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Final Score: Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls, 133-77
It was the worst loss in the franchise history for the Chicago Bulls as Boston Celtics crushed them by a margin of 56 points. Celtics improved to 15-10 for the season whereas, Bulls have a horrible record of 6-21 for the season.
The match started with an offensive party hosted by the Celtics, to which there was no invitation for the Bulls. With about six left in the first quarter, the score was 17-0. Yes! Bulls had no points in the first six minutes of the match.
Bulls missed all of their first 12 field goal attempts, forcing Boylen to pull out all his five starters. The first half ended with 64-43, and the lead never went below 13 points in the half.
There is nothing to talk about the second half except Boston's offence. They were shooting and scoring from long range, inside the paint and hammering those monstrous dunks. Bulls never had anything going in the second half and suffered a loss which they would love to forget as soon as possible.
Here are the talking points from the game:
#3 What is wrong with the Bulls?
A new coach, Jim Boylen, has been assigned to the team and Lauri Markkanen is also back from injury. Still, they suffered the worst loss in the franchise history. After a win against the OKC, it seemed like they are back on track but, it is too early to say so.
It was the worst offensive and zero defensive performance by the Bulls. On the defensive end, they were invisible, whereas offensively they were unable to score.
They shot 38.3% from the field and shot just six three-pointers out of the 24 attempted. Only three players were in double figures -- Zach Lavine (11), Cameron Payne (10) and Shaquille Harrison (20).
Check out below what the coach had to say after the match:
It is sad to see a team booed by their fans.
Bulls should forget this night and approach the game against Kings as a new day.
#2 Team Performance by the Celtics
Celtics are back to their original self, winning five in a row. They routed the Bulls today with a fantastic display of offence by all the players.
Celtics are tied at the first place for the biggest road win in the NBA history, according to the ESPN Stats & Info.
Check out the tweet by ESPN Stats & Info below:
Celtics were on an attack mode right from the word go as they took a 17-0 lead to open the match. They shot 58.3% from the field and 51.2 % from beyond the arc.
Seven Celtics players were in double figures yesterday -- Marcus Morris (12), Jason Tatum (18), Daniel Theis (22), Kyrie Irving (13), Jaylen Brown (23), Terry Rozier (15) and Semi Ojeleye (13). The bench is very strong and is one of the X-factors for the Celtics team.
Watch the play of the game for tonight:
Defensively, Celtics very were aggressive and did not allow any easy basket in spite of having a big lead throughout the match.
Below is what the coach had to say after the match:
"I thought our guys were really locked in," Boston coach Brad Stevens said. "They played hard all the way through."
#1 Player of the Match- Jaylen Brown and Daniel Theis
Jaylen Brown and Daniel Theis both impacted the game in their way tonight and are my players of the match.
Brown had been struggling with an injury lately and was out for some time. He is a two-way player and one of the best defenders in the team. He scored 23 points with 8 of 11 shooting, coming off the bench. There could not have been a better way to boost his confidence.
Check out Jaylen Brown's full highlights from yesterday:
Both Aron Baynes and Al Horford were sitting out for this match due to injuries. But Daniel Theis made sure they don't miss their services. Theis scored career-high 22 points, ten rebounds and five assists. He also had four blocks in the game.
Check out Daniel Theis's full highlights from yesterday:
Celtics have so much quality in their team and with players like Brown and Theis coming off the bench, imagine how much talent this squad has. They face the New Orlean Pelicans next and will look to win their sixth game in a row.
