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By midway through the first quarter, Boston had already racked up runs of 7-0 and 17-0. Eleven of their first 12 shots were at the rim and the other was a 3-point swish from Jayson Tatum. Al Horford clearly focused on overpowering Bulls rookie Lauri Markkanen in the post, while the rest of the Celtics set their sights on the rim.
The Celtics went four minutes without scoring during one second-quarter stretch, but still entered halftime with a 55-29 lead.