Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
22
12
34
1332
1537
22
9
41
94
39
41
17
14
82
42
12
54
5
23
4
16
18
101
4
37
04
11
2128
1010
47
23
13
57
118
34
152
10
46
13
54
2127
6060
93
23
25
2421
118
5
210
28
13
1310
23
1333
40
76
00
34
2627
6060
3
0
0
21
10
48
2
1
50
11
3
14
1
4
1
5
21
60
7
4
57
28
10
36
3
3
100
8
4
12
0
6
3
4
27
60
9
2
22
24
11
46
2
2
100
13
2
15
4
7
0
3
26
60
3
3
100
21
8
38
10
8
80
10
3
13
0
6
0
4
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
38
5
14
36
1
3
33
8
9
89
0
5
5
10
1
1
3
1
19
12
double
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
34
8
19
42
0
1
0
1
2
50
5
13
18
4
0
1
3
0
17
14
double
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
34
9
16
56
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
3
0
0
2
4
18
6
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
True
27
5
9
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
3
1
0
2
5
10
1
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
True
27
3
10
30
2
7
29
3
4
75
2
6
8
1
1
1
2
1
11
22
none
Bobby
Portis
Bobby Portis
False
23
2
9
22
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
5
8
0
0
2
0
3
4
-11
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
20
3
8
38
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
5
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
20
3
6
50
2
3
67
2
2
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
3
1
10
-7
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
13
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
none
Cameron
Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
January
2016
Saturday
Philips Arena
Atlanta
Hawks
Atlanta
False
Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
19
17
36
1413
1495
25
5
20
98
35
36
22
17
77
36
15
51
3
17
11
11
19
92
4
65
30
46
2517
117
5
27
26
96
711
22
733
10
93
52
18
2720
6060
68
02
3
3224
710
22
211
27
13
99
65
164
11
32
13
02
1629
6060
6
3
50
25
11
44
2
2
100
7
2
9
1
9
5
1
27
60
5
0
0
17
7
41
7
6
86
11
2
13
0
3
2
8
20
60
6
0
0
32
7
22
2
2
100
9
6
15
1
3
1
0
16
60
8
2
25
24
10
42
11
7
64
9
5
14
1
2
3
2
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
39
6
17
35
1
4
25
4
7
57
3
1
4
4
3
1
0
3
17
-7
none
Evan
Turner
Evan Turner
True
37
4
12
33
0
2
0
2
2
100
1
4
5
6
4
0
3
3
10
-11
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
32
5
17
29
0
4
0
4
5
80
1
1
2
1
2
0
4
3
14
-14
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
True
32
6
14
43
2
5
40
2
2
100
2
7
9
2
0
0
0
1
16
-19
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
21
6
8
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
0
0
1
0
3
12
-13
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
29
3
11
27
2
6
33
2
2
100
2
3
5
2
2
0
0
3
10
7
none
Jared
Sullinger
Jared Sullinger
False
25
5
13
38
0
3
0
3
4
75
4
7
11
2
0
1
1
3
13
11
double
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
9
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
8
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
none
James
Young
James Young
False
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
R.J.
Hunter
R.J. Hunter
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
David
Lee
David Lee
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
10
January
2016
Sunday
FedExForum
Memphis
Grizzlies
Memphis
False
The Chicago Bulls ( 22 - 12 ) took care of business on their home court Thursday night , as they defeated the Boston Celtics ( 19 - 17 ) at United Center , 101 - 92 Trailing 43 - 33 with 3:58 to go in the second quarter , the Bulls kicked it into high gear to end the half , closing the quarter with a 15 - 4 run to take a 48 - 47 halftime lead . Nikola Mirotic chipped in eight of the 15 points of the Bulls run on three field goals , including two deep three - pointers . The Bulls continued with a 13 - 2 run to open the third quarter and would n't relinquish the lead for the rest of the contest . The Bulls were powered by a pair of double - doubles from Pau Gasol ( 17 points , 18 rebounds ) and Jimmy Butler , who led all scorers with 19 points and dished 10 assists . All five Bulls starters scored at least 10 points , including Derrick Rose , who chipped in 18 on a crisp 9 - 16 shooting . The Bulls bench chipped in from the three - point line , as Tony Snell , Doug McDermott and Kirk Hinrich combined to knock down seven of the team 's nine three - pointers , helping the team shoot 41 percent from the three - point line . Jae Crowder led the Celtics with 17 points despite a poor 6 - 17 shooting night . His shooting woes were contagious , as Boston struggled to connect as a team . Amir Johnson , who scored 12 points on a 6 - 8 shooting night , was the only Celtic to shoot at least 50 percent , and the team shot just 35 - 98 ( 36 percent ) from the floor . Jared Sullinger was a bright spot , as he came off the bench to score 13 points and grab 11 rebounds in only 25 minutes . The Celtics have now lost four of five and remain on the road for their next contest Sunday in Memphis . The Bulls extended their winning streak to six and will look to extend it Saturday in Atlanta .
The Chicago Bulls (22 - 12) took care of business on their home court Thursday night, as they defeated the Boston Celtics (19 - 17) at United Center, 101 - 92 Trailing 43 - 33 with 3:58 to go in the second quarter, the Bulls kicked it into high gear to end the half, closing the quarter with a 15 - 4 run to take a 48 - 47 halftime lead. Nikola Mirotic chipped in eight of the 15 points of the Bulls run on three field goals, including two deep three - pointers. The Bulls continued with a 13 - 2 run to open the third quarter and wouldn't relinquish the lead for the rest of the contest. The Bulls were powered by a pair of double - doubles from Pau Gasol (17 points, 18 rebounds) and Jimmy Butler, who led all scorers with 19 points and dished 10 assists. All five Bulls starters scored at least 10 points, including Derrick Rose, who chipped in 18 on a crisp 9 - 16 shooting. The Bulls bench chipped in from the three - point line, as Tony Snell, Doug McDermott and Kirk Hinrich combined to knock down seven of the team's nine three - pointers, helping the team shoot 41 percent from the three - point line. Jae Crowder led the Celtics with 17 points despite a poor 6 - 17 shooting night. His shooting woes were contagious, as Boston struggled to connect as a team. Amir Johnson, who scored 12 points on a 6 - 8 shooting night, was the only Celtic to shoot at least 50 percent, and the team shot just 35 - 98 (36 percent) from the floor. Jared Sullinger was a bright spot, as he came off the bench to score 13 points and grab 11 rebounds in only 25 minutes. The Celtics have now lost four of five and remain on the road for their next contest Sunday in Memphis. The Bulls extended their winning streak to six and will look to extend it Saturday in Atlanta.
The Chicago Bulls (22 - 12) took care of business on their home court Thursday night, as they defeated the Boston Celtics (19 - 17) at United Center, 101 - 92 Trailing 43 - 33 with 3:58 to go in the second quarter, the Bulls kicked it into high gear to end the half, closing the quarter with a 15 - 4 run to take a 48 - 47 halftime lead. Nikola Mirotic chipped in eight of the 15 points of the Bulls run on three field goals, including two deep three - pointers. The Bulls continued with a 13 - 2 run to open the third quarter and wouldn't relinquish the lead for the rest of the contest. The Bulls were powered by a pair of double - doubles from Pau Gasol (17 points, 18 rebounds) and Jimmy Butler, who led all scorers with 19 points and dished 10 assists. All five Bulls starters scored at least 10 points, including Derrick Rose, who chipped in 18 on a crisp 9 - 16 shooting. The Bulls bench chipped in from the three - point line, as Tony Snell, Doug McDermott and Kirk Hinrich combined to knock down seven of the team's nine three - pointers, helping the team shoot 41 percent from the three - point line. Jae Crowder led the Celtics with 17 points despite a poor 6 - 17 shooting night. His shooting woes were contagious, as Boston struggled to connect as a team. Amir Johnson, who scored 12 points on a 6 - 8 shooting night, was the only Celtic to shoot at least 50 percent, and the team shot just 35 - 98 (36 percent) from the floor. Jared Sullinger was a bright spot, as he came off the bench to score 13 points and grab 11 rebounds in only 25 minutes. The Celtics have now lost four of five and remain on the road for their next contest Sunday in Memphis. The Bulls extended their winning streak to six and will look to extend it Saturday in Atlanta.
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<TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Doug McDermott <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Portis <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kirk Hinrich <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Bairstow <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 7 57 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 17 29 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Sullinger <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Turner <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 6 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David Lee <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> R. J. Hunter <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Avery Bradley <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none