The Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 121-99 on May 7, 2021 at United Center.
Final · United Center
Top performers
- Kemba Walker led the Celtics with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 35 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-22 | 6-13 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Evan Fournier | 36 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-15 | 0-7 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Grant Williams | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Tristan Thompson | 27 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 32 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Luke Kornet | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Payton Pritchard | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tacko Fall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tremont Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 223 | 92 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 32-79 | 10-36 | 18-23 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Chicago Bulls box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine | 33 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-24 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Coby White | 33 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 32 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Thaddeus Young | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Daniel Theis | 29 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Patrick Williams | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Garrett Temple | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Tomas Satoransky | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Javonte Green | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 234 | 112 | 51 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39-95 | 17-39 | 17-18 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 5, 2021: BOS 132, ORL 96 · Next May 9, 2021: MIA 130, BOS 124
- Bulls · 2020-21 season · Previous May 6, 2021: CHI 120, CHA 99 · Next May 9, 2021: CHI 108, DET 96