Overview
- Anfernee Simons scored 27 off the bench—all after halftime—including an 18-point burst as Boston closed out its fourth straight win.
- Payton Pritchard added 21 points and beat the second‑quarter buzzer with a step‑back three that capped a 54–33 first half.
- Jaylen Brown finished with 14 points on 6-of-24 shooting one game after tying his career high with 50 against the Clippers.
- Boston attempted 18 more shots, grabbed 20 offensive rebounds to Chicago’s six, and held the Bulls to 33 first‑half points as Chicago missed 20 of its first 23 threes.
- Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 26 while Chicago played without Josh Giddey and Zach Collins; pregame totals near 234.5 missed as the game landed at 216.