The Boston Celtics (hereinafter referred to as Boston) defeated the Chicago Bulls (hereinafter referred to as Chicago) thanks to the performance of Jayson Tatum (24).
Boston beat Chicago 107-99 by 8 points in the regular league game of the NBA 2022-23 season held at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on the morning of the 10th (Korean time). With this, Boston recorded three consecutive wins with a record of 29-12 and maintained first place in the Eastern Conference. (Chicago 19-22)
In Boston, Tatum scored 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Jalen Brown scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Boston. In Chicago, Jack LaVine contributed 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Nikola Vucevic scored 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Boston took the lead early in the first quarter with Tatum’s hot shot. Tatum scored 12 points in the quarter alone, including two 3-pointers. Chicago almost caught up with Boston’s lead as their bench players played well and finished the first quarter with a 25-28, 3-point lead.
Chicago’s bench players continued their good momentum until the beginning of the second quarter, but they were pushed back by Boston in the starting lineup 메이저놀이터. Boston quickly ran away with a 10-point lead with Tatum and Brown still showing good form, even Derrick White assisting the score. Boston ended the first half with a 59-50, 9-point lead.
Tatum brought momentum with 8 points and 1 assist, including 2 3-point shots, in the 3rd quarter as the main players in Chicago showed a struggle. However, Chicago continued to pursue with Vucevic and Patrick Williams’ 3-point shots and Andre Drummond’s board control. In the meantime, Chicago faced the fourth quarter with a 73-84, 11-point lead.
Chicago succeeded in narrowing the gap to 5 points in the 4th quarter in the absence of Tatum with Rabin’s steal followed by a stepback 3-point shot and consecutive breakthrough points. As soon as Tatum stepped onto the court, he helped Brown score. After a fierce scoring battle, the two teams entered super clutch time.
Lavigne fired another 3-pointer 2 minutes before the end of the game, producing a score that chased up to 2 points, and Tatum made a runaway score with free throws. After taking an offensive rebound, Vucevic scored directly, then took a rebound on a shot that Brown missed, but Lavigne’s three-point shot did not go in. Tatum helped Al Horford’s 3-point shot 25 seconds before the end of the game and even hit a fast dunk 13 seconds before the end.
Afterwards, Boston took a fresh win over Chicago by 107-99, 8 points.