The Boston Celtics dominated the Chicago Bulls 134-99 after Payton Pritchard exploded in the third quarter on Monday night.
Pritchard dropped 28 points along with five of his triples, Jayson Tatum had 23 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, while Paul George added 16 points for Boston, which outscored the Bulls 39-21 in the third when Prtichard scored 19.
On the other hand, Norman Powell led the Bulls with 20 points,
The Celtics never trailed opening a 16-point cushion early in the second, led by 12 at halftime and 30 after three.
Tatum had 19 of his points in the first half including a buzzer-beating drive at the end of the first and long triple with .8 left in the second.
Boston had been off since winning their home opener against the Knicks on Friday when Tatum carried them with 36 points.
George, Pritchard, and Sam Hauser each dropped a triple during a 93-second stretch that pushed Boston ahead 89-70 late in the third.
Two minutes later, Pritchard made another consecutive 3, making it 101-73, and they made 8-of-13 triples in the third.
Meanwhile, entering the day owning the league’s worst three point shooting percentage at 22.6%, the Bulls missed 15 of their initial 19 attempts from beyond the arc and finished 12 of 44.
