{"id":942626,"date":"2026-10-27T10:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942626\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:30:13","slug":"aussies-abroad-giddeys-heroics-not-enough-for-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942626\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussies Abroad: Giddey’s heroics not enough for Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Payton Pritchard made all five of his three-point attempts during Boston’s big third quarter and finished with 28 points, to lead the Celtics to a 134-99 NBA thumping of the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n

Jayson Tatum had 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists in Boston on Monday night (Tuesday AEDT), and Paul George scored 16 points the Celtics (2-1), who outscored the Bulls 39-21 in the third when Prichard scored 19 points.<\/p>\n

Australian Boomers star Josh Giddey tried his best for the visitors, with 11 points, four assists, one rebound and one steal. Norman Powell led the Bulls (1-3) with 20 points.<\/p>\n

Boston never trailed, opening a 16-point lead early in the second quarter, then led by 12 at halftime and 30 after three.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tatum had 19 of his points in the first half, including a buzzer-beating drive at the end of the first and a long three-pointer with 0.8 left in the second.<\/p>\n

The Celtics had been off since winning their home opener against the defending champion Knicks on Friday when Tatum carried them with 36 points.<\/p>\n

Entering the day owning the league’s worst three-point shooting percentage at 22.6 per cent, the Bulls missed 15 of their initial 19 attempts from beyond the arc and finished 12-of-44.<\/p>\n

In Houston, Alperen Sengun had 29 points, nine assists and nine rebounds as the Rockets remained unbeaten with a 120-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 4-0 this season and Monday was their second consecutive win over the Hawks (2-2) after they got a 121-114 win in Atlanta on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Australian Boomer teammates Jock Landale and Dyson Daniels both played their part for the Hawks.<\/p>\n

Still wearing a face guard, Landale finished with eight points, six rebounds and four assists, while Daniels had four assists, four points and one steal.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant added 22 points for the Rockets and Jabari Smith Jr scored 16 points.<\/p>\n

In Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell had 26 points, including five points in overtime, as the Cavaliers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 despite 47 points from Anthony Edwards.<\/p>\n

James Harden added 19 points and Evan Mobley scored 18 for the Cavaliers (2-1), who have won their past four home games against the Timberwolves (3-1).<\/p>\n

Read more >> Team-By-Team: Hooyah & Harden Up<\/a><\/p>\n

In Miami, Cooper Flagg had 29 points and 11 assists as the Dallas Mavericks sent the reeling Heat to 0-4 with a 113-109 win.<\/p>\n

PJ Washington added 20 points, Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving scored 18 and Walter Clayton Jr had 15 for Dallas.<\/p>\n

Giannis Antetokounmpo had his first triple-double since joining the Heat, finishing with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Oklahoma City, Ajay Mitchell scored a career-high 30 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 26 as the short-handed Thunder beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 125-114.<\/p>\n

Jared McCain scored 18 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 15 points and 13 rebounds to help keep Oklahoma City perfect through four games.<\/p>\n

Australia’s Duop Reath contributed five points and had three rebounds in his seven minutes of court time for the Suns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Milwaukee, Tyler Herro had 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Indiana Pacers 110-102 for their first win of the season.<\/p>\n

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