Celtics (123) vs Bulls (98) · Dec 21, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 21, 2024

Game Recap

The Celtics defeat the Bulls, 123-98, winning the second half 62-44. The Celtics move to 22-6 while the Bulls fall to 13-16.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	33	32	30	123
CHI	28	26	23	21	98

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	33	9-20	0-5	1-2	5	8	1	0	2	0	19	+16
0Jayson TatumPF	35	16-24	9-15	2-2	15	10	0	0	4	2	43	+13
8Kristaps PorzingisC	29	8-15	2-6	4-4	7	2	2	2	1	4	22	+14
9Derrick WhiteSG	25	3-12	0-6	2-2	4	1	0	1	3	0	8	+6
4Jrue HolidayPG	29	3-5	1-3	0-0	6	1	2	0	0	3	7	+14
40Luke Kornet	19	2-6	0-0	0-0	8	3	0	0	0	1	4	+10
42Al Horford	25	3-7	1-3	1-2	7	0	1	1	2	1	8	+21
11Payton Pritchard	31	2-7	2-6	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	1	6	+31
26Xavier Tillman	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Jaden Springer	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27Jordan Walsh	3	1-2	0-1	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
30Sam Hauser	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		48-10048.0%	15-4533.3%	12-1485.7%	59	27	8	4	12	12	123

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
8Zach LaVineSF	29	4-11	4-5	2-2	4	4	1	0	2	1	14	-12
44Patrick WilliamsPF	21	5-11	2-4	2-2	5	5	1	1	1	0	14	-5
9Nikola VucevicC	32	8-19	0-4	3-3	10	2	1	0	1	1	19	-17
11Ayo DosunmuSG	32	3-7	1-4	0-0	4	6	1	0	1	1	7	-10
0Coby WhitePG	25	5-14	2-8	2-2	0	1	1	0	3	4	14	-23
2Lonzo Ball	15	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	2	2	0	1	0	2	-6
14Matas Buzelis	20	4-10	1-4	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	2	9	-13
22Talen Horton-Tucker	14	1-5	1-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	-10
25Dalen Terry	11	1-5	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	2	2	3	-9
7Jalen Smith	16	1-3	0-1	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	0	2	-16
15Julian Phillips	16	2-5	2-4	1-2	4	2	0	1	0	2	7	-4
5Jevon Carter	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0

TOTAL		37-9837.8%	14-4134.1%	10-1190.9%	43	28	8	4	12	14	98

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterboschi

(11:57) Jump Ball Vucevic vs. Porzingis: Tip to Brown
(11:51) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:49) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:46) White S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
+1 (11:46) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:46) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
(11:36) MISS Williams 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:35) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:27) Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
50
(11:08) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:08) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(11:02) White P.FOUL (P2.T2) (A.Smith)
(10:54) MISS White 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:51) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:48) Dosunmu 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaVine 1 AST)
53
+2 (10:29) Porzingis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
73
(10:20) MISS White 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:18) Celtics Rebound
(10:08) MISS Holiday 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:05) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:52) Williams 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
75
(9:32) Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (9:22) LaVine 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
78
(9:10) MISS Tatum 5' Driving Layup
(9:10) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:08) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:06) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:05) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:57) MISS LaVine 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:55) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:48) Brown 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
98
+3 (8:26) Williams 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
911
+2 (8:14) Holiday 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
1111
(8:05) MISS LaVine 2' Driving Layup
(8:05) Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:04) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:01) Williams Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Forte)
(7:51) MISS Porzingis 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:50) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:39) MISS Vucevic 4' Hook Shot
(7:38) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:38) MISS Vucevic 1' Tip Layup Shot
(7:37) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:36) Vucevic Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1113
(7:18) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:14) LaVine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:59) MISS LaVine 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:57) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:52) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:52) LaVine STEAL (1 STL)
(6:47) MISS LaVine 2' Running Reverse Layup
(6:47) BULLS Rebound
(6:47) Porzingis L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
(6:47) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:33) MISS Buzelis 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:30) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:19) Brown 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1313
(6:09) MISS Dosunmu 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:07) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:57) MISS Tatum 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:53) Buzelis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:45) MISS Buzelis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:42) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (5:38) Vucevic 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Dosunmu 1 AST)
1315
(5:23) Tatum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:23) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:15) Dosunmu Running Layup (5 PTS)
1317
+2 (5:05) Brown 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1517
(4:55) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:53) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:45) MISS Horford 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:39) Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:39) White 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
1717
+3 (4:26) Buzelis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LaVine 2 AST)
1720
(4:03) MISS Brown 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:02) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:55) Brown 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
1920
(3:39) Terry Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:39) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(3:35) MISS White 1' Running Dunk
(3:33) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:27) MISS Horton-Tucker 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:27) Celtics Rebound
(3:14) MISS Kornet 1' Layup
(3:14) Buzelis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:14) Kornet REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (3:12) Kornet Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2120
(2:57) Kornet S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Smith)
(2:57) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:57) LaVine Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2121
+1 (2:57) LaVine Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2122
(2:37) MISS Porzingis 15' Jump Shot
(2:36) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:25) MISS Buzelis 1' Driving Dunk
(2:24) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:20) Horton-Tucker S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Smith)
(2:20) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:20) Celtics Rebound
+1 (2:20) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2222
+3 (1:59) White 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Buzelis 1 AST)
2225
+3 (1:49) Porzingis 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
2525
(1:33) MISS Terry 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:30) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:24) Pritchard 30' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2825
(1:10) White Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(0:59) MISS Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:56) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:56) Holiday P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Nansel)
+3 (0:43) Terry 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 1 AST)
2828
(0:35) MISS Brown 1' Hook Bank Shot
(0:34) Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(0:33) MISS Brown Tip Layup Shot
(0:32) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:22) MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(0:19) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:05) Terry Personal Take Foul (P1.T4) (A.Smith)
(0:00) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

CHI

123Points98

48-100(48.0%)Field Goal(%)37-98(37.8%)

15-45(33.3%)3-Point(%)14-41(34.1%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)10-11(90.9%)

59(17)Rebounds(Offensive)43(10)

27Assists28

8Steals8

4Blocks4

12Turnovers12

12Fouls14

60Pts In The Paint38

15Fast Break Pts21

19Pts Off Turnovers20

24Bench Pts30

29Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, December 21, 2024 · 7:00 PM

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