The NBA-leading Boston Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls 124-113 on Saturday night, with Jayson Tatum scoring 26 points and Sam Hauser and Al Horford each contributing 23 points.Hauser made seven of Boston’s 21 three-pointers, while Horford went five for ten from beyond the arc. Derrick White scored seventeen. Payton Pritchard added 15 points and eight assists for the Celtics, who moved within two wins of their season-best streak despite missing Jaylen Brown (sprained right ankle) and Kristaps Porzingis (right hamstring).Boston scored nine straight points to go ahead by eight early in the fourth quarter and held on down the line. With 3:04 left, Luke Kornet scored on a tip-in and Tatum drove for a basket, bringing the score to 117-107.DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 26 points. Alex Caruso, Nikola Vucevic, and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 14 points as the Bulls suffered their second loss in a row.Read More: Latest Chicago news headline.Chicago’s Dalen Terry got the fans cheering late in the third quarter with a powerful tip-in slam following DeRozan’s failed jumper, giving the Bulls a one-point lead. They led 92-91 in the last minute of the quarter when Pritchard hit a finger-roll layup and two free throws to spark a nine-point surge for Boston. Hauser sealed the deal with a three-pointer in the first minute of the fourth quarter, making it 100-92.Tatum scored 19 points, and Sam Hauser added 14 for Boston, which led 66-60 at halftime.The Celtics made 13 of 27 3-pointers, with Hauser hitting four of five and Horford hitting three. Tatum nailed a step-back jumper and a three to put it 66-55 with little over a minute left, before Vucevic hooked up for Chicago and White converted from beyond the arc to make it a six-point game.The Bulls have signed guard/forward Javonte Green to a 10-day deal, bringing him back for his second stay with the franchise. Green spent portions of three seasons in Chicago after being acquired from Boston as part of a three-team trade that included Washington in March 2021. He appeared in ten games this season for Golden State’s G League club.