 15:12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 2:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Sam Hauser | 18:09 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Payton Pritchard | 34:45 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 9/17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3/9 | 9/9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Neemias Queta | 19:56 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3/5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 7/10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 23:21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
FG, 3P and FT show made/attempted shots. TO: turnovers. —: unavailable. Zero recorded minutes does not establish a player’s availability or DNP status.
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