The NBA’s best shooting team shot the lights again on Friday night as the host Boston Celtics hit 53 percent from the floor on the way to an easy 104-92 win over the Chicago Bulls.
Kevin Garnett paced the Celtics, which put all five starters in double-figures, with 20 points and a season-high 17 rebounds. Rajon Rondo had 12 points and 19 assists for Boston, which won its sixth straight game.
Boston (15-4) never trailed. Chicago rallied to tie the contest a couple of times but each time the Celtics responded with runs.
Ray Allen had 10 points in the first quarter as Boston took a 31-19 lead. He finished with 14 points.
Chicago went on a long run and tied the game at 34, but Boston shot 54 percent from the field in the first half and led 53-48 at the break.
Paul Pierce capped an 11-1 run with a driving layup midway through the third quarter to give Boston a 64-53 edge and Chicago never got the deficit under double digits the rest of the way. The Celtics improved to 9-1 at home.
Derrick Rose led the Bulls (9-8) with 20 points. Carlos Boozer scored 12 points in 21 minutes in his second game of the season.
Chicago | Boston | |
Derrick Rose 20 | Scoring | Kevin Garnett 20 |
Derrick Rose 8 | Assists | Rajon Rondo 19 |
Joakim Noah 10 | Rebounds | Kevin Garnett 17 |
Derrick Rose 5 | Free Throws Made | Kevin Garnett 6 |
Carlos Boozer 2 | Steals | Rajon Rondo 3 |
Joakim Noah 1 | Blocks | Glen Davis 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Chicago | 92 | 41.9 | 5-13 | 25-34 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
Boston | 104 | 53.1 | 1-9 | 17-22 | 29 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 9 |