NBA

Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls

· National Basketball Association
24-15, 12-8 Away

vs

18-20, 11-9 Home
Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 35.2%
Celtics: 64.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI
L2 Streak W1
110.1 Points Against 120.8
6-4 Last Ten Games 5-5
116.6 Points Per Game 117.3
47 Field Goal % 47
37 Three Point % 36
44.5 Rebounds Per Game 45.8
23.8 Assists Per Game 29.4
5.3 Blocks Per Game 4.9
7.9 Steals Per Game 7.4
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
11.9 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.8
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Julian Phillips, F Day-To-Day Jan 13
Coby White, G Out Jan 12
Zach Collins, F Out Jan 11
Yuki Kawamura, G Day-To-Day Jan 10
Josh Giddey, G Out Dec 31
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaylen Brown, G Day-To-Day Jan 12
Josh Minott, F Out Jan 11
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs CHI W 115-101
vs DEN L 114-110
vs TOR W 125-117
vs SA L 100-95
@ IND L 98-96

Bulls Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs ORL W 121-114
vs CHA L 112-99
@ BOS L 115-101
@ DET L 108-93
vs DAL W 125-107

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 25 14 .641 - W1
Boston 24 15 .615 1 L2
Toronto 24 17 .585 2 L1
Philadelphia 22 16 .579 2.5 W1
Brooklyn 11 26 .297 13 L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 28 10 .737 - L1
Cleveland 22 19 .537 7.5 L1
Chicago 18 20 .474 10 W1
Milwaukee 17 22 .436 11.5 L1
Indiana 9 31 .225 20 W3
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