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Tatum scores a season-high 43 to go with 16 rebounds, 10 assist in Celtics 123-98 win over Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 43 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out 10 assists for his third career triple-double and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98 on Saturday night.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 points and Jaylen Brown added 19 to help the Celtics rebound from a 117-108 loss to the Bulls in Boston on Thursday night.
Tatum, the five-time All-Star, scored 18 points in the third quarter as Boston used a 19-8 run to open a 93-77 lead heading into the fourth.
Nikola Vucevic scored 19 points and 10 assists to lead the Bulls, whose season-high three-game winning streak ended. Zach LaVine, Coby White and Patrick Williams had 14 points each.
Referee Aaron Smith left the game in the second half with a hip injury.
Celtics: After a sluggish start, Tatum heated up in the second quarter to reach 16 points and nine assists at the half. Brown helped keep Boston close early, scoring 15 in the first half.
Bulls: Shot only 37.9%, missing on airballs and even missed dunks. Guard Josh Giddey missed his second game (ankle) and will have to go through some “protocols” before returning, coach Billy Donovan said.
The game was tied at 42 midway through the second quarter, then the Celtics and Tatum found offensive traction. Boston had a 61-54 lead at the half using an 8-0 run to open a 12-point lead at one point. Tatum and the Celtics got hot again and took charge in the third after the Bulls had closed to within five points.
Boston entered leading the NBA with 51.3 3-point attempts per game, but won this one with 62 points in the paint. The Celtics dominated with 58 rebounds and 25 second-chance points.
The Celtics play at Orlando on Monday night and the the Bulls host Milwaukee.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Nikola Vucevic (Jaylen Brown gains possession) | ||
| 11:51 |  | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:49 | | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 11:46 | | Coby White shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 11:46 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:46 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:36 | | Patrick Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 5-0 |
| 11:08 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | Coby White personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point running jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:29 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot | 7-3 |
| 10:20 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:32 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point stepback jump shot | 7-8 |
| 9:10 | | Patrick Williams blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running finger roll layup | 9-8 |
| 8:26 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 9-11 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point cutting layup (Derrick White assists) | 11-11 |
| 8:05 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Zach LaVine's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:04 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Patrick Williams kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:51 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:37 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point tip layup | 11-13 |
| 7:18 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | ||
| 6:47 | | Zach LaVine misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Loose ball) (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 13-13 |
| 6:09 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 13-15 |
| 5:23 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Lonzo Ball steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running layup | 13-17 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup | 15-17 |
| 4:55 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Al Horford misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 17-17 |
| 4:26 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 17-20 |
| 4:03 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 19-20 |
| 3:39 | | Dalen Terry turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 3:35 | | Derrick White misses two point running dunk | ||
| 3:33 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Matas Buzelis blocks Luke Kornet's two point layup | ||
| 3:14 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point putback layup | 21-20 |
| 2:57 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 2:57 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:57 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-21 |
| 2:57 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 |
| 2:37 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 2:24 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Talen Horton-Tucker shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:20 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-22 |
| 1:59 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point pullup jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists) | 22-25 |
| 1:49 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 25-25 |
| 1:33 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 28-25 |
| 1:10 | | Coby White turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:59 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Jrue Holiday personal foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +3 | Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 28-28 |
| 0:35 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point bank hook shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:32 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:19 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Dalen Terry personal foul (Take) (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point turnaround hook shot | 28-30 |
| 11:23 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | ||
| 11:19 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Julian Phillips draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | Julian Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:19 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Julian Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-31 |
| 11:04 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 31-31 |
| 10:55 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 33-31 |
| 10:26 | | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Patrick Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 9:36 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-31 |
| 9:15 | | Patrick Williams misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 37-31 |
| 8:39 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot (Coby White assists) | 37-33 |
| 8:31 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +3 | Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 37-36 |
| 7:54 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 39-36 |
| 7:43 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | Al Horford blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point putback layup | 39-38 |
| 7:20 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | |