The Celtics will look for their ninth straight victory Saturday night against the Bulls in a road game at the United Center. Boston will once again be shorthanded in the second half of a back-to-back with Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis expected to be sidelined, among others. They will face a Bulls team that will be trying to move up to a better spot in the play-in tournament. Boston will look to sweep the Bulls this season with a win.
What TV channel is the game on? What time will it start? Saturday’s game kicks off at 8 p.m. ET at the United Center in Chicago. The game will be televised via NBC Sports Boston in New England.
Live Stream Information: NBC Sports | Sling | fuboTV – If you have cable and live in New England, you can use your login credentials to watch the game via NBC Sports. If you don’t have cable, you can stream the game to smart TVs and streaming devices via Sling And fuboTVwhich offers a free trial.
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Boston Celtics (56-14, first in the Eastern Conference) against Chicago Bulls (34-36, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
NBA FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -7.5; plus/minus is 221.5
BOTTOM LINE: Boston hits the road against Chicago in an effort to extend its five-game road winning streak.
The Bulls are 18-22 in Eastern Conference games. Chicago is 18-16 while having fewer turnovers than its opponents and averaging 11.7 turnovers per game.
The Celtics are 37-7 in conference play. Boston leads the Eastern Conference with 46.6 rebounds per game led by Jayson Tatum averaging 8.3.
The Bulls have averaged 11.7 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.1 fewer shots per game than the Celtics are giving up (12.8). The Celtics score 7.4 more points per game (121.1) than the Bulls give up to their opponents (113.7).
The two teams are playing for the third time this season. The Celtics beat the Bulls 129-112 in their last meeting on February 23. Derrick White led the Celtics with 28 points and Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 22 points.
BEST PERFORMERS: Vucevic is shooting 47.9% and averaging 18.2 points for the Bulls. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 24.0 points over the last 10 games.
Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Celtics. White is averaging 13.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.7 blocks over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 6-4, averaging 114.8 points, 41.0 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% since field. Their opponents average 117.4 points per game.
Celtics: 8-2, averaging 120.1 points, 43.5 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents average 106.4 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Coby White: day-to-day (hip), Zach LaVine: out for the season (ankle), Patrick Williams: out for the season (foot), Julian Phillips: out (foot), Alex Caruso: day the day (ankle), Lonzo Ball: out for the season (knee).
Celtics: Jrue Holiday: outside (shoulder), Jayson Tatum: outside (ankle), Al Horford: outside (toe).
