Home

Celtics

134 –

CHI

Away

Bulls

Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls

October 26, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Celtics beat the Bulls 134-99 on 2026-10-26 at home. The Celtics started Paul George, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Mitchell Robinson, and Jordan Walsh. The Bulls started Norman Powell, Jalen Smith, Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis, and Caleb Wilson. Caleb Wilson (Bulls) scored 23 points (8/22) in his matchups, with Jayson Tatum as his primary defender. Jayson Tatum (Celtics) scored 10 points (3/8) in his matchups, with Caleb Wilson as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

BOS

Boston Celtics 134

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum GS	27:41	23	7	6	1	0	3	4	7-17	2-5	7-8	+18
Paul George GS	25:08	16	5	2	0	0	4	4	5-14	3-7	3-4	+15
Jordan Walsh GS	18:13	4	3	2	3	0	3	2	2-5	0-2	0-0	+8
Derrick White GS	18:01	5	6	4	3	1	6	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	0
Mitchell Robinson GS	16:07	7	7	0	0	0	1	4	3-3	0-0	1-2	+4
Hugo González	23:39	13	5	2	0	1	0	1	4-6	1-3	4-6	+34
Payton Pritchard	21:53	28	1	4	2	0	1	1	10-16	7-10	1-1	+22
Sam Hauser	20:18	11	4	1	0	0	0	4	4-7	3-4	0-0	+36
Neemias Queta	18:59	7	5	1	0	2	0	0	3-5	0-0	1-2	+32
Baylor Scheierman	18:14	2	6	2	1	0	3	3	1-5	0-3	0-0	-2
Luka Garza	12:54	6	3	2	1	0	2	3	1-3	0-1	4-6	-1
Mike Conley	7:07	6	0	0	2	0	1	1	2-2	2-2	0-0	+7
Ron Harper Jr.	6:53	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	+4
Chris Cenac Jr.	4:53	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-2
Totals		134	54	26	14	4	24	28	46-93	21-44	21-29

Did not play: Devin Carter (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Dillon Mitchell (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (Inactive - Coach's Decision)

CHI

Chicago Bulls 99

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Caleb Wilson GS	31:40	17	5	3	1	2	3	3	7-15	1-5	2-4	-3
Norman Powell GS	24:06	20	1	2	4	0	2	3	5-11	4-7	6-7	-3
Josh Giddey GS	23:38	11	1	4	1	1	2	2	4-7	1-4	2-2	-11
Matas Buzelis GS	22:25	11	1	2	1	0	2	2	3-6	2-4	3-4	-27
Jalen Smith GS	20:05	7	6	1	0	0	2	3	2-8	2-5	1-1	0
Noa Essengue	16:05	0	4	0	1	0	1	5	0-5	0-3	0-2	-25
Tre Jones	14:50	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	1-2	0-0	6-8	-17
Leonard Miller	14:22	9	9	0	0	0	2	2	4-7	1-3	0-0	-26
Buddy Hield	12:31	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	-29
Tobe Awaka	12:00	4	6	0	0	1	0	3	2-3	0-0	0-0	-5
Jaylin Sellers	12:00	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0-5	0-5	0-0	-5
Dailyn Swain	12:00	2	2	2	2	0	4	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	-5
Isaac Okoro	11:21	1	1	4	1	1	0	1	0-2	0-2	1-2	+5
Jordan Hawkins	6:53	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-1	-4
Zach Collins	6:04	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	-20
Totals		99	40	20	12	5	24	28	33-84	12-44	21-31

Did not play: Nic Claxton (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Patrick Williams (Inactive - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

BOS

Boston Celtics

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Mitchell Robinson · Jordan Walsh Starter 8.4 min
Jayson Tatum · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 7.2 min
Paul George · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 5.4 min
Luka Garza · Ron Harper Jr. · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González · Chris Cenac Jr. 4.9 min
Paul George · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Baylor Scheierman 3.7 min

CHI

Chicago Bulls

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Norman Powell · Jalen Smith · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis · Caleb Wilson Starter 14.0 min
Jordan Hawkins · Caleb Wilson · Dailyn Swain · Tobe Awaka · Jaylin Sellers 5.1 min
Buddy Hield · Isaac Okoro · Tre Jones · Leonard Miller · Noa Essengue 4.9 min
Norman Powell · Isaac Okoro · Jalen Smith · Josh Giddey · Caleb Wilson 3.4 min
Matas Buzelis · Noa Essengue · Dailyn Swain · Tobe Awaka · Jaylin Sellers 2.7 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Celtics defense

Caleb Wilson 23 pts (8/22) in 66 possessions

Guarded by: Jayson Tatum (25 %, 2 pts) · Paul George (22 %, 7 pts) · Chris Cenac Jr. (11 %, 3 pts)
Matas Buzelis 9 pts (3/4) in 46 possessions

Guarded by: Paul George (29 %, 3 pts) · Sam Hauser (24 %, 2 pts) · Jayson Tatum (13 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Jayson Tatum	Caleb Wilson: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Noa Essengue: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Paul George	Caleb Wilson: 14 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Matas Buzelis: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Hugo González	Buddy Hield: 9 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Dailyn Swain: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Payton Pritchard	Tre Jones: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Josh Giddey: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Sam Hauser	Matas Buzelis: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Buddy Hield: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Neemias Queta	Leonard Miller: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Zach Collins: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Baylor Scheierman	Jaylin Sellers: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dailyn Swain: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Walsh	Norman Powell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dailyn Swain: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Derrick White	Josh Giddey: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Norman Powell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mitchell Robinson	Jalen Smith: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tobe Awaka: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luka Garza	Tobe Awaka: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Smith: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mike Conley	Jaylin Sellers: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tre Jones: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ron Harper Jr.	Jordan Hawkins: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylin Sellers: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Chris Cenac Jr.	Caleb Wilson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dailyn Swain: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Bulls defense

Jayson Tatum 10 pts (3/8) in 57 possessions

Guarded by: Caleb Wilson (19 %, 2 pts) · Matas Buzelis (16 %, 0 pts) · Noa Essengue (12 %, 0 pts)
Paul George 11 pts (4/11) in 51 possessions

Guarded by: Caleb Wilson (31 %, 5 pts) · Matas Buzelis (18 %, 0 pts) · Josh Giddey (13 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Caleb Wilson	Paul George: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jayson Tatum: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Josh Giddey	Derrick White: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Payton Pritchard: 7 poss., 7 pts (2/2)
Norman Powell	Payton Pritchard: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jordan Walsh: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Matas Buzelis	Sam Hauser: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jayson Tatum: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jalen Smith	Mitchell Robinson: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Neemias Queta: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Noa Essengue	Jayson Tatum: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Neemias Queta: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Tobe Awaka	Luka Garza: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mitchell Robinson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tre Jones	Hugo González: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Payton Pritchard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Dailyn Swain	Hugo González: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Baylor Scheierman: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Leonard Miller	Neemias Queta: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jayson Tatum: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jaylin Sellers	Baylor Scheierman: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mike Conley: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Buddy Hield	Sam Hauser: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Payton Pritchard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaac Okoro	Jayson Tatum: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Paul George: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/1)
Jordan Hawkins	Ron Harper Jr.: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Hugo González: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Zach Collins	Neemias Queta: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Paul George: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)