Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics
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Celtics beat injury-riddled Bulls 124-105 as Vucevic scores 19 against his former team
Jaylen Brown added 24 points. Nikola Vucevic finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won six of their last seven games.
The Celtics carried a 28-point into halftime, taking advantage of a Chicagos team that was missing several top contributors. Boston’s lead rose as high as 33 in the second half.
Rob Dillingham had 16 points and seven assists to pace Chicago, which has lost six straight. Matas Buzelis added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Vucevic and Chicago’s Anfernee Simons played against their former teams for the first time since being swapped in a trade deadline deal last week.
It was Vucevic’s second double-double in three games with the Celtics. Simons finished with seven points. It marked his first time being under 15 in his four consecutive starts for the Bulls.
The Bulls played without Isaac Okoro (knee), who joined what was already a lengthy Bulls injury list. Josh Giddey has been out since Jan. 28 when he aggravated a hamstring injury in a Jan. 28 loss to Indiana. Tre Jones also has been dealing with a hamstring issue that’s kept him sidelined since Jan. 22.
Celtics: At Golden State on Thursday, Feb. 19
Regular Season Series
BOS wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 105 - 124 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 105 - 124 |
| 4th 3.6 |  |
Payton Pritchard lost ball turnover (Collin Sexton steals) | 105 - 124 |
| 4th 28.3 |  |
Collin Sexton makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 105 - 124 |
| 4th 41.0 | |
Bulls offensive team rebound | 103 - 124 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-89 | FG | 49-95 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 12-36 | 3PT | 18-45 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 11-13 | FT | 8-13 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 33 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 11 | Percent Led | 87 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Dillingham, G | Out | Apr 23 |
| Isaac Okoro, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Matas Buzelis, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anfernee Simons, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Guerschon Yabusele, F | Out | Apr 10 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
Detroit
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Indiana2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
 New York |
53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
 Toronto |
46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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