nba Game Recap
Recap - Celtics Defeat Chicago 124-97
Boston cruised to victory on Tuesday, running Chicago out of the gym and running up a 124-97 score at TD Garden.
Boston won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -12.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 220.0.
Jaylen Brown had 30 points for Boston and Jayson Tatum chipped in with 21 points. Jrue Holiday had 9 assists for the Celtics, while Sam Hauser was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Chicago got 19 points from DeMar DeRozan in a losing cause and another 19 points from Coby White. DeMar DeRozan contributed 6 assists for the Bulls, while Nikola Vucevic had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Boston were victorious, as the score was 69-50 at the break.
Boston had a 52-37 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Boston takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Chicago, they head home to face Milwaukee.