The Bulls were led by two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine with 36 points on 11-19 shooting from the field and 6-11 from deep. Each Bulls starter was in double figures, and star big man Nikola Vucevic posted a 16-point, 14-rebound double-double, shooting 7-9 from the field.

Zach LaVine scored a season-high 36 points and the Chicago Bulls used a fourth-quarter flurry to hold off the Boston Celtics 117-108 on Thursday night in the opener of a home-and-home set.

Bulls star guard Zach LaVine had 14 points on 5-13 shooting from the field and 1-6 from deep. Following the loss, LaVine reflected on the game and how the Bulls need to be better moving forward, via Chicago Sun Times' Joe Cowley.

Zach LaVine, after scoring a season-high to knock off the defending champs: “You go out and play like we did tonight, we can beat anybody; we’re a resilient group.”

Zach LaVine's season-high 36 points against Boston Celtics on Thursday could help raise his trade value for the Chicago Bulls. According to

Bulls guard Zach LaVine finished with 36 points as Chicago took control in the fourth quarter, outscoring Boston 35-22.

The Bulls have no clear path forward to becoming a title contender. They may have peaked with their current core, and they've got a top-ten protected first-round pick this season. Given the stature of the 2025 NBA Draft,

Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 43 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out 10 assists for his third career triple-double and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98.

BOSTON — Zach LaVine sent a message Thursday night against the Boston Celtics. And in case teams throughout the NBA weren’t already listening, he made the case for himself at full volume. For four quarters, LaVine confused and overwhelmed the reigning ...

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BOSTON - Zach LaVine scored a season-high 36 points and the Chicago Bulls used a fourth-quarter flurry to hold off the Boston Celtics 117-108 on Thursday night in the opener of a home-and-home set.

On the same night that coach Billy Donovan dismissed the idea that the Bulls were looking to lose games on purpose or worry about keeping draft picks, he then watched his team go out and beat the defending champions.