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Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls

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Boston Celtics
27-16, 14-9 Away

vs

Chicago Bulls
22-22, 14-9 Home
Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 33.7%
Celtics: 66.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI
W1 Streak W3
109.8 Points Against 119.9
6-4 Last Ten Games 5-5
116.8 Points Per Game 118.0
47 Field Goal % 48
37 Three Point % 37
45.1 Rebounds Per Game 45.3
23.6 Assists Per Game 29.9
5.3 Blocks Per Game 5.0
7.8 Steals Per Game 7.6
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
12.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.1
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Collins, F Out Jan 14
Noa Essengue, F Out Dec 3
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Minott, F Out Jan 22
Derrick White, G Out Jan 22
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ IND L 98-96
@ MIA W 119-114
@ ATL W 132-106
@ DET L 104-103
vs IND W 119-104

Bulls Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UTAH W 128-126
@ BKN L 112-109
vs BKN W 124-102
vs LAC W 138-110
@ MIN W 120-115

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 27 16 .628 - W1
New York 26 18 .591 1.5 W1
Toronto 27 19 .587 1.5 W2
Philadelphia 24 19 .558 3 W1
Brooklyn 12 30 .286 14.5 L3

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 10 W4 0.7619048 32
Cleveland 8.5 20 W1 0.5555556 25
Chicago 11 22 W3 0.5 22
Milwaukee 14.5 25 L1 0.41860464 18
Indiana 23.5 35 L3 0.22222222 10
Full Standings

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