Celtics beat injury-riddled Bulls 124-105 as Vucevic scores 19 against
his former team
[February 12, 2026]
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the
Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night
in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. |
Chicago Bulls guard Anfernee Simons (22) pressures Boston Celtics guard
Jaylen Brown (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game,
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) |
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Jaylen Brown added 24 points. Nikola Vucevic finished with 19
points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won six of
their last seven games.
The Celtics carried a 28-point into halftime, taking advantage
of a Chicagos team that was missing several top contributors.
Boston’s lead rose as high as 33 in the second half.
Rob Dillingham had 16 points and seven assists to pace Chicago,
which has lost six straight. Matas Buzelis added 15 points and
eight rebounds.
Vucevic and Chicago’s Anfernee Simons played against their
former teams for the first time since being swapped in a trade
deadline deal last week.
It was Vucevic’s second double-double in three games with the
Celtics. Simons finished with seven points. It marked his first
time being under 15 in his four consecutive starts for the
Bulls.
The Bulls played without Isaac Okoro (knee), who joined what was
already a lengthy Bulls injury list. Josh Giddey has been out
since Jan. 28 when he aggravated a hamstring injury in a Jan. 28
loss to Indiana. Tre Jones also has been dealing with a
hamstring issue that’s kept him sidelined since Jan. 22.
Up next
Bulls: Host Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 19
Celtics: At Golden State on Thursday, Feb. 19
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