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Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls

October 30, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Celtics beat the Bulls 125-111 on 2026-10-30 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 18 points (6/16) in his matchups, with Jayson Tatum as his primary defender. Jayson Tatum (Celtics) scored 11 points (3/12) 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 125

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum GS	34:38	26	7	7	0	0	4	5	9-20	2-7	6-8	+5
Paul George GS	26:55	18	6	8	3	0	2	2	7-15	2-7	2-2	+8
Derrick White GS	25:32	9	2	4	2	0	1	1	4-6	1-2	0-0	+16
Mitchell Robinson GS	18:53	11	4	0	0	1	0	2	4-4	0-0	3-5	-3
Jordan Walsh GS	10:32	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	1-3	0-2	0-0	+3
Payton Pritchard	34:45	30	3	3	2	0	3	5	9-17	3-9	9-9	+12
Baylor Scheierman	23:21	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	+2
Neemias Queta	19:56	13	6	0	1	1	1	1	3-5	0-0	7-10	+16
Sam Hauser	18:09	6	3	2	0	0	0	1	2-4	2-4	0-0	+12
Hugo González	15:12	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	+4
Luka Garza	6:56	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	1-3	0-0	3-4	+5
Ron Harper Jr.	2:56	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Chris Cenac Jr.	2:15	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	-4
Totals		125	41	28	10	2	14	27	42-82	10-32	31-40

Did not play: Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision)

CHI

Chicago Bulls 111

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Caleb Wilson GS	31:17	23	5	4	1	2	1	5	7-16	6-11	3-6	-3
Norman Powell GS	30:58	16	2	3	0	0	0	4	4-11	1-5	7-8	-4
Jalen Smith GS	27:23	5	12	1	0	2	1	4	2-8	0-5	1-2	+3
Josh Giddey GS	24:46	13	4	5	0	0	4	1	4-8	2-5	3-4	+2
Matas Buzelis GS	19:52	14	5	1	0	0	2	4	5-11	2-5	2-2	-14
Tre Jones	19:56	12	4	4	4	1	1	0	4-10	0-1	4-6	-22
Isaac Okoro	18:16	6	3	2	0	1	1	3	2-5	1-4	1-1	+4
Buddy Hield	17:02	5	3	1	1	0	1	1	2-5	1-3	0-0	-10
Noa Essengue	16:27	10	4	0	0	0	2	3	3-7	1-3	3-5	-9
Tobe Awaka	12:18	2	7	1	1	0	2	4	0-0	0-0	2-6	-1
Leonard Miller	10:45	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	1-5	0-4	0-0	-18
Jordan Hawkins	5:51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	+2
Jaylin Sellers	3:18	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	+6
Zach Collins	1:51	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-6
Totals		111	51	24	7	6	16	33	35-92	15-50	26-40

Did not play: Patrick Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

BOS

Boston Celtics

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Mitchell Robinson · Jordan Walsh Starter 8.2 min
Jayson Tatum · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 5.0 min
Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Mitchell Robinson · Payton Pritchard 3.6 min
Jayson Tatum · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman 3.5 min
Paul George · Derrick White · Mitchell Robinson · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman 3.3 min

CHI

Chicago Bulls

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Norman Powell · Jalen Smith · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis · Caleb Wilson Starter 8.5 min
Norman Powell · Isaac Okoro · Jalen Smith · Josh Giddey · Caleb Wilson 6.5 min
Buddy Hield · Isaac Okoro · Jalen Smith · Tre Jones · Noa Essengue 4.4 min
Norman Powell · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Caleb Wilson · Tobe Awaka 3.6 min
Buddy Hield · Jordan Hawkins · Noa Essengue · Tobe Awaka · Jaylin Sellers 3.3 min

Who guarded whom

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

Celtics defense

Caleb Wilson 18 pts (6/16) in 62 possessions

Guarded by: Jayson Tatum (41 %, 9 pts) · Paul George (20 %, 2 pts) · Payton Pritchard (9 %, 2 pts)
Matas Buzelis 15 pts (5/6) in 41 possessions

Guarded by: Derrick White (18 %, 5 pts) · Paul George (17 %, 3 pts) · Jayson Tatum (13 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Payton Pritchard	Tre Jones: 14 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Isaac Okoro: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Jayson Tatum	Caleb Wilson: 26 poss., 9 pts (3/8) · Isaac Okoro: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Derrick White	Josh Giddey: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Matas Buzelis: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Paul George	Caleb Wilson: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Josh Giddey: 10 poss., 9 pts (4/6)
Baylor Scheierman	Norman Powell: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tre Jones: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Neemias Queta	Jalen Smith: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Leonard Miller: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Sam Hauser	Buddy Hield: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Isaac Okoro: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mitchell Robinson	Jalen Smith: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Matas Buzelis: 4 poss., 4 pts (1/1)
Hugo González	Noa Essengue: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Buddy Hield: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Walsh	Norman Powell: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Caleb Wilson: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Luka Garza	Tobe Awaka: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Leonard Miller: 1 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Ron Harper Jr.	Buddy Hield: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tobe Awaka: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Chris Cenac Jr.	Tobe Awaka: 3 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Jordan Hawkins: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Bulls defense

Jayson Tatum 11 pts (3/12) in 71 possessions

Guarded by: Caleb Wilson (19 %, 3 pts) · Isaac Okoro (14 %, 0 pts) · Matas Buzelis (12 %, 4 pts)
Paul George 10 pts (4/11) in 52 possessions

Guarded by: Caleb Wilson (37 %, 5 pts) · Josh Giddey (14 %, 2 pts) · Matas Buzelis (11 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Norman Powell	Jordan Walsh: 15 poss., 6 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Caleb Wilson	Paul George: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jayson Tatum: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Jalen Smith	Mitchell Robinson: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Neemias Queta: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Josh Giddey	Payton Pritchard: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Derrick White: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Matas Buzelis	Jayson Tatum: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Derrick White: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tre Jones	Payton Pritchard: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Baylor Scheierman: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Buddy Hield	Sam Hauser: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Noa Essengue	Jayson Tatum: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Hugo González: 7 poss., 7 pts (2/2)
Isaac Okoro	Jayson Tatum: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Payton Pritchard: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Tobe Awaka	Luka Garza: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Neemias Queta: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Leonard Miller	Neemias Queta: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jordan Hawkins	Baylor Scheierman: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick White: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaylin Sellers	Ron Harper Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Payton Pritchard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zach Collins	Neemias Queta: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jayson Tatum: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)