Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls
16-8, 6-4 Away
83
16-8, 6-4 Away
8-16, 7-4 Home
94
8-16, 7-4 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 46 | 16 | 6-18 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | 37 | 10-28 | 1-6 | 16-19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 20 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
83 | 29-87 | 5-24 | 20-25 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 30 | ||
33% | 21% | 80% |
Chicago Bulls
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 36 | 20 | 6-15 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | 24 | 5-15 | 3-7 | 11-15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
94 | 28-78 | 8-19 | 30-46 | 58 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 24 | ||
36% | 42% | 65% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
United Center
12:30 AM, 17 December 2002
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 15,042
- Referees:
- Steve Javie
- Jess Kersey
- Rodney Mott
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2 | W4 |
| Toronto | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 13 | .552 | 4.5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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