The Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98 on Dec 21, 2024 at United Center.
Final · United Center
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 43 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 points, 10 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 36 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16-24 | 9-15 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 30 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 33 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Al Horford | 25 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Derrick White | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-12 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Payton Pritchard | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luke Kornet | 19 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaden Springer | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jordan Walsh | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Team | 236 | 123 | 58 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 48-99 | 15-45 | 12-14 | 12 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vucevic | 32 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Zach LaVine | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Coby White | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Patrick Williams | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Matas Buzelis | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 32 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Julian Phillips | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jevon Carter | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jalen Smith | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 214 | 92 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 35-88 | 12-37 | 10-11 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 19, 2024: CHI 117, BOS 108 · Next Dec 23, 2024: BOS 104, ORL 108
- Bulls · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 19, 2024: CHI 117, BOS 108 · Next Dec 23, 2024: MIL 112, CHI 91