Newer meeting, Oct 30: CHI 111, BOS 125

Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics: player stats (Jan 5, 2026)

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TD Garden · Boston, MA

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CHI

Game leaders

BOS

Points
Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis26 PTS9-12 FG, 3-4 3P, 5-6 FT
Boston Celtics: Anfernee Simons27 PTS9-16 FG, 8-14 3P, 1-2 FT
Rebounds
Chicago Bulls: Nikola Vucevic15 REB3 OREB, 12 DREB
Boston Celtics: Neemias Queta13 REB6 OREB, 7 DREB
Assists
Chicago Bulls: Nikola Vucevic7 AST15 PTS, 2 TOV
Boston Celtics: Derrick White7 AST10 PTS, 0 TOV

On January 5, 2026 at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 115-101. Anfernee Simons scored 27 to lead the Boston Celtics, and Matas Buzelis had 26 for the Chicago Bulls.

Chicago Bulls box score
Chicago Bulls
Nikola VucevicC	36:00	15	15	7	6-14	3-5	0-0	1	0	2	1	-10
Matas BuzelisF	31:00	26	3	2	9-12	3-4	5-6	0	1	2	1	-6
Isaac OkoroF-G	25:00	5	3	1	1-7	1-7	2-2	0	1	1	1	-6
Tre JonesG	23:00	10	5	4	4-7	0-1	2-2	0	0	1	1	-7
Kevin HuerterG	20:00	8	3	0	4-9	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	1	-12
Ayo DosunmuG	28:00	15	3	5	6-13	3-7	0-0	0	1	0	2	-4
Coby WhiteG	25:00	5	6	3	2-7	1-5	0-0	0	0	4	4	-5
Julian PhillipsF	13:00	6	2	0	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	-9
Jevon CarterG	12:00	6	1	1	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	-1
Lachlan OlbrichC	12:00	0	2	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	2	-4
Patrick WilliamsF	10:00	2	2	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	-5
Dalen TerryF	5:00	3	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	-1
Team	240	101	45	25	38-86	16-46	9-10	2	4	11	13

DNP: Zach Collins, Jalen Smith, Josh Giddey, Emanuel Miller, Trentyn Flowers, Noa Essengue

Boston Celtics box score
Boston Celtics
Derrick WhiteG	37:00	10	6	7	3-15	1-10	3-3	3	1	0	1	0
Jaylen BrownG	35:00	14	8	4	6-24	1-6	1-2	0	0	3	2	+12
Payton PritchardG	31:00	21	6	5	8-17	4-7	1-1	1	0	0	1	+11
Neemias QuetaC	25:00	13	13	1	6-9	0-0	1-1	1	1	1	1	+11
Sam HauserF	21:00	9	1	1	3-8	3-7	0-0	1	0	0	2	+6
Anfernee SimonsG	27:00	27	3	3	9-16	8-14	1-2	0	0	3	0	+10
Luka GarzaC	23:00	8	4	0	3-4	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	0	+3
Jordan WalshG	18:00	5	5	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	+7
Hugo GonzálezG	12:00	5	7	1	1-5	1-4	2-2	0	0	0	1	+5
Baylor ScheiermanG	11:00	3	1	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	+5
Team	240	115	54	22	42-104	20-52	11-13	7	4	7	11

DNP: Jayson Tatum, Chris Boucher, Xavier Tillman, Josh Minott, Ron Harper Jr., Amari Williams, Max Shulga

Team stats

Team stats: Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics
CHI	Stat	BOS
44.2%(better)38-86	Field-goal percentage	40.4%42-104
34.8%16-46	Three-point percentage	38.5%(better)20-52
90.0%(better)9-10	Free-throw percentage	84.6%11-13
45	Rebounds	54(better)
6	Offensive rebounds	20(better)
39(better)	Defensive rebounds	34
25(better)	Assists	22
2	Steals	7(better)
4	Blocks	4
11	Turnovers	7(better)
13	Personal fouls	11(better)
37	Bench points	48(better)

Team advanced
CHI	Stat	BOS
96.1	Pace	96.1
105.1	Off. rating	119.7(better)
119.7	Def. rating	105.1(better)
-14.6	Net rating	14.6(better)
55.9(better)	TS%	52.4
53.5(better)	eFG%	50.0
10.8	TOV%	6.0(better)
15.0	OREB%	33.9(better)
0.116	FT rate	0.125(better)
53.5(better)	3PA rate	50.0

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

CHI 29%BOS 71%

Expected margin: BOS by 6.8
Result: BOS by 14: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 7.2 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 4.4 pts toward BOS. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

CHI 1, BOS 2

Jan 5 · this gameChicago Bulls 101, Boston Celtics 115
Jan 24Boston Celtics 111, Chicago Bulls 114
Feb 11Chicago Bulls 105, Boston Celtics 124

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