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Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Final — October 26, 2026

Chicago Bulls logo
Chicago Bulls
99
Top scorer Norman Powell58 games
FINAL
Boston Celtics logo
Boston Celtics
134
Top scorer Jayson Tatum16 games
Monday, October 26 · 7:40 PM ET
CHIOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)BOS
23rd111.0
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
118.12nd
10th116.3
PPG
114.819th
CHIDefenseBOS
22nd115.8
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
110.24th
28th121.5
Opp PPG
107.21st
CHITeamBOS
22nd−4.8
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+7.94th
CHILast 10 gamesBOS
+7+7+7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Game by game
-8-8+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4
3-7
Last 10
8-2
-7
Net points
+16
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
CHIRest & travelBOS
2 days
Days of rest
3 days
851 mi1,369 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
CHIKey injuriesBOS
Nic Claxton COut
Players out or limited
Devin Carter GOut
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Bulls visited the Celtics on Monday, October 26 at 7:40 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Bulls scored 116.3 points per game (10th of 30) and allowed 121.5 (28th). The Celtics scored 114.8 points per game (19th of 30) and allowed 107.2 (1st).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Bulls 111.0 (23rd), Celtics 118.1 (2nd). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Bulls 115.8 (22nd), Celtics 110.2 (4th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Bulls −4.8 (22nd), Celtics +7.9 (4th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Celtics closed as 14.5-point favorites at home against the Bulls. The spread opened at Celtics -13.5. The total closed 233.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bulls +535, Celtics -800) prices the Bulls at 15% and the Celtics at 85%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Chicago Bulls 99, Boston Celtics 134

Boston Celtics won by 35.

  • Against the closing spread (Boston Celtics -14.5): Boston Celtics covered.
  • Combined score 233 vs the closing total of 233.5: Under.
  • Boston Celtics closed at -800 on the moneyline (a 85% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1
OpenCeltics -13.5 (-115)
Bulls +13.5 (-105)
CloseCeltics -14.5 (-110)
Bulls +14.5 (-110)
Totalno move
Open233.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close233.5 (o -107 / u -112)
Moneyline
OpenBulls +562 14%
Celtics -847 86%
CloseBulls +535 15%
Celtics -800 85%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Chicago Bulls logo
Bulls
58 games · Norman Powell
  • Points per game21.727th
  • Rebounds per game3.5207th
  • Assists per game2.5158th
  • Minutes per game29.6
54 games · Josh Giddey
  • Points per game17.071st
  • Rebounds per game8.326th
  • Assists per game9.13rd
  • Minutes per game32.1
Boston Celtics logo
Celtics
16 games · Jayson Tatum
  • Points per game21.8
  • Rebounds per game10.0
  • Assists per game5.3
  • Minutes per game32.6
37 games · Paul George
  • Points per game17.365th
  • Rebounds per game5.399th
  • Assists per game3.688th
  • Minutes per game30.7

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Bulls won 4 and the Celtics 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Feb 11, 2026Bulls 105, Celtics 124
Celtics won

Jan 24, 2026Celtics 111, Bulls 114
Bulls won

Jan 5, 2026Bulls 101, Celtics 115
Celtics won

Jan 29, 2025Bulls 100, Celtics 122
Celtics won

Dec 21, 2024Celtics 123, Bulls 98
Celtics won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

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