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101-115

Final

BOS

Celtics

Simons scores 27 points, Pritchard adds 21 as Celtics cruise past Bulls 115-101

By AP•Jan 6, 2026

Game Recap

Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics: Game Highlights

BOSTON -- — Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Payton Pritchard had 21 and the Boston Celtics held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the opening half of a 115-101 victory on Monday night.

Neemias Queta added 13 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which won its fourth straight game and for the eighth time in nine games.

Jaylen Brown was held to 14 points on 6-of-24 shooting, one game after tying his career-high with 50 points in a victory at the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Matas Buzelis scored 26 to lead the Bulls, who were nearly held under 100 points in their second straight loss after falling at home against Charlotte on Saturday.

The Celtics led by 21 points at halftime and weren’t threatened by the cold-shooting Bulls until a modest charge in the closing five minutes. Chicago was missing leading leading scorer, Josh Giddey, (hamstring).

The Bulls cut it to 106-96 on Nikola Vucevic’s 3-pointer with 3:34 to play. Chicago didn’t reach the 100-point mark until just over a minute left.

Boston led by 17 at the end of one quarter and despite shooting only 32.7% late in the second quarter pushed its advantage to 49-27 on Brown’s short jumper in the lane.

Pritchard hit a fadeaway 3 at the buzzer, making it 54-33 at halftime.

The Bulls were threatening a team-record low points for a half (23, set against Miami on April 10, 1999) before Jevon Carter hit a pair of late 3s. Chicago missed 20 of its first 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Boston wasn’t much better, making only 5 of its first 19.

It was the fewest points the Celtics had allowed in a first half this season.

Up next

Bulls: At Detroit on Wednesday.

Celtics: Host Denver on Wednesday in the second of a four-game homestand.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

BOS leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

CHI at BOS

Tue, Jan 6

101 - 115

Final

BOS at CHI

Sun, Jan 25

111 - 114

Final

CHI at BOS

Thu, Feb 12

105 - 124

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHI

BOS

38-86FG42-104

44Field Goal %40

16-463PT20-52

35Three Point %38

9-10FT11-13

6Offensive Rebounds20

39Defensive Rebounds34

25Assists22

2Steals7

4Blocks4

11Turnovers7

0Technical Fouls0

19Points Conceded Off Turnovers8

14Fast Break Points15

13Fouls11

3Largest Lead23

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	CHI
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Neemias Queta (Payton Pritchard gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jaylen Brown misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:40	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Isaac Okoro misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:20	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Payton Pritchard misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:06	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Neemias Queta misses tip shot	0	0
11:05	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	0	0
11:05	Neemias Queta misses tip shot	0	0
11:04	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Neemias Queta makes tip shot	2	0
10:40	Kevin Huerter out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
10:25	Jaylen Brown makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	4	0
10:05	Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	4	3
9:53	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	3
9:50	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	4	3
9:44	Kevin Huerter makes two point shot (Tre Jones assists)	4	5
9:27	Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	5
9:25	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	4	5
9:20	Tre Jones misses two point shot	4	5
9:18	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	4	5
9:10	Neemias Queta misses 10-foot floating jump shot	4	5
9:07	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	4	5
8:56	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
8:52	Celtics defensive team rebound	4	5
8:38	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
8:37	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	4	5
8:36	Neemias Queta makes tip shot	6	5
8:24	Matas Buzelis makes 5-foot layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)	6	7
8:01	Payton Pritchard misses 10-foot two point shot	6	7
8:01	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	6	7
7:54	Nikola Vucevic misses 28-foot running jump shot	6	7
7:54	Tre Jones offensive rebound	6	7
7:46	Tre Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	7
7:46	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	6	7
7:28	Jaylen Brown misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	6	7
7:25	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	6	7
7:22	Matas Buzelis makes two point shot	6	9
7:04	Derrick White makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot	8	9
6:35	Tre Jones bad pass turnover (Derrick White steals)	8	9
6:32	Sam Hauser makes 27-foot running jump shot (Derrick White assists)	11	9
6:12	Isaac Okoro bad pass turnover (Neemias Queta steals)	11	9
6:08	Tre Jones shooting foul	11	9
6:08	Celtics Full timeout	11	9
6:08	Luka Garza enters the game for Jaylen Brown	11	9
6:08	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Payton Pritchard	11	9
6:08	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Neemias Queta	11	9
6:08	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	11	9
6:08	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Tre Jones	11	9
6:08	Lachlan Olbrich enters the game for Isaac Okoro	11	9
6:08	Patrick Williams enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	11	9
6:08	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 3	12	9
6:08	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 3	13	9
6:08	Derrick White makes free throw 3 of 3	14	9
5:54	Luka Garza blocks Matas Buzelis 's 6-foot driving layup	14	9
5:54	Bulls offensive team rebound	14	9
5:45	Patrick Williams makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot	14	11
5:28	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	11
5:25	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	14	11
5:10	Matas Buzelis out of bounds lost ball turnover	14	11
4:59	Hugo Gonzalez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	17	11
4:41	Coby White misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	11
4:38	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	17	11
4:33	Sam Hauser makes 26-foot running jump shot (Derrick White assists)	20	11
4:20	Bulls Full timeout	20	11
4:20	Julian Phillips enters the game for Matas Buzelis	20	11
4:06	shot clock turnover	20	11
3:55	Sam Hauser misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	11
3:53	Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound	20	11
3:53	Hugo Gonzalez misses 1-foot tip shot	20	11
3:52	Luka Garza offensive rebound	20	11
3:51	Luka Garza makes two point shot	22	11
3:43	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	22	11
3:43	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Sam Hauser	22	11
3:37	Julian Phillips makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	22	14
3:21	Anfernee Simons bad pass turnover (Julian Phillips steals)	22	14
3:10	Lachlan Olbrich misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	14
3:06	Julian Phillips offensive rebound	22	14
3:05	Julian Phillips misses tip shot	22	14
3:04	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	22	14
2:56	Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	14
2:53	Lachlan Olbrich defensive rebound	22	14
2:41	Coby White misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	14
2:38	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	22	14
2:32	Anfernee Simons misses 23-foot running jump shot	22	14
2:29	Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound	22	14
2:28	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	14
2:25	Coby White defensive rebound	22	14
2:20	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot running jump shot	22	14
2:19	Celtics defensive team rebound	22	14
2:19	Lachlan Olbrich loose ball foul	22	14
2:19	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Derrick White	22	14
2:19	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	22	14
2:19	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Patrick Williams	22	14
2:19	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Lachlan Olbrich	22	14
2:07	Coby White shooting foul	22	14
2:07	Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2	23	14
2:07	Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2	24	14
1:56	Nikola Vucevic misses driving floating jump shot	24	14
1:53	Luka Garza defensive rebound	24	14
1:48	Ayo Dosunmu blocks Payton Pritchard 's 4-foot running layup	24	14
1:46	Coby White defensive rebound	24	14
1:43	Isaac Okoro misses 23-foot running jump shot	24	14
1:43	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	24	14
1:26	Jordan Walsh makes 8-foot two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	26	14
1:11	Nikola Vucevic misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	14
1:08	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	26	14
59.9	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper	29	14
43.9	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	14
39.9	Celtics defensive team rebound	29	14
34.4	Payton Pritchard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	31	14
10.0	shot clock turnover	31	14
4.4	Ayo Dosunmu personal take foul	31	14
4.4	Sam Hauser enters the game for Jordan Walsh	31	14
0.4	Payton Pritchard misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	31	14
0.4	Celtics offensive team rebound	31	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	14

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	CHI
12:00	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Sam Hauser	31	14
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Coby White	31	14
12:00	Tre Jones enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	31	14
12:00	Patrick Williams enters the game for Isaac Okoro	31	14
12:00	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Julian Phillips	31	14
11:48	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	31	16
11:22	Payton Pritchard makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	33	16
11:01	Kevin Huerter makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	33	18
10:41	Payton Pritchard misses driving floating jump shot	33	18
10:40	Luka Garza offensive rebound	33	18
10:39	Luka Garza makes 6-foot hook shot	35	18
10:26	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	18
10:23	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	35	18
10:16	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	35	18
10:14	Anfernee Simons offensive rebound	35	18
10:08	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	35	18
10:04	Tre Jones defensive rebound	35	18
9:50	Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover (Luka Garza steals)	35	18
9:40	Jaylen Brown misses 10-foot two point shot	35	18
9:37	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	35	18
9:26	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	18
9:22	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	35	18
9:18	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	35	18
9:14	Jordan Walsh offensive rebound	35	18
9:14	Jordan Walsh misses tip shot	35	18
9:13	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	35	18
9:07	Patrick Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	35	18
9:06	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	35	18
9:06	Celtics Full timeout	35	18
9:06	Derrick White enters the game for Anfernee Simons	35	18
9:06	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Luka Garza	35	18
9:06	Neemias Queta enters the game for Jordan Walsh	35	18
8:42	Derrick White misses 25-foot fade away jump shot	35	18
8:39	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	35	18
8:38	Hugo Gonzalez misses 24-foot three point jumper	35	18
8:37	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	35	18
8:27	Patrick Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper	35	18
8:24	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	35	18
8:06	Derrick White makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)	37	18
7:52	Kevin Huerter misses 27-foot three point jumper	37	18
7:50	Derrick White defensive rebound	37	18
7:43	Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	37	18
7:40	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	37	18
7:38	Hugo Gonzalez misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	18
7:36	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	37	18
7:24	Kevin Huerter misses 24-foot three point jumper	37	18
7:22	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	37	18
7:09	Kevin Huerter blocks Jaylen Brown 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	37	18
7:09	Celtics offensive team rebound	37	18
7:09	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Payton Pritchard	37	18
7:09	Coby White enters the game for Tre Jones	37	18
7:09	Julian Phillips enters the game for Patrick Williams	37	18
7:03	Neemias Queta makes 7-foot two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	39	18
6:52	Kevin Huerter makes 2-foot reverse layup (Coby White assists)	39	20
6:39	Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot two point shot	39	20
6:38	Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound	39	20
6:38	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	39	20
6:38	Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 1 of 2	40	20
6:38	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Matas Buzelis	40	20
6:38	Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 2	41	20
6:25	Baylor Scheierman personal foul	41	20
6:25	Lachlan Olbrich enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	41	20
6:19	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	41	20
6:16	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	41	20
6:07	Hugo Gonzalez misses 24-foot three point jumper	41	20
6:03	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	41	20
5:56	Kevin Huerter makes 12-foot two point shot	41	22
5:46	Coby White shooting foul	41	22
5:46	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	42	22
5:46	Sam Hauser enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	42	22
5:46	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	42	22
5:44	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	42	22
5:32	Julian Phillips misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	22
5:28	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	42	22
5:17	Jaylen Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	42	22
5:14	Julian Phillips defensive rebound	42	22
5:00	Coby White out of bounds lost ball turnover	42	22
4:40	Baylor Scheierman misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	22
4:37	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	42	22
4:37	Neemias Queta makes tip shot	44	22
4:19	Sam Hauser shooting foul	44	22
4:19	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 2	44	23
4:19	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Kevin Huerter	44	23
4:19	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Julian Phillips	44	23
4:19	Jevon Carter enters the game for Lachlan Olbrich	44	23
4:19	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 2 of 2	44	24
4:00	Baylor Scheierman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	47	24
3:45	Jevon Carter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	47	27
3:27	Jaylen Brown makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot	49	27
3:14	Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper	49	27
3:12	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	49	27
3:07	Isaac Okoro personal foul	49	27
3:07	Tre Jones enters the game for Coby White	49	27
3:00	Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	49	27
2:55	Tre Jones defensive rebound	49	27
2:53	Jevon Carter misses 26-foot running jump shot	49	27
2:50	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	49	27
2:36	Jaylen Brown bad pass turnover (Nikola Vucevic steals)	49	27
2:27	Jevon Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	49	30
2:14	Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover	49	30
2:14	Bulls Full timeout	49	30
2:14	Luka Garza enters the game for Sam Hauser	49	30
2:14	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	49	30
2:14	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Neemias Queta	49	30
2:14	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Isaac Okoro	49	30
1:59	Ayo Dosunmu makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	49	33
1:34	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	49	33
1:31	Tre Jones defensive rebound	49	33
1:18	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving layup	49	33
1:16	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	49	33
1:09	Jaylen Brown makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	51	33
55.8	Jevon Carter misses 22-foot three point jumper	51	33
53.8	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	51	33
32.7	Derrick White misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	51	33
32.7	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	51	33
10.3	Jevon Carter misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	51	33
6.8	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	51	33
0.0	Payton Pritchard makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	54	33
0.0	(00:00) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	54	33
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	54	33

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	CHI
12:00	Sam Hauser enters the game for Luka Garza	54	33
12:00	Neemias Queta enters the game for Jordan Walsh	54	33
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Jevon Carter	54	33
12:00	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	54	33
11:50	Nikola Vucevic makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists)	54	35
11:31	Sam Hauser misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	54	35
11:28	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	54	35
11:12	Kevin Huerter misses two point shot	54	35
11:11	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	54	35
11:09	Nikola Vucevic misses 2-foot tip shot	54	35
11:08	Nikola Vucevic misses two point shot	54	35
11:08	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	54	35
11:07	Celtics defensive team rebound	54	35
10:56	Jaylen Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	54	35
10:54	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	54	35
10:50	Derrick White shooting foul	54	35
10:50	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	54	36
10:50	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	54	37
10:38	Isaac Okoro blocks Jaylen Brown 's 7-foot driving layup	54	37
10:35	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	54	37
10:33	Matas Buzelis misses dunk	54	37
10:31	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	54	37
10:26	Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot running jump shot (Sam Hauser assists)	57	37
10:16	Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot	57	37
10:14	Derrick White defensive rebound	57	37
9:59	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three pointer	60	37
9:44	Tre Jones makes 11-foot two point shot	60	39
9:23	Jaylen Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	60	39
9:20	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	60	39
9:18	Neemias Queta out of bounds lost ball turnover	60	39
8:57	Nikola Vucevic bad pass turnover (Sam Hauser steals)	60	39
8:50	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	60	39
8:46	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	60	39
8:37	Tre Jones makes 10-foot two point shot	60	41
8:29	Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	63	41
8:21	Payton Pritchard shooting foul	63	41
8:21	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	63	42
8:21	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	63	43
8:08	Payton Pritchard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	65	43
8:08	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	65	43
8:08	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Kevin Huerter	65	43
8:08	Coby White enters the game for Tre Jones	65	43
8:08	Payton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 1	66	43
7:50	Neemias Queta shooting foul	66	43
7:50	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	66	44
7:50	Luka Garza enters the game for Neemias Queta	66	44
7:50	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	66	45
7:42	Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	45
7:39	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	66	45
7:35	Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup (Isaac Okoro assists)	66	47
7:35	Celtics Full timeout	66	47
7:15	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	47
7:12	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	66	47
7:11	Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot driving dunk	68	47
6:51	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	68	50
6:40	Sam Hauser misses 26-foot three point jumper	68	50
6:40	Coby White defensive rebound	68	50
6:31	Coby White makes running layup	68	52
6:14	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	68	52
6:14	Derrick White offensive rebound	68	52
6:10	Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	52
6:08	Celtics offensive team rebound	68	52
6:08	Nikola Vucevic loose ball foul	68	52
6:08	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Jaylen Brown	68	52
6:08	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Derrick White	68	52
6:08	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Sam Hauser	68	52
6:08	Lachlan Olbrich enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	68	52
5:56	Anfernee Simons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	71	52
5:31	Coby White misses 16-foot two point shot	71	52
5:30	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	71	52
5:20	Matas Buzelis blocks Luka Garza 's 3-foot driving layup	71	52
5:18	Coby White defensive rebound	71	52
5:07	Luka Garza blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 4-foot driving layup	71	52
5:04	Lachlan Olbrich offensive rebound	71	52
5:04	Isaac Okoro makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lachlan Olbrich assists)	71	55
4:41	Payton Pritchard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	73	55
4:40	Bulls Full timeout	73	55
4:40	Jevon Carter enters the game for Matas Buzelis	73	55
4:40	Julian Phillips enters the game for Isaac Okoro	73	55
4:30	Coby White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	73	58
4:12	Jordan Walsh makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	76	58
3:45	Julian Phillips misses 25-foot three point jumper	76	58
3:42	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	76	58
3:21	Anfernee Simons misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	76	58
3:16	Coby White defensive rebound	76	58
3:15	Coby White bad pass turnover (Payton Pritchard steals)	76	58
3:11	Jordan Walsh misses 23-foot running jump shot	76	58
3:07	Jevon Carter defensive rebound	76	58
2:56	Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lachlan Olbrich assists)	76	61
2:29	Payton Pritchard misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	76	61
2:26	Anfernee Simons offensive rebound	76	61
2:20	Anfernee Simons makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	78	61
2:03	Coby White out of bounds bad pass turnover	78	61
2:03	Neemias Queta enters the game for Payton Pritchard	78	61
2:03	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Luka Garza	78	61
2:03	Dalen Terry enters the game for Coby White	78	61
1:47	Lachlan Olbrich shooting foul	78	61
1:47	Anfernee Simons misses free throw 1 of 2	78	61
1:47	Celtics offensive team rebound	78	61
1:47	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Lachlan Olbrich	78	61
1:47	Anfernee Simons makes free throw 2 of 2	79	61
1:39	Neemias Queta blocks Ayo Dosunmu 's 4-foot driving layup	79	61
1:37	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	79	61
1:33	Anfernee Simons misses 23-foot running jump shot	79	61
1:29	Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound	79	61
1:27	Anfernee Simons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hugo Gonzalez assists)	82	61
1:27	Bulls Full timeout	82	61
1:10	Ayo Dosunmu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	82	64
44.9	Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	64
24.7	Jevon Carter misses two point shot	85	64
24.1	Bulls offensive team rebound	85	64
24.1	Baylor Scheierman loose ball foul	85	64
24.1	Derrick White enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	85	64
17.6	Julian Phillips makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	85	67
5.9	Anfernee Simons back court turnover	85	67
2.1	Nikola Vucevic misses 11-foot two point shot	85	67
2.1	Derrick White defensive rebound	85	67
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	85	67

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	CHI
12:00	Tre Jones enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	85	67
11:46	Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	67
11:42	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	85	67
11:27	Nikola Vucevic misses 8-foot two point shot	85	67
11:25	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	85	67
11:12	Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	88	67
11:02	Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	88	70
10:44	Derrick White misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	88	70
10:42	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	88	70
10:36	Jordan Walsh personal foul	88	70
10:36	Luka Garza enters the game for Neemias Queta	88	70
10:36	Coby White enters the game for Jevon Carter	88	70
10:36	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Dalen Terry	88	70
10:36	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Julian Phillips	88	70
10:30	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	88	73
10:03	Derrick White misses 24-foot three point jumper	88	73
9:59	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	88	73
9:56	Coby White misses 24-foot running jump shot	88	73
9:54	Bulls offensive team rebound	88	73
9:54	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Jordan Walsh	88	73
9:43	Matas Buzelis bad pass turnover (Derrick White steals)	88	73
9:40	Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot running jump shot (Derrick White assists)	91	73
9:25	Tre Jones makes two point shot	91	75
9:13	Coby White personal foul	91	75
9:02	Derrick White misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	91	75
9:00	Tre Jones defensive rebound	91	75
8:53	Celtics Full timeout	91	75
8:53	(08:53) [Celtics] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Celtics] retain their timeout	91	75
8:53	Coby White misses 25-foot running jump shot	91	75
8:53	Celtics defensive team rebound	91	75
8:53	Sam Hauser enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	91	75
8:39	Anfernee Simons makes 27-foot three pointer (Derrick White assists)	94	75
8:29	Matas Buzelis makes dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists)	94	77
8:29	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	94	77
8:29	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 1 of 1	94	77
8:29	Derrick White defensive rebound	94	77
8:09	Anfernee Simons misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	94	77
8:07	Luka Garza offensive rebound	94	77
8:06	Luka Garza makes two point shot	96	77
7:40	Nikola Vucevic misses 8-foot two point shot	96	77
7:38	Derrick White defensive rebound	96	77
7:30	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper	96	77
7:28	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	96	77
7:21	Tre Jones makes running layup	96	79
7:09	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	98	79
7:00	Matas Buzelis makes 3-foot two point shot	98	81
6:41	Anfernee Simons makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	81
6:20	Matas Buzelis makes 6-foot layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	101	83
6:20	Sam Hauser shooting foul	101	83
6:20	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Tre Jones	101	83
6:20	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 1	101	84
6:04	Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	101	84
6:02	Celtics offensive team rebound	101	84
6:02	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Sam Hauser	101	84
6:02	Anfernee Simons steps out of bounds turnover	101	84
5:51	Nikola Vucevic makes 14-foot two point shot (Coby White assists)	101	86
5:37	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	104	86
5:26	Ayo Dosunmu misses 27-foot three point jumper	104	86
5:25	Bulls offensive team rebound	104	86
5:15	Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup	104	88
5:04	Jaylen Brown misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	104	88
5:00	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	104	88
4:51	Isaac Okoro misses 25-foot three point jumper	104	88
4:47	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	104	88
4:47	Nikola Vucevic makes driving layup	104	90
4:26	Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot	104	90
4:23	Coby White defensive rebound	104	90
4:15	Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	104	93
4:14	Celtics Full timeout	104	93
4:14	Neemias Queta enters the game for Luka Garza	104	93
3:59	Coby White personal foul	104	93
3:47	Neemias Queta makes dunk (Payton Pritchard assists)	106	93
3:34	Nikola Vucevic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)	106	96
3:14	Derrick White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	109	96
3:03	Coby White bad pass turnover (Derrick White steals)	109	96
2:50	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	109	96
2:45	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	109	96
2:42	Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup	109	98
2:32	Jaylen Brown offensive foul	109	98
2:32	Jaylen Brown offensive foul turnover	109	98
2:18	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	109	98
2:16	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	109	98
1:58	Derrick White misses 30-foot three point jumper	109	98
1:55	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	109	98
1:46	Isaac Okoro misses 23-foot three point jumper	109	98
1:41	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	109	98
1:28	Neemias Queta makes 2-foot two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	111	98
1:28	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	111	98
1:28	Dalen Terry enters the game for Coby White	111	98
1:28	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 1	112	98
1:23	Bulls Full timeout	112	98
1:23	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Jaylen Brown	112	98
1:23	Jevon Carter enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	112	98
1:23	Patrick Williams enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	112	98
1:23	Lachlan Olbrich enters the game for Isaac Okoro	112	98
1:10	Dalen Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jevon Carter assists)	112	101
55.4	Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	115	101
41.0	Derrick White blocks Patrick Williams 's 6-foot driving layup	115	101
37.7	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	115	101
16.6	shot clock turnover	115	101
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	115	101
0.0	End of Game	115	101

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 6, 2026

Coverage

CHSN, NBC Sports BO, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Jenna Schroeder, J.B. DeRosa, Nate Green

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

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