Jayson Tatum had 32 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists to assist the Boston Celtics edge previous the visiting Chicago Bulls 107-99 on Monday evening.
Tatum’s twenty first 30-point recreation of the season included 4 3-pointers and 11 factors within the third quarter.
Grant Williams tied his profession excessive with 20 factors on 8-of-15 capturing, whereas Jaylen Brown scored 19 and Malcolm Brogdon added 11 within the Celtics’ third consecutive win.
Boston was unable to tug away till the ultimate minute as Zach LaVine scored 15 of his team-leading 27 factors for the Bulls within the fourth quarter. He additionally had seven rebounds and 6 assists.
Nikola Vucevic had a double-double with 21 factors and 13 rebounds as Chicago’s three-game win streak was snapped.
DeMar DeRozan (13 factors) left within the third quarter resulting from a proper quad pressure. He initially stayed in after taking place on an try and drive in opposition to Boston’s Al Horford however was later dominated out.
The damage took the wind out of the Bulls’ sails as a 13-2 run got here almost instantly after, serving to the Celtics take a 74-61 lead. Tatum scored the final 9, together with back-to-back threes earlier than a timeout with 6:27 left.
Boston’s lead grew to 16, and it was 11 at quarter’s finish.
Chicago had recorded the primary 4 discipline objectives of the quarter, climbing inside a basket at 61-59 on DeRozan’s turnaround shot to finish a 7-0 stretch.
Early within the fourth, Brogdon’s tip-in and Grant Williams’ 3-pointer lifted the Celtics 89-75.
LaVine made threes throughout a pair of 7-0 Chicago runs that lower into double-digit Boston leads, and one other trey made it 99-97 with 2:17 left.
Horford’s nook 3-pointer and a Tatum dunk lastly put the sport away within the last minute.
To start, Tatum hit back-to-back triples to finish a 12-2 run after Chicago’s opening basket.
The Boston benefit later grew to 24-15, however a 7-2 Chicago run completed the interval as Drummond created a dunk off his personal rebound to make it 28-25.
The Bulls hit 4 of the primary 5 second-quarter discipline objectives to tie the sport at 33. They equalized twice extra earlier than Patrick Williams made a 3-pointer to provide Chicago its first lead since 3-0 at 43-42.
The Celtics concluded the opening half on a 17-7 run that included consecutive Derrick White baskets. His financial institution shot with 3.2 seconds left upped the halftime result in 59-50.
—Field Level Media/Reuters
