In Friday’s victory over the Nets, Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics as he recorded a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists while Payton Pritchard added 32 points, four rebounds and four assists of his own.

Kevin Huerter sealed the win for the Bulls over the Celtics with a game-winner with 0.2 seconds left in regulation.

The Chicago Bulls are hoping to make Derrick Rose proud by pulling off the upset over the East's second-best team.

The Celtics ought to come away with a victory if they bring their best to bear, but it is unclear if they will have the legs to do so.

On Friday, a last-second 3-pointer from the left corner helped lift the Celtics to a dramatic victory in Brooklyn. One night later, a shot from the same spot handed them a loss in Chicago.

BOTTOM LINE: Boston visits the Chicago Bulls after the Celtics took down the Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in overtime. The Bulls have gone 14-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago is fifth in the NBA with 18.0 fast break points per game led by Coby White averaging 3.6.

The Celtics were coming off a tough back-to-back ahead of Saturday's loss but Anfernee Simons didn't think that was an excuse.