Tatum scores 35, Pritchard adds 29 off the bench and Celtics outlast Bulls 138-129 – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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CHICAGO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 35 factors and had 14 rebounds to guide the Boston Celtics previous the Chicago Bulls 138-129 in Saturday night time’s NBA Cup pool recreation.

Reserve Payton Pritchard added a season-best 29 factors, together with 11 straight throughout a fourth-quarter run that gave the Celtics the lead for good.

Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 32 factors and had 11 rebounds for Chicago, which may have secured a spot within the Cup quarterfinals with a victory. Atlanta, which defeated Cleveland earlier within the day, secured the Group C berth and can advance to the knockout spherical.

Zach LaVine added 29 factors for the Bulls, together with 4 3-pointers to grow to be the franchise’s career leader in made 3s.

Tied at 108, Pritchard made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to begin an 11-4 run that gave Boston some respiratory room. Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis every added 21 factors.

The groups traded double-digit scoring runs late within the second quarter earlier than going into halftime tied at 67.

Takeaways

Celtics: Boston had its full roster obtainable for the primary time this season however solely three reserves performed vital minutes. It didn’t harm that Pritchard, who performed 28 minutes and a lot of the fourth quarter, was a part of that trio.

Bulls: LaVine’s third 3-pointer with 3:05 to play pulled the Bulls inside 125-122 and made him the franchise’s profession chief. He completed with 4 3s and now has 1,051, two greater than Kirk Hinrich.

Key second

Pritchard hit a deep 3-pointer with 5:25 to play to cap his 11-point spurt and put Boston forward 119-112. He completed the night time 7 for 11 from behind the arc and scored all however 5 of the Celtics’ 34 bench factors.