CHICAGO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 26 factors, Sam Hauser and Al Horford added 23 apiece, and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics gained their ninth straight, 124-113 over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday evening.
Hauser made seven of Boston’s 21 3-pointers, whereas Horford hit 5 of 10 from past the arc. Derrick White scored 17. Payton Pritchard added 15 factors and eight assists, and the Celtics pulled inside two wins of their season-best streak although Jaylen Brown (sprained proper ankle) and Kristaps Porzingis (proper hamstring) sat out the sport.
Boston scored 9 straight to go up by eight early within the fourth quarter and held on down the stretch. It was a six-point recreation when Luke Kornet scored on a tip-in and Tatum drove for a layup, making it 117-107 with 3:04 remaining.
DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 26 factors. Alex Caruso, Nikola Vucevic and Ayo Dosunmu every scored 14 because the Bulls dropped their second in a row.
Chicago’s Dalen Terry had the group roaring late within the third quarter with a thunderous tip-in dunk off a missed jumper by DeRozan to provide the Bulls a one-point lead. They had been up 92-91 within the closing minute of the quarter when Pritchard made a finger-roll layup and two free throws to begin a nine-point spurt for Boston. Hauser capped it with a 3 within the opening minute of the fourth to make it 100-92.
Tatum scored 19 and Sam Hauser added 14 factors as hot-shooting Boston grabbed a 66-60 halftime lead.
The Celtics made 13 of 27 3-pointers, with Hauser nailing 4 of 5 and Horford hitting three. Tatum buried a step-back jumper and a 3 to make it 66-55 with simply over a minute remaining, earlier than Vucevic made a hook shot for Chicago and White linked from past the arc to make it a six-point recreation.
The Bulls signed guard/ahead Javonte Inexperienced to a 10-day contract, bringing him again for a second stint with the crew. Inexperienced spent elements of three seasons in Chicago after being acquired from Boston as a part of a three-team commerce involving Washington in March 2021. He performed in 10 video games this season for Golden State’s G League affiliate.
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Celtics: Go to Atlanta on Monday.
Bulls: Host Washington on Monday.
