芝加哥——芝加哥公牛隊上一次與波士頓凱爾特人隊比賽時，他們以球隊歷史上最懸殊的比分輸掉了比賽，幾乎沒有任何希望的跡象。

認為這是一個相當大的變化。Zach LaVine得到職業(yè)生涯最高的42分，Lauri Markkanen得到個人最好的35分和15個籃板，公牛在周六晚上以126-116戰(zhàn)勝凱爾特人，得到了一些回報。

“那是幾個月前的事了，”馬克卡寧說?！斑@是我們腦海里的想法。我們沒有談論太多。教練們對此只字未提。自從1996年11月20日邁克爾·喬丹和斯科蒂·皮蓬在對太陽的比賽中各得37分以來，拉文和馬克卡寧成為芝加哥隊在同一場比賽中得分超過35分的第一對隊友。

11月5日在紐約的比賽中，拉文打破了此前41次的記錄。馬克卡寧上賽季對陣尼克斯時的最佳表現是33分，成為10年來芝加哥隊連續(xù)8場比賽得分超過20分的第四名球員。公牛隊在去年12月以133比77擊敗曼聯中心，這也是凱爾特人隊歷史上最大的一次勝利。凱里歐文以37分和10次助攻領銜凱爾特人。阿爾·霍福德得到19分，但凱爾特人在6場比賽中第四次失利。

教練斯蒂文斯說:“在NBA，你會遇到很多麻煩。”

這是1。但歐文并不擔心凱爾特人的困境會持續(xù)到季后賽。

“不，”他說。

為什么不呢?

“因為我在這里，”歐文說。公牛隊在第二節(jié)開始時打出了18-3的高潮，從而抹去了5分的差距，并在上半場領先15分，最終以64-51的比分領先對手進入更衣室。

他們在第三節(jié)一開始就連進8球，以72比53領先，羅賓洛佩茲的勾手和飛球結束了這一沖刺。在比賽還剩6分25秒時，馬克卡寧的3分幫助公牛87-62領先，公牛頂住了壓力。

Irving在第四節(jié)開始時打出3分將比分縮小到94-86。但是馬克卡寧用他自己的一個球回答了這個問題，然后在比賽還剩9分28秒的時候得到了一個3分，使比賽變成了14分。這和上次會議有很大的不同，那次會議上芝加哥隊的先發(fā)球員在最后20分鐘被安排休息，這是吉姆·博伊倫在接替被解雇的弗雷德·霍伯格之后擔任主教練的第三場比賽。一些球員提出了抵制第二天訓練的可能性。取而代之的是，他們舉行了一場只有球員參加的會議，另一場是與教練和管理層的會議。

雷文說:“我認為這讓我們作為一個團隊走到了一起，因為有些話可能是你不想聽到的——雙方，教練和球員?！眲P爾特人:斯蒂文斯對西北大學整修后的威爾士-瑞安球場有積極的評價，在凱爾特人周五的訓練之后?！拔乙恢闭J為去不同的地方是很有趣的，有時這是一個機會去看一些新的東西，在一個新的健身房。有(西北大學教練克里斯·柯林斯)和我們杜克大學的球員的聯系，我知道那會很有趣。”我認識那里的很多人，也有一些足球方面的朋友。我們還有額外的時間?！笨铝炙乖诙趴舜髮W(Duke)打球，在2013年接受西北大學的這份工作之前，他曾是那里的一名長期助理。2010-11賽季歐文在紐卡的唯一一個賽季，他是邁克·沙舍夫斯基的手下。杰森·塔圖姆——現在是他的第二年——也在杜克大學打球。史蒂文斯在執(zhí)教巴特勒時曾兩次造訪西北大學。

公牛隊:博伊倫沒有關于小奧托波特的最新消息，他因為左腿下部拉傷在下半場缺席了比賽。公牛隊籃板比凱爾特人隊高49-32,21次罰球中有20次。芝加哥熊隊教練馬特·納吉(Matt Nagy)在上半場中場休息時坐在底線附近，全場起立鼓掌。凱爾特人:下周二拜訪多倫多猛龍隊。公牛隊:周一主場迎戰(zhàn)密爾沃基雄鹿隊。

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原標題：

LaVine scores career-high 42 as Bulls top Celtics

原文：

CHICAGO — The last time they played Boston, the Chicago Bulls walked off the court with the most lopsided loss in franchise history and little signs of hope.

Consider this quite a change.

Zach LaVine scored a career-high 42 points, Lauri Markkanen finished with a personal-best 35 points and 15 rebounds, and the Bulls got some payback with a 126-116 victory over the Celtics on Saturday night.

"That's in the past, a couple of months ago," Markkanen said. "We had it in the back of our minds. We didn't talk about it too much. The coaches didn't say anything about it."

LaVine and Markkanen became the first Chicago teammates to score 35 or more in the same game since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen each had 37 points at Phoenix on Nov. 20, 1996.

LaVine surpassed his previous high of 41 at New York on Nov. 5. Markkanen, whose best coming in was 33 against the Knicks last season, became the fourth Chicago player in 10 years to score 20 or more in eight straight games. And the Bulls won their season-high third in a row while returning the favour for a 133-77 beating at the United Center in December that was also the biggest romp in the Celtics' storied history.

Kyrie Irving led Boston with 37 points and 10 assists. Al Horford scored 19, but the Celtics lost for the fourth time in six games.

"You're going to have clunkers in the NBA," coach Brad Stevens said.

This was one. But Irving isn't concerned the Celtics' struggles will carry into the playoffs.

"No," he said.

Why not?

"Because I'm here," Irving said.

PULLING AHEAD

The Bulls went on an 18-3 run to start the second quarter, wiping out a five-point deficit, and got up by as much as 15 in the first half before taking a 64-51 lead to the locker room.

They scored eight straight early in the third to go up 72-53, Robin Lopez's hook and floater capping that spurt. Markkanen's 3 made it 87-62 with 6:25 left in the period, and the Bulls withstood a push down the stretch.

Irving hit a 3 to cut it to 94-86 early in the fourth. But Markkanen answered with one of his own, then drove for a three-point play to make it a 14-point game with 9:28 remaining.

LOOKING BACK

It was a big change from the previous meeting, when Chicago's starters got benched for about the final 20 minutes in what was Jim Boylen's third game as coach after replacing the fired Fred Hoiberg. Some players raised the possibility of boycotting practice the following day. Instead, they held a players-only meeting and another with coaches and management.

"I think it brought us together as a team because there were things that were said that maybe you didn't want to hear — both sides, coaches and players," LaVine said.

TIP-INS

Celtics: Stevens had positive reviews for Northwestern's renovated Welsh-Ryan Arena, after the Celtics practiced there on Friday. "I've always thought it's fun to go to different places and sometimes it's an opportunity to see something new, be in a new gym. With (Northwestern coach Chris Collins') connection with our Duke players I knew that would be fun. I know a lot of guys on that staff and have a couple friends on the football staff as well. We had an extra time to come." Collins played at Duke and was a longtime assistant there before taking the Northwestern job in 2013. He was on Mike Krzyzewski's staff for Irving's lone season there in 2010-11. Jayson Tatum — now in his second year — also played at Duke. Stevens made two visits to Northwestern when he coached Butler.

Bulls: Boylen had no update on F Otto Porter Jr., who sat out the second half because of a strained lower left leg. ... The Bulls outrebounded the Celtics 49-32 and made 20 of 21 foul shots. ... Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy got a standing ovation when he was shown seated along the baseline during a timeout late in the first half.

UP NEXT

Celtics: Visit the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.

Bulls: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.

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