NBA 2018-19, Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls: 3 talking points

#2 Team Performance by the Celtics

Boston Celtics

Celtics are back to their original self, winning five in a row. They routed the Bulls today with a fantastic display of offence by all the players.

Celtics are tied at the first place for the biggest road win in the NBA history, according to the ESPN Stats & Info.

Check out the tweet by ESPN Stats & Info below:

The Celtics defeated the Bulls 133-77, tied for the largest road win in NBA history.In 1986, the SuperSonics defeated the Rockets by 56 points (136-80).

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 9, 2018

Celtics were on an attack mode right from the word go as they took a 17-0 lead to open the match. They shot 58.3% from the field and 51.2 % from beyond the arc.

Seven Celtics players were in double figures yesterday -- Marcus Morris (12), Jason Tatum (18), Daniel Theis (22), Kyrie Irving (13), Jaylen Brown (23), Terry Rozier (15) and Semi Ojeleye (13). The bench is very strong and is one of the X-factors for the Celtics team.

Watch the play of the game for tonight:

Tonight’s @JetBlue Play of the Game honors go to @dtheis10 who throws down the hammer off the dish from Kyrie and racks up a career-high 22pts! pic.twitter.com/7MYGnYHbVs

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 9, 2018

Defensively, Celtics very were aggressive and did not allow any easy basket in spite of having a big lead throughout the match.

Below is what the coach had to say after the match:

"I thought our guys were really locked in," Boston coach Brad Stevens said. "They played hard all the way through."