Game ID: 22400047
Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls
Friday, November 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 30 37 29 33 129BOS 39 28 29 42 138
BOS @ CHI ScoutingBOS @ CHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 12 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 20 min since (156% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 13 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 20 min since (156% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 3 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 14 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 16 min since (126% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 4 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 15 since 10/30, returns tonight: 15 min (66% of 22)
CHI availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 5 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 11/26, returns tonight: 13 min (104% of 12)
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 15 min since (66% of 22)
CHI availability going into 12/02 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 6 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 18 min since (82% of 22)
BACK Craig back 11/29 after 2, 13 min since (104% of 12)
CHI availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 7 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 17 min since (75% of 22)
BACK Craig back 11/29 after 2, 13 min since (104% of 12)
CHI availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT White missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 32 min (96% of 33)
OUT Williams missed 8 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 17 min since (75% of 22)
NEW Phillips 14 to 20 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 9 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK White back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 17 min since (75% of 22)
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/16, returns tonight: 23 min (83% of 27)
OUT Scheierman missed 9 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/29 · 3 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 23 min since (83% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 23 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 11/24, returns tonight: 9 min (47% of 18)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
BOS availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 11 min (94% of 12)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 9 min since (47% of 18)
BOS availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 18 min since (98% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 8 min since (69% of 12)
BOS availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 34 min (110% of 31)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 19 min since (103% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 8 min since (69% of 12)
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; LaVine at 22 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 125 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 120, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
11/22 vs ATL 136-122 — CHI notes
CHI won 136-122. CHI shot 57% (49 of 86) to ATL's 46%, 19 of 43 from three. CHI turned it over 19 times to ATL's 11, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. LaVine led with 26 (11 of 18, 4 of 8 from three); Dosunmu added 20, White 20. The hinge was Q3, 41-33: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 20. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/23 vs MEM 131-142 — CHI notes
CHI lost 131-142. CHI shot 51% (49 of 97) to MEM's 57%, 19 of 42 from three. The glass went 35-49 against them. LaVine led with 29 (10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 26, Buzelis 14. Q2 was theirs, 38-34, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 108-93 against them. Dosunmu's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 @ WAS 127-108 — CHI notes
CHI won 127-108. CHI shot 50% (47 of 94) to WAS's 43%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 22 times to WAS's 31. White led with 21 (7 of 13, 5 of 9 from three); Vučević added 19, LaVine 18. The hinge was Q2, 40-18: CHI came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 27. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/27 @ ORL 119-133 — CHI notes
CHI lost 119-133. CHI shot 53% (46 of 87) to ORL's 51%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ORL's 28. CHI turned it over 18 times to ORL's 11, and ORL turned those into 10 steals. Dosunmu led with 21 (10 of 12, 1 of 3 from three); Horton-Tucker added 20, Vučević 19. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 105-88 against them. White's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 vs BOS 129-138 — CHI notes
CHI lost 129-138. CHI shot 52% (48 of 93) to BOS's 50%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BOS's 23. Vučević led with 32 (11 of 16, 6 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); LaVine added 29, Horton-Tucker 16. Q2 was theirs, 37-28, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 110-92 against them. LaVine's -19 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 129, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vučević at 23 and LaVine at 22 a game. Without Williams (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Schröder at 27 and C. Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Finney-Smith (2 straight), Clowney (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 113 a night to Chicago's 129 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 24 free throws a game to Chicago's 19. Call it Chicago 120, Brooklyn 117, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/05 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 20 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vučević at 23 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Williams (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 125 and the arc, Chicago at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it San Antonio 118, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
12/06 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 121, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vučević at 26 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. Without White (2 straight), Williams (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Haliburton at 20 and Siakam at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Nesmith (17 straight), Sheppard (10 straight), Isa. Jackson (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-3. Call it Chicago 122, Indiana 117.
12/08 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 126, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Vučević at 25 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Williams (9 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 24 and George at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Embiid (7 straight), Edwards (3 straight), Gordon (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 104 a night to Chicago's 126 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Chicago 117, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/19 vs CLE 120-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-117. BOS shot 51% (44 of 86) to CLE's 49%, 22 of 41 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to CLE's 7. Tatum led with 33 (11 of 22, 6 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Horford added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 39-28: a lead of 6 became 17, and the lead reached 21. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/22 @ WAS 108-96 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-96. BOS shot 42% (36 of 85) to WAS's 43%, 11 of 46 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 11. BOS turned it over 12 times to WAS's 19. Brown led with 31 (11 of 27, 3 of 13 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Tatum added 16, Holiday 16. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12. BOS trailed 49-51 at the half and won the second half 59-45. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/24 vs MIN 107-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 107-105. BOS shot 43% (37 of 87) to MIN's 42%, 21 of 56 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 21. Brown led with 29 (10 of 18, 7 of 10 from three); Tatum added 26, White 19. The hinge was Q3, 29-21: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 19.
11/25 vs LAC 126-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-94. BOS shot 51% (45 of 88) to LAC's 43%, 22 of 51 from three, and went to the line 20 times to LAC's 13 — 14 points from the stripe to their 9. Tatum led with 20 (7 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Pritchard added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 51-29: a lead of 7 became 29, and the lead reached 32. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/29 @ CHI 138-129 — BOS notes
BOS won 138-129. BOS shot 50% (49 of 98) to CHI's 52%, 23 of 54 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHI's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. Tatum led with 35 (12 of 18, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 29, Brown 21. The hinge was Q1, 39-30: from level to 9 ahead.
12/01 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Mobley at 18 a game. Without Wade (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 116 and the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it Cleveland 117, Boston 116, Boston keeping it close.
12/02 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Jović (4 straight), Ware (2 straight), Smith (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 116, Miami 109.
12/04 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 24 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ivey at 18 and Beasley at 14 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 10 and the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 115. Call it Boston 118, Detroit 107, Boston by 11.
12/06 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 46 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 29 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Milwaukee minus-3 and the arc, Milwaukee at 46 percent from three to Boston's 39. Call it Boston 118, Milwaukee 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CW C. White
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
LB L. Ball
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
TC T. Craig
TH T. Horton-Tucker
ZL Z. LaVine
BOS/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Tatum scores 35, Pritchard adds 29 off the bench and Celtics outlast Bulls 138-129
CHICAGO -- — Jayson Tatum scored 35 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics past the Chicago Bulls 138-129 in Friday night’s NBA Cup pool game.
Reserve Payton Pritchard added a season-best 29 points, including 11 straight during a fourth-quarter run that gave the Celtics the lead for good.
Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 32 points and had 11 rebounds for Chicago, which could have secured a spot in the Cup quarterfinals with a victory. Atlanta, which defeated Cleveland earlier in the day, secured the Group C berth and will advance to the knockout round.
Boston still as a shot at the wild-card berth but it depends on the outcome of Tuesday’s games.
Zach LaVine added 29 points for the Bulls, including four 3-pointers to become the franchise's career leader in made 3s .
Tied at 108, Pritchard made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to start an 11-4 run that gave Boston breathing room. Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis each added 21 points.
Takeaways Celtics: Boston had its complete roster available for the first time this season but only three reserves played significant minutes. It didn’t hurt that Pritchard, who played 28 minutes and most of the fourth quarter, was part of that trio.
Bulls: LaVine’s third 3-pointer with 3:05 to play pulled the Bulls within 125-122 and made him the franchise’s career leader. He finished with four 3s and now has 1,051, two more than Kirk Hinrich.
Key moment Pritchard hit a deep 3-pointer with 5:25 to play to cap his 11-point spurt and put Boston ahead 119-112. He finished the night 7 for 11 from behind the arc and scored all but five of the Celtics’ 34 bench points.
Key stat The Celtics were 15 for 23 from the floor in the fourth quarter.
Up next Boston travels to Cleveland on Sunday. Chicago welcomes Brooklyn on Monday night.