GAME: No. 29 of 82
WHO: Celtics (23-5) vs. Bulls (5-20)
WHEN: 8:00 EST
WHERE: United Center
RADIO: 100.7 WZLX
TV: NBC Sports Boston
BOX SCORE: NBA.COM
Starting Lineups:
Celtics
PG: Marcus Smart
SG: Jaylen Brown
SF: Jayson Tatum
PF: Al Horford
C: Aron Baynes
Bulls
PG: Kris Dunn
SG: Justin Holiday
SF: Denzel Valentine
PF: Nikola Mirotic
C: Robin Lopez
Third quarter notes
- The Celtics came out with more energy with the starting lineup, but they weren’t able to cut a 14-point halftime lead below double digits.
- Offensively, shots weren’t falling for anyone outside of Jaylen Brown. The Bulls did a nice job making life hard for Al Horford, only giving him open 3s that he was short on all night (potentially due to a sore knee).
- Tatum looked human shooting the 3-ball for the first time weeks 0-of-3 from deep.
- Bobby Portis continued to look like a man possessed, improving his hot night with more jumpers. He’s 8-of-11 from the field through three quarters.
- A few foolish mistakes on defensive in transition (leaving Bulls shooters open) helped ensure that no real dent was made into the deficit.
- The fact that Aron Baynes and Shane Larkin got a number of opportunities within the offense kind of showed you where the team was at from a scoring standpoint without Kyrie.
Second quarter notes
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