REPORT: Kristaps Porzingis’ career night leads Celtics past Bulls

Deadspin | Kristaps Porzingis' career night leads Celtics past BullsJan 29, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) controls the ball while Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) defends during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images
Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 34 points and collected 11 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics breeze to a 122-100 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Porzingis made 10 of his 18 field goal attempts, including 8 of 14 shots from behind the 3-point arc. His eight 3-pointers tied his career high.
Porzingis had 26 points in the first half, when he made 6 of 8 shots from behind the 3-point arc.
Jaylen Brown added 28 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Celtics, who also received a 22-point performance from Derrick White. White made four 3-pointers.
The Bulls didn’t have leading scorer Zach LaVine, who is averaging 24.0 points per game. Chicago coach Billy Donovan said LaVine will miss multiple games to be with his wife to prepare for the birth of their third child.
Chicago guard Coby White returned from an ankle injury and scored 16 points in 31 minutes. It was White’s first game since Jan. 19.
Patrick Williams came off the bench and contributed 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Bulls, who were playing the first game of a three-game road trip. Chicago will play at Toronto on Friday and at Detroit on Sunday.
Ayo Dosunmu and Matas Buzelis each had 12 points for Chicago. Nikola Vucevic had 11 rebounds.
Sam Hauser (hip) and Al Horford (toe) didn’t dress for the Celtics, who avoided a third straight home loss.
Boston was 18 of 44 from 3-point range (40.9 percent). Chicago was 37 of 92 from the field (40.2) and 15 of 49 (30.6 percent) from 3.
The Celtics scored the game’s first 10 points and led 26-23 after one quarter. Boston scored 41 points in the second quarter to build a 67-51 halftime lead and was up 96-76 after three quarters.
Boston’s lead peaked at 24 points late in the third quarter. Chicago failed to get closer than 16 points in the fourth.
Boston has won three of the four games between the teams this season.

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