{"id":598824,"date":"2026-02-12T12:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/598824\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:44:18","slug":"celtics-beat-injury-riddled-bulls-124-105-as-vucevic-scores-19-against-his-former-team-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/598824\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics beat injury-riddled Bulls 124-105 as Vucevic scores 19 against his former team"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON — – Payton Pritchard<\/a> scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics<\/a> rolled past the Chicago Bulls<\/a> 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

Jaylen Brown<\/a> added 24 points. Nikola Vucevic<\/a> finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won six of their last seven games.<\/p>\n

The Celtics carried a 28-point into halftime, taking advantage of a Chicagos team that was missing several top contributors. Boston’s lead rose as high as 33 in the second half.<\/p>\n

Rob Dillingham<\/a> had 16 points and seven assists to pace Chicago, which has lost six straight. Matas Buzelis<\/a> added 15 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n

Vucevic and Chicago’s Anfernee Simons<\/a> played against their former teams for the first time since being swapped in a trade deadline deal last week.<\/p>\n

It was Vucevic’s second double-double in three games with the Celtics. Simons finished with seven points. It marked his first time being under 15 in his four consecutive starts for the Bulls.<\/p>\n

The Bulls played without Isaac Okoro<\/a> (knee), who joined what was already a lengthy Bulls injury list. Josh Giddey<\/a> has been out since Jan. 28 when he aggravated a hamstring injury in a Jan. 28 loss to Indiana. Tre Jones<\/a> also has been dealing with a hamstring issue that’s kept him sidelined since Jan. 22.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Bulls: Host Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 19<\/p>\n

Celtics: At Golden State on Thursday, Feb. 19<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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