Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and Jaylen Brown scored 19 as the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 107-99 Monday night to reach the halfway point of the season in an NBA-best record.Grant Williams added 20 points and Al Horford had 7 rebounds and 8 points in a 29-12 win over the defending champions of the Eastern Conference champions with 24 seconds left in the first 41 games. Includes Clutch 3 Pointer. “It was big. Regardless of their record, it’s a really talented team. On any night, they can beat anyone.” Star forward DeMar DeRozan was injured in the third quarter, but two left. He was able to cut Boston’s 16-point lead to two points in minutes. “They’re going to play you tough all the time,” said Tatum, who tallied eight rebounds and seven assists. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 points and scored.”His play gave us a chance to win,” said Chicago manager Billy Donovan. We had to clean up like rebounding, some straight drives, some slow rotations.” Chicago, who had won three straight, suffered a right quad strain in the third quarter. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 13 rebounds for Chicago. DeRozan scored 13 points in 23 minutes. Lavigne’s 3-pointer gave Chicago a 99-97 lead on him, but in the final minute of his career Chicago removed the jumper and the Celtics rebounded to Tatum. On the ball to Horford he makes a 3-pointer. Horford’s shot bounced off the rim and he took a 104-99 lead with 24 seconds remaining. “Credit to Al. It was a huge success,” Tatum said. LaVine missed the Bulls again, and Tatum scored a two-handed dunk, drew a foul, and converted a free throw to seal it with 12 seconds remaining. Lavigne’s layup put him 11 points down in the fourth quarter, and Chicago trailed him 89-84. However, the Celtics responded to the surge with back-to-back jumpers from Brown and three-point plays from Williams. The Celtics led 59-50 at halftime, with the Bulls making three of six turnovers in the final minutes as the Celtics closed the period on his 9-2 run. equaled the game’s largest lead after closing out the . Coach Joe Mazzurra shuffled the lineup, giving center Robert Williams his first start of the season. Williams, who is recovering from knee surgery and didn’t make his season debut until December, had six points, seven rebounds and blocked two shots. DeRozan update Donovan hoped DeRozan wouldn’t be out for long, but he looked into few details after the game and was awaiting a more definitive report. Caruso returned in the first quarter after missing the final two games with a right ankle sprain. Chicago guard Javonte Green (sore right knee) and center Tony Bradley (protocol for health and safety) did not play. Tatum scored his 10 points midway through the first quarter and scored his 12 of Boston’s 28 points in the first period. The Celtics will play Wednesday against the New Orleans He Pelicans.
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and Jaylen Brown added 19 as the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 107-99 Monday night to reach the halfway point of the season in an NBA record. .
Grant Williams added 20 points and Al Horford had 7 rebounds and 8 points. This included a clutch 3-pointer with 24 seconds left in his 41st game that gave the Eastern 29-12 victory to his conference champions defending champions.
“It was big. Regardless of their record, it’s a really talented team. On any night, they can beat anyone.”
Chicago also lost star forward DeMar DeRozan to an injury in the third quarter, but cut Boston’s 16-point lead to two with two minutes remaining.
“They will always play you tough,” said Tatum, who has eight rebounds and seven assists.
Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points for Boston playing point guard Marcus Smart uninjured.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 points and scored 15 in the 4th quarter, leading the Bulls’ ferocious comeback bid.
“His play gave us a chance to win,” Chicago manager Billy Donovan said. I thought it needed to be cleaned up.”
Chicago, on a three-game winning streak, lost to DeRozan in the third quarter with a right quad strain. Nikola Vucevic, in Chicago he had 21 points and he had 13 rebounds. DeRozan scored 13 points in 23 minutes.
LaVine’s 3 Point Shot Tie Chicago 99–97 in the second half of the fourth, but the comeback stalled when he missed a jumper in the final minute, and the Celtics rebounded to Tatum. Tatum dribbled about 20 seconds off the clock and then scored three for Horford. Horford’s shot bounced off the rim with 24 seconds remaining and he took a 104-99 lead.
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“Credit to Al. It was a huge success,” Tatum said.
LaVine missed the Bulls again, and Tatum scored a two-handed dunk, drew a foul, and converted a free throw to seal it with 12 seconds remaining.
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Lavigne’s layup went 11 points down in the fourth quarter and Chicago trailed 89-84. However, the Celtics responded to the surge with back-to-back jumpers from Brown and three-point plays from Williams.
The Celtics led 59-50 at halftime, with the Bulls making 3 of their 6 turnovers in the final minutes and the Celtics closing out the period with a 9-2 run before the biggest win of the game. Comparable to the lead.
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Without Smart, Boston coach Joe Mazura shuffled the lineup, giving center Robert Williams his first start of the season. Williams, who is recovering from knee surgery and didn’t make his season debut until December, had six points, seven rebounds and blocked two shots.
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Donovan had hoped DeRozan would be out for a long time, but he looked into few details after the game and was awaiting a more definitive report.
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Bulls’ Alex Caruso returned in the first quarter after missing the last two games with a right ankle sprain. He finished with 6 points.
Chicago guard Javonte Green (sore right knee) and center Tony Bradley (protocol for health and safety) didn’t play.
Tatum scored 10 points midway through the first quarter, scoring 12 of Boston’s 28 points in the first period.
Smart left in the third quarter with a win in San Antonio on Saturday after colliding a knee with Zach Collins.
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The Celtics face the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.