Following the All-Star break, the Chicago Bulls lost 129–112 against the Boston Celtics on Thursday, February 22 at the United Center, marking their 30th defeat of the year.
In just 34 minutes of play on Thursday night, Bulls center Nikola Vucevic led his team in scoring with 22 points (10-19 FG,.526 FG%), 14 rebounds, and two assists, according to Bulls PR.
During the first half, Celtics forward Jaylen Brown scored 20 of his team’s 59 points by halftime, and coach Billy Donovan claimed his side had no answer for him. At 63-59, the Bulls had established a three-point advantage.
Donovan told the Crusader, “We talked about some adjustments and changes on Brown.” “He scored 20 in the initial
Bulls PR reports that Chicago is now 0-2 in their season series with the Celtics and has dropped three straight games against Boston. Chicago has scored 50 or more paint points in 23 games this season when the Bulls scored 50 points against Boston’s 30.
Bulls 112 – Celtics 129 in the end
With 499 career double-doubles, Vučević leads all active NBA centers in scoring. If Vučević records one more double-double, he would make NBA history as the 32nd player to record at least 500 double-doubles in a career. In addition, Vučević recorded his 19th game of the season with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, ranking ninth in the NBA. That happened last night.
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