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1-2 · 1-1 on the road
99 – 134
Final · numbers below are from before this game
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1-1 · 1-0 at home

Biggest mismatches

A clash of tempos: CHI plays at the 1st-fastest pace, BOS at the 30th.

BOS's offense ranks 10th in scoring efficiency, and CHI ranks 22nd defending it.

Team vs team

Season before this game (CHI 3 games, BOS 2). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CHIBOS
Scoring
114.714th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 114.6
110.022nd · Below avg
128.028th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 114.6
112.012th · Average
-13.327th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg +0.0
-2.015th · Average
Efficiency
103.326th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.0
113.810th · Above avg
115.722nd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 109.8
114.120th · Average
-12.428th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.2
-0.315th · Average
110.81st
Pace
NBA avg 104.3
97.430th
Shooting
46.0%30th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
54.9%11th · Average
53.2%25th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
57.5%16th · Average
9.328th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 12.7
16.03rd · Top 5
22.6%30th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.0%
39.5%6th · Above avg
0.393rd · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.30
0.2128th · Bottom 5
Defense
54.4%19th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 52.8%
54.5%20th · Average
8.718th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 9.1
8.519th · Average
4.024th · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.2
4.518th · Average
Possessions
15.9%18th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.4%
12.4%2nd · Top 5
29.1%14th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.8%
24.7%22nd · Below avg
48.37th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.7
38.029th · Bottom 5
23.326th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 25.7
26.59th · Above avg

Recent form

Chicago Bulls
LWL

Last 3: average margin -13.3 (season -13.3). Streak L1.

Boston Celtics
LW

Last 2: average margin -2.0 (season -2.0). Streak W1.

Key players

Chicago Bulls
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Caleb WilsonF 21.66.72.753.6
Norman PowellF-G 20.32.71.760.0
Matas BuzelisF 13.04.31.956.0
Jalen SmithF-C 12.18.62.057.2
Boston Celtics
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jayson TatumF 27.06.07.955.1
Paul GeorgeF 20.76.05.060.0
Payton PritchardG 13.43.03.456.0
Derrick WhiteG 11.13.14.954.1

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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