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Celtics escape Bulls behind fourth-quarter surge from Payton Pritchard, keeping NBA Cup wild-card hopes alive
Pritchard scored 19 of his 29 points in the first 6:35 of the fourth quarter. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 35 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. Both players connected for seven 3-pointers.
Celtics lose starter to injury, beat Bulls to keep NBA Cup hopes alive
Boston’s 138-129 victory at the United Center kept Joe Mazzulla’s club alive in the NBA’s in-season tournament. The Celtics cannot win their group – Atlanta did so with its win over Cleveland earlier in the day – but can claim the Eastern Conference’s wild-card berth if they finish with the best point differential of the three second-place teams.
4 takeaways as Celtics beat Bulls with important NBA Cup stakes
The Celtics played all the way to the final buzzer in Friday's win over the Bulls as they tried to up their point differential for NBA Cup purposes.
Payton Pritchard catches fire as Celtics beat Bulls, give themselves a Cup chance: 9 takeaways
The Celtics defeated the Bulls 135-129 in an NBA Cup contest in Chicago on Friday night. Read more on Boston.com.
NBA Cup Clinching Scenarios For Celtics, From Advancing to Elimination
The Boston Celtics have a chance to advance to the knockout stage of the NBA Cup on Friday. The team will be taking on the Chicago Bulls and Boston needs a few
Celtics eliminate Bulls from NBA Cup contention
Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 29 points as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 138-129 Friday in the fourth NBA Cup game for each team.
NBA quarter-season grades for every East team: Celtics and Cavaliers earn best marks, one squad gets an 'F'
Every team in the NBA has played between 19 and 23 games, which means the 2024-25 regular season is about 25% complete. (To ...
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla appreciates that NBA Cup allows him to throw out the ‘unwritten rules’
The Celtics scored three extra points in the final seconds of their win over the Bulls after Joe Mazzulla's timeout. Read ...
Celtics vs. Bulls: Start time, where to watch, what's the latest
The Celtics held off a second-half rally to show the Cavaliers who's the boss in the Eastern Conference. It was the perfect ...
Jaylen Brown's Monster Dunk in Bulls vs Celtics Goes Viral
Unfortunately, the highlight of the night came at the expense of the Bulls. Celtics star Jaylen Brown dropped the hammer on ...
Analysis: The NBA’s 3-point craze is only getting crazier, with the Celtics leading the charge
Make more 3-pointers than your opponent in this NBA era, and you’re likely to win. Make a lot more 3s than your opponent, and ...
Bulls come up short against Boston in final NBA Cup game, Zach LaVine sets Bulls all-time three-point record
Zach LaVine passed Kirk Hinrich for the most made threes in Bulls history on the way to 29 points against Boston. Nikola ...
5 takeaways after the Chicago Bulls were eliminated from the NBA Cup, including Lonzo Ball replacing Josh Giddey in the closing lineup
The Chicago Bulls came minutes away from advancing in the NBA Cup in-season tournament but couldn’t close in a 138-129 loss ...
Bucks, Knicks cruise, advance to NBA Cup's knockout stage
With the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup all set, there will be a new champion as well as an almost entirely different field ...