Who won Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls?

The Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98 on December 21, 2024.

Jayson Tatum scored 43 for the Boston Celtics with 15 rebounds; Nikola Vučević scored 19 for the Chicago Bulls with 10 rebounds.

Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls

2024-25 · Regular season Sat, Dec 21, 2024 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls head-to-head · Boston Celtics schedule · Chicago Bulls schedule

Final

Away

Chicago Bulls

Venue: United Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98 on the road on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at United Center. Jayson Tatum had 43 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for the Boston Celtics. Nikola Vučević had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists for the Chicago Bulls.

The Boston Celtics led 61-54 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 32-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Vučević (double-double, Chicago Bulls), Jayson Tatum (triple-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 24, Chicago Bulls 30. Kristaps Porziņģis had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls?: The Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98 on December 21, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Jayson Tatum scored 43 for the Boston Celtics with 15 rebounds; Nikola Vučević scored 19 for the Chicago Bulls with 10 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	28	33	32	30	123
Chicago Bulls	28	26	23	21	98

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 43 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 15 Jayson Tatum
Assists: 10 Jayson Tatum

Chicago Bulls

Points: 19 Nikola Vučević
Rebounds: 10 Nikola Vučević
Assists: 6 Ayo Dosunmu

Jayson Tatum triple-double (43 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST) · Nikola Vučević double-double (19 PTS, 10 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jayson Tatum starter	35:31	43	15	10	0	0	4	16-24	9-15	2-2	2	+13
Jaylen Brown starter	33:00	19	5	8	1	0	2	9-20	0-5	1-2	0	+16
Kristaps Porziņģis starter	29:38	22	7	2	2	2	1	8-15	2-6	4-4	4	+14
Jrue Holiday starter	29:01	7	6	1	2	0	0	3-5	1-3	0-0	3	+14
Derrick White starter	25:34	8	4	1	0	1	3	3-12	0-6	2-2	0	+6
Payton Pritchard bench	31:40	6	4	2	2	0	0	2-7	2-6	0-0	1	+31
Al Horford bench	25:02	8	7	0	1	1	2	3-7	1-3	1-2	1	+21
Luke Kornet bench	19:22	4	8	3	0	0	0	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	+10
Xavier Tillman bench	4:18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Jaden Springer bench	3:27	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	+0
Jordan Walsh bench	3:27	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	1-1	0	+0

Chicago Bulls
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Ayo Dosunmu starter	32:15	7	4	6	1	0	1	3-7	1-4	0-0	1	-10
Nikola Vučević starter	32:08	19	10	2	1	0	1	8-19	0-4	3-3	1	-17
Zach LaVine starter	29:32	14	4	4	1	0	2	4-11	4-5	2-2	1	-12
Coby White starter	25:24	14	0	1	1	0	3	5-14	2-8	2-2	4	-23
Patrick Williams starter	21:49	14	5	5	1	1	1	5-11	2-4	2-2	0	-5
Matas Buzelis bench	20:07	9	1	2	0	1	0	4-10	1-4	0-0	2	-13
Julian Phillips bench	16:43	7	4	2	0	1	0	2-5	2-4	1-2	2	-4
Jalen Smith bench	16:36	2	8	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	-16
Lonzo Ball bench	15:17	2	2	2	2	0	1	1-5	0-3	0-0	0	-6
Talen Horton-Tucker bench	14:20	3	3	1	1	0	1	1-5	1-2	0-0	1	-10
Dalen Terry bench	11:31	3	1	1	0	1	2	1-5	1-2	0-0	2	-9
Jevon Carter bench	4:18	4	1	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Torrey Craig, Josh Giddey, E.J. Liddell

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	Chicago Bulls
12/14 (85%)	Free throws	10/11 (90%)
33/55 (60%)	2 pointers	23/57 (40%)
15/45 (33%)	3 pointers	14/41 (34%)
48/100 (48%)	Field goals	37/98 (37%)
59	Rebounds	43
42	Defensive rebounds	33
17	Offensive rebounds	10
27	Assists	28
12	Turnovers	12
8	Steals	8
4	Blocks	4
12	Fouls	14
12	Max points in a row	6
38:10	Time spent in lead	5:36
29	Biggest lead	4

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Chicago Bulls ahead)

Largest margin: 28 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 9
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 29 Q4 5:33
Largest lead · Chicago Bulls: 4 Q1 5:15
Longest run: 12-0 Boston Celtics · Q4 10:15 to Q4 6:45

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
11:46	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	1	0
11:46	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	2	0
11:27	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	5	0
10:48	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 3-pt field goal	5	3
10:29	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	7	3
9:52	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal	7	5
9:22	Chicago Bulls	Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal	7	8
8:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	9	8
8:26	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal	9	11
8:14	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	11	11
7:36	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	11	13
6:19	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	13	13
5:38	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	13	15
5:15	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	13	17
5:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	15	17
4:39	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	17	17
4:26	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal	17	20
3:55	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	19	20
3:12	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	21	20
2:57	Chicago Bulls	Zach LaVine Free throw	21	21
2:57	Chicago Bulls	Zach LaVine Free throw	21	22
2:20	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	22	22
1:59	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 3-pt field goal	22	25
1:49	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	25	25
1:24	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	28	25
0:44	Chicago Bulls	Dalen Terry 3-pt field goal	28	28

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
11:37	Chicago Bulls	Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal	28	30
11:19	Chicago Bulls	Julian Phillips Free throw	28	31
11:04	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	31	31
10:39	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	33	31
9:36	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	34	31
9:36	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	35	31
8:49	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	37	31
8:39	Chicago Bulls	Ayo Dosunmu 2-pt field goal	37	33
8:17	Chicago Bulls	Julian Phillips 3-pt field goal	37	36
7:43	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	39	36
7:33	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	39	38
6:51	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	42	38
6:31	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal	42	40
6:17	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams Free throw	42	41
6:17	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams Free throw	42	42
6:07	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	44	42
5:42	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	46	42
5:20	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 2-pt field goal	46	44
5:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	49	44
4:32	Chicago Bulls	Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal	49	47
3:39	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	51	47
3:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	53	47
2:49	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	55	47
2:20	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	56	47
2:20	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	57	47
2:02	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	59	47
1:56	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	59	49
1:43	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	61	49
1:30	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	61	51
0:49	Chicago Bulls	Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal	61	54

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
11:16	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	63	54
10:56	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	63	55
10:56	Chicago Bulls	Coby White Free throw	63	56
10:17	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 3-pt field goal	63	59
9:56	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	66	59
9:17	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	66	61
8:35	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	69	61
8:12	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	72	61
7:53	Chicago Bulls	Zach LaVine 3-pt field goal	72	64
7:24	Chicago Bulls	Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal	72	67
7:03	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	74	67
6:49	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 2-pt field goal	74	69
6:34	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	76	69
6:14	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	78	69
5:50	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević Free throw	78	70
5:50	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević Free throw	78	71
5:35	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	78	73
5:15	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	80	73
4:17	Boston Celtics	Al Horford Free throw	81	73
3:12	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	83	73
2:26	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 2-pt field goal	83	75
2:02	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	85	75
1:28	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	88	75
0:36	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	90	75
0:16	Chicago Bulls	Lonzo Ball 2-pt field goal	90	77
0:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	93	77

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
11:16	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	94	77
11:16	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	95	77
10:55	Chicago Bulls	Coby White 2-pt field goal	95	79
10:15	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	97	79
9:29	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	100	79
8:24	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	102	79
8:02	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	104	79
6:45	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	107	79
6:34	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	107	81
6:09	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	109	81
5:55	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	109	83
5:33	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	112	83
5:18	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	112	85
5:18	Chicago Bulls	Nikola Vučević Free throw	112	86
4:52	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	114	86
4:38	Chicago Bulls	Talen Horton-Tucker 3-pt field goal	114	89
4:14	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	117	89
3:45	Chicago Bulls	Julian Phillips 3-pt field goal	117	92
2:06	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	119	92
2:06	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	120	92
1:52	Chicago Bulls	Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal	120	94
1:23	Boston Celtics	Jaden Springer 2-pt field goal	122	94
1:23	Boston Celtics	Jaden Springer Free throw	123	94
1:04	Chicago Bulls	Jevon Carter 2-pt field goal	123	96
0:19	Chicago Bulls	Jevon Carter 2-pt field goal	123	98

2024-25 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 2-1. Final series: Boston Celtics 3-1.

Nov 29: Boston Celtics 138 at Chicago Bulls 129
Dec 19: Chicago Bulls 117 at Boston Celtics 108
Dec 21: Boston Celtics 123 at Chicago Bulls 98 (this game)
Jan 29: Chicago Bulls 100 at Boston Celtics 122

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Chicago Bulls 98-123 Boston Celtics — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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