Game ID: 22500778
Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 36 36 26 26 124CHI 27 17 26 35 105
BOS vs CHI ScoutingBOS vs 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.
BOS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (17% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/01, not on tonight's roster
BACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (17% of 16)
NEW González 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 4 min since (24% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
NEW Queta 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 20 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 3
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/22 · 2 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/25 · back-to-backNEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 6 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 2 since 1/31, returns tonight: 20 min (97% of 21)
OUT Collins missed 19 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Carter back 1/26 after 2, 10 min since (94% of 11)
BACK Terry back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (140% of 11)
CHI availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 7 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 20 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Smith back 2/03 after 2, 20 min since (97% of 21)
BACK Carter back 1/31 after 2, 20 min since (181% of 11)
NEW Kawamura 12 to 21 min over the last 3
NEW Terry 11 to 18 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 5 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 8 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 21 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Smith back 2/03 after 2, 22 min since (107% of 21)
BACK Carter back 1/31 after 2, 20 min since (181% of 11)
NEW Kawamura 12 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Terry 11 to 22 min over the last 4
CHI availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 6 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 9 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 22 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Smith back 2/03 after 2, 22 min since (107% of 21)
BACK Carter back 1/31 after 2, 20 min since (181% of 11)
NEW Williams 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Kawamura 12 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Terry 11 to 24 min over the last 3
CHI availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 7 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 10 since 1/24, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 23 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
CHI availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Giddey missed 8 since 1/29, returns tonight: 21 min (67% of 32)
OUT Jones missed 11 since 1/24, returns tonight: 22 min (81% of 27)
OUT Smith missed 3 since 2/07, returns tonight: 24 min (117% of 21)
OUT Collins missed 24 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
NEW Okoro 27 to 33 min over the last 4
CHI availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 25 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 4 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 4 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 2/19 after 8, 21 min since (67% of 32)
BACK Jones back 2/19 after 11, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Smith back 2/19 after 3, 24 min since (117% of 21)
CHI availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 26 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 2/19 after 8, 24 min since (76% of 32)
BACK Jones back 2/19 after 11, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Smith back 2/19 after 3, 25 min since (119% of 21)
CHI availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 27 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 6 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 6 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 2/19 after 8, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Jones back 2/19 after 11, 24 min since (87% of 27)
BACK Smith back 2/19 after 3, 22 min since (108% of 21)
NEW Okoro 27 to 33 min over the last 4
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 104 a night and allowing 96, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 129, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 20 and Buzelis at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Giddey (7 straight), Jones (10 straight), Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Chicago's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Chicago minus-5. Call it Boston 118, Chicago 107, Boston by 11.
2/03 @ DAL 110-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 110-100. BOS shot 49% (47 of 96) to DAL's 42%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 5 times to DAL's 22. Brown led with 33 (15 of 29, 2 of 5 from three); Pritchard added 26, Garza 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-23: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 23. Scheierman was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/04 @ HOU 114-93 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-93. BOS shot 43% (39 of 90) to HOU's 41%, 19 of 51 from three. The glass went 57-38 for them. White led with 28 (10 of 25, 6 of 14 from three); Pritchard added 27, Garza 19. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: a lead of 7 became 22, and the lead reached 29. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/06 vs MIA 98-96 — BOS notes
BOS won 98-96. BOS shot 42% (35 of 84) to MIA's 42%, 10 of 36 from three. Brown led with 29 (11 of 25, 1 of 7 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 24, White 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-15: BOS came in trailing by 21 and left it level. BOS trailed 38-59 at the half and won the second half 60-37. Scheierman was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/08 vs NYK 89-111 — BOS notes
BOS lost 89-111. BOS took 9 more shots (92 to 83), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to NYK's 48%, 7 of 41 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NYK's 24. Brown led with 26 (11 of 25, 0 of 4 from three); White added 19, Vučević 11. Q2 was theirs, 29-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 86-60 against them. Pritchard's -27 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 vs CHI 124-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-105. BOS shot 52% (49 of 95) to CHI's 46%, 18 of 45 from three. The glass went 48-34 for them. Pritchard led with 26 (11 of 18, 3 of 8 from three); Brown added 24, Vučević 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-17: a lead of 9 became 28, and the lead reached 33. Vučević was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
2/19 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Moody at 15 and Spencer at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Ste. Curry (5 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight), Cryer (8 straight). 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-4 and the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 111. Call it Boston 110, Golden State 109, Golden State keeping it close.
2/22 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to the Lakers' 116. Call it Boston 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/24 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 40 percent and 30 from three, 12 free throws a game; Brooks at 17 and Green at 17 a game. Without Booker (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Pritchard at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Phoenix's 114 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix plus-3. Call it Boston 111, Phoenix 108, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/25 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Watson (6 straight), Gordon (12 straight), Pickett (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 99, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 13 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the line, where Denver takes 32 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the defense, Boston allowing 99 a night to Denver's 116. Call it Denver 115, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
2/03 @ MIL 115-131 — CHI notes
CHI lost 115-131. CHI shot 44% (40 of 91) to MIL's 52%, 19 of 51 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MIL's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 8. Buzelis led with 22 (8 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); White added 21, Dosunmu 17. Q3 was theirs, 37-28, the deficit cut from 25 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 103-78 against them. Williams's -22 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ TOR 107-123 — CHI notes
CHI lost 107-123. CHI shot 45% (41 of 91) to TOR's 56%, 18 of 49 from three. Simons led with 22 (8 of 15, 6 of 13 from three); Buzelis added 18, Yabusele 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-32, the deficit cut from 8 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 91-74 against them. Okoro's -21 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 vs DEN 120-136 — CHI notes
CHI lost 120-136. CHI shot 45% (41 of 92) to DEN's 58%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DEN's 33. Buzelis led with 21 (7 of 13, 4 of 8 from three); Sexton added 17, Simons 15. Q2 was theirs, 29-20, turning a 3-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 116-91 against them. Ivey's -27 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 @ BKN 115-123 — CHI notes
CHI lost 115-123. CHI shot 44% (40 of 91) to BKN's 51%, 10 of 36 from three. Simons led with 23 (10 of 17, 2 of 9 from three); Sexton added 21, Buzelis 18. Q3 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 6 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 94-80 against them. Okoro's -25 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 @ BOS 105-124 — CHI notes
CHI lost 105-124. CHI shot 46% (41 of 89) to BOS's 52%, 12 of 36 from three. The glass went 34-48 against them. Dillingham led with 16 (6 of 12); Sexton added 15, Buzelis 15. Q4 was theirs, 35-26, the deficit cut from 28 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 98-70 against them. Yabusele's -22 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/19 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Buzelis at 19 and Sexton at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Giddey (8 straight), Jones (11 straight), Smith (3 straight). 7 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 21 and Quickley at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 127. Call it Toronto 118, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
2/21 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Simons at 17 and Sexton at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Collins (25 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 29 and Reed at 14 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Duren (2 straight), Stewart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 103 a night to Chicago's 123 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Chicago minus-5. Call it Detroit 118, Chicago 111.
2/22 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Buzelis at 15 and Simons at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collins (26 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 20 a game. Without McBride (11 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Chicago's 124 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 120, Chicago 113.
2/24 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Simons at 14 and Buzelis at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collins (27 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Knueppel at 23 and Miller at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Bridges (4 straight), Diabaté (4 straight), White (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-7 a night and Chicago minus-6 and the arc, Charlotte at 40 percent from three to Chicago's 34. Call it Charlotte 115, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
SH S. Hauser
VU Vucevic
CHIAS A. Simons
CS C. Sexton
GY G. Yabusele
JI J. Ivey
LM L. Miller
LO L. Olbrich
MB M. Buzelis
NR N. Richards
PW P. Williams
RD R. Dillingham
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
Celtics beat injury-riddled Bulls 124-105 as Vucevic scores 19 against his former team
BOSTON -- — Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
Jaylen Brown added 24 points. Nikola Vucevic finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won six of their last seven games.
The Celtics carried a 28-point into halftime, taking advantage of a Chicagos team that was missing several top contributors. Boston’s lead rose as high as 33 in the second half.
Rob Dillingham had 16 points and seven assists to pace Chicago, which has lost six straight. Matas Buzelis added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Vucevic and Chicago’s Anfernee Simons played against their former teams for the first time since being swapped in a trade deadline deal last week.
It was Vucevic’s second double-double in three games with the Celtics. Simons finished with seven points. It marked his first time being under 15 in his four consecutive starts for the Bulls.
The Bulls played without Isaac Okoro (knee), who joined what was already a lengthy Bulls injury list. Josh Giddey has been out since Jan. 28 when he aggravated a hamstring injury in a Jan. 28 loss to Indiana. Tre Jones also has been dealing with a hamstring issue that’s kept him sidelined since Jan. 22.