As they gear up to play the Chicago Bulls (13-15) on Saturday, December 21 at United Center, with tip-off at 8:00 PM ET, the Boston Celtics (21-6) have just one player currently listed on the injury report. The Bulls' injury report has two players on it.
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Celtics vs. Bulls Game Info
- When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
- TV: NBCS-BOS and CHSN
- Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Celtics' Injury Report
Celtics Injuries:
Sam Hauser: Out (Back)
Celtics' Top Players (Last 20 Games)
| Name | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 24.8 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Derrick White | 16 | 4.9 | 5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Jaylen Brown | 18.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 16.6 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Jrue Holiday | 10.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Celtics Stats
- Boston averages 119.5 points per game (third in the league) while allowing 110.0 per contest (seventh in the NBA). It has a +255 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 9.5 points per game.
- The Celtics' leading scorer, Jayson Tatum, is sixth in the league putting up 28.3 points per game.
- Boston is ninth in the league at 44.8 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 44.7 its opponents average.
- Tatum tops the Celtics with 9.0 rebounds per game (19th in league play).
- Boston hits 18.8 three-pointers per game (first in the league) at a 36.7% rate (14th in the NBA), compared to the 12.6 per game its opponents make at a 35.0% rate.
- Payton Pritchard is fifth in the league and leads the Celtics with 3.9 made threes per game.
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Bulls' Injury Report
Bulls Injuries:
Torrey Craig: Out (Achilles),
Josh Giddey: Out (Ankle)
Bulls' Top Players (Last 20 Games)
| Name | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Vucevic | 20 | 8.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Zach LaVine | 20 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Josh Giddey | 10.4 | 6 | 6.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 14.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Coby White | 15.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Bulls Stats
- Chicago is being outscored by 2.6 points per game, with a -73 scoring differential overall. It puts up 118.8 points per game (fifth in NBA), and gives up 121.4 per outing (29th in league).
- Nikola Vucevic scored a team-leading 20.9 points per game which ranked him 34th in the league.
- Chicago loses the rebound battle by 1.6 boards on average. It records 44.8 rebounds per game, ninth in the league, while its opponents pull down 46.4.
- Vucevic is 16th in the league with 9.7 rebounds per game, leading the Bulls.
- Chicago hits 16.6 three-pointers per game (second-most in the league) at a 37.8% rate (seventh-best in NBA), compared to the 13.2 per game its opponents make, at a 33.9% rate.
- The Bulls' Coby White sinks 3.2 three-pointers per game (16th in NBA), leading the team.