National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 94, Boston 82
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 2, 2014
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #52 Scott Twardoski, #58 Josh Tiven, #55 Bill Kennedy
Attendance: 21721

Bulls 94, Celtics 82: Joakim Noah recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high nine assists to lead host Chicago past Boston.

Carlos Boozer scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half and Luol Deng finished with 14 for the Bulls, who have won four of their last six after a four-game losing streak. Mike Dunleavy scored eight of his 11 points in the second half and had Chicago's only two 3-pointers.

Jordan Crawford paced the Celtics with 22 points. Jared Sullinger chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds and Kris Humphries had nine points, 11 boards and four blocks in a reserve role for Boston, which committed 20 turnovers.

Neither team led by more than six points until Deng finished a personal 6-0 run to give Chicago a 56-49 advantage less than four minutes into the second half. Dunleavy had a rare blocked shot before hitting a jumper with 0.3 seconds left to give the Bulls a 70-62 edge entering the fourth.

Dunleavy found Noah for a basket to begin the fourth and Noah returned the favor on the next possession before Dunleavy hit a pull-up 3-pointer in transition to make it 77-62 and force a Celtics timeout. Boston, which also made only two 3-pointers, never got closer than 10 points down the stretch in losing for the fifth time in six games.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, Boozer and Dunleavy were each whistled for technical fouls. ... Noah fell an assist shy of recording his fourth career triple-double. ... Boston F Jeff Green had 11 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Chicago
Jordan Crawford 22 Scoring Joakim Noah 17
Jordan Crawford 7 Assists Joakim Noah 9
Kris Humphries 11 Rebounds Joakim Noah 11
Jordan Crawford 8 Free Throws Made D.J. Augustin 6
Avery Bradley 2 Steals Jimmy Butler 2
Kris Humphries 4 Blocks Mike Dunleavy 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 82 39.5 2-12 16-23 15 48 8 7 20
Chicago 94 41.7 2-15 22-28 26 41 6 7 13
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.