BOSTON -- — Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 122-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

The 7-foot-2 Porzingis made a season-best eight 3-point shots in 14 attempts with 11 rebounds over 33 minutes, helping Boston bounce back from a rough home loss to the Rockets on Monday.

Jaylen Brown added 28 points, Derrick White had 22 and Jayson Tatum 16 for the recently up-and-down Celtics, who are just 7-6 in their last 13 games.

Coby White led Chicago with 16 points in 31 minutes in his first game after missing four straight with an ankle injury. The Bulls have dropped eight of nine.

Bulls’ leading scorer Zach LaVine missed the game for personal reasons.

Tatum’s second of consecutive 3-pointers 15 seconds apart midway into the third quarter gave Boston its biggest lead of the game, 86-62.

The Bulls beat the Celtics in their previous trip to TD Garden on Dec. 19 when LaVine scored 36 points but were blown out by 25 points two days later at home.

Takeaways

Bulls: They certainly looked like they were missing LaVine’s team-high 24.0 points per game for stretches.

Celtics: Were focused from the start after the frustrating two-point loss against Houston. They opened a double-digit edge just over two minutes into the game.

Key moment

After the Celtics’ lead was sliced to six, they went on a 13-0 run over a nearly four-minute stretch midway in the second. Brown had nine points in the spree.

Key stat

Porzingis set his season-high in made 3s for a game by connecting on six in the opening half.

Up next

The Bulls play the middle game of their three-game road trip at Toronto on Friday. The Celtics are at New Orleans, also Friday, the first of their three-game trip.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Derrick White gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Kristaps Porzingis out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	0
11:36	Ayo Dosunmu misses layup	0	0
11:33	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Kristaps Porzingis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	3	0
11:04	shot clock turnover	3	0
10:54	Kristaps Porzingis makes 33-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	6	0
10:33	Coby White misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	6	0
10:31	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	6	0
10:25	Jaylen Brown makes 4-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	8	0
10:09	Josh Giddey misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	0
10:07	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	8	0
10:04	Coby White misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	0
10:01	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	8	0
9:54	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	0
9:52	Jrue Holiday offensive rebound	8	0
9:48	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	0
9:45	Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound	8	0
9:45	Josh Giddey shooting foul	8	0
9:45	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2	9	0
9:45	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 2 of 2	10	0
9:37	Lonzo Ball misses driving layup	10	0
9:33	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	10	0
9:27	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	10	0
9:27	Lonzo Ball makes free throw 1 of 3	10	1
9:27	Lonzo Ball makes free throw 2 of 3	10	2
9:27	Lonzo Ball makes free throw 3 of 3	10	3
9:11	Kristaps Porzingis makes 15-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	12	3
8:57	Lonzo Ball makes 29-foot three pointer	12	6
8:43	Kristaps Porzingis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	15	6
8:23	Josh Giddey makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	15	8
8:12	Jayson Tatum out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	8
8:01	Coby White lost ball turnover (Jrue Holiday steals)	15	8
7:55	Nikola Vucevic personal foul	15	8
7:46	Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover (Ayo Dosunmu steals)	15	8
7:42	Ayo Dosunmu misses two point shot	15	8
7:40	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	15	8
7:38	Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer (Josh Giddey assists)	15	11
7:28	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)	17	11
7:28	Bulls Full timeout	17	11
7:28	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Lonzo Ball	17	11
7:16	Josh Giddey makes two point shot	17	13
7:01	Derrick White misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	13
6:58	Jrue Holiday offensive rebound	17	13
6:57	Jrue Holiday misses two point shot	17	13
6:55	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	17	13
6:47	Matas Buzelis misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	13
6:44	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	17	13
6:26	Nikola Vucevic blocks Jayson Tatum 's 10-foot pullup jump shot	17	13
6:22	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	17	13
6:21	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot dunk (Coby White assists)	17	15
5:55	Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	15
5:53	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	17	15
5:50	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	17	15
5:50	Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 2	17	15
5:50	Bulls offensive team rebound	17	15
5:50	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jaylen Brown	17	15
5:50	Patrick Williams enters the game for Coby White	17	15
5:50	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	17	16
5:36	Jrue Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:32	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	17	16
5:26	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point shot	17	16
5:23	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	17	16
5:14	Josh Giddey kicked ball violation	17	16
5:14	Jaden Springer enters the game for Derrick White	17	16
5:05	Kristaps Porzingis misses driving floating jump shot	17	16
5:03	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	17	16
4:50	Nikola Vucevic makes layup (Josh Giddey assists)	17	18
4:50	Celtics Full timeout	17	18
4:50	Dalen Terry enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	17	18
4:40	Jayson Tatum makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	19	18
4:18	Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Jaden Springer steals)	19	18
4:06	Jayson Tatum makes 26-foot three pointer	22	18
3:55	Matas Buzelis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dalen Terry assists)	22	21
3:41	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	22	21
3:41	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2	23	21
3:41	Luke Kornet enters the game for Jrue Holiday	23	21
3:41	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 2 of 2	24	21
3:20	Payton Pritchard blocks Dalen Terry 's 7-foot driving layup	24	21
3:17	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	24	21
3:00	Jayson Tatum misses two point shot	24	21
3:00	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	24	21
2:44	Josh Giddey misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	21
2:41	Jaden Springer defensive rebound	24	21
2:32	Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	21
2:30	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	24	21
2:26	Dalen Terry makes two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	24	23
2:07	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	24	23
2:04	Jayson Tatum personal foul	24	23
2:04	Drew Peterson enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	24	23
2:04	Coby White enters the game for Josh Giddey	24	23
2:04	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	24	23
2:04	Jalen Smith enters the game for Matas Buzelis	24	23
1:49	Coby White misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	24	23
1:46	Jaden Springer defensive rebound	24	23
1:35	Dalen Terry shooting foul	24	23
1:35	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	25	23
1:35	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	26	23
1:18	Lonzo Ball misses 29-foot three point jumper	26	23
1:16	Celtics defensive team rebound	26	23
1:05	Luke Kornet misses driving floating jump shot	26	23
1:02	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	26	23
57.0	Jalen Smith misses 27-foot three point shot	26	23
54.1	Drew Peterson defensive rebound	26	23
41.0	Jalen Smith blocks Jaden Springer 's 5-foot driving layup	26	23
38.0	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	26	23
28.1	Lonzo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	23
25.1	Celtics defensive team rebound	26	23
25.1	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Dalen Terry	26	23
2.1	Jalen Smith blocks Drew Peterson 's 2-foot two point shot	26	23
1.1	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	26	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	23

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 30, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports BO, CHSN

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Eric Dalen, Michael Smith

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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