The Boston Celtics' struggles following the All-Star break continued on Saturday, as the team suffered a disappointing 126-116 defeat at the hands of the 16-44 Chicago Bulls.
It was a terrible effort from the entire team, save for Kyrie Irving who dropped a team-high 37 points. However, perhaps the most noteworthy statistic in this ugly loss is Terry Rozier's awful +/- rating of -52.2 in just under 16 minutes of action.
Terry Rozier’s net rating over 15:47: minus-52.2.
Only Kyrie in the positive for this game, and everyone else deep in the negative. pic.twitter.com/WWVZXYzk8x
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) February 24, 2019
That's a terrible look for Terry Rozier who appeared absolutely out of sorts in this one, scoring only three points on 1-of-9 shooting. The 24-year-old also made only one out of his six attempts from deep in an evening that he will likely want to forget at the soonest time possible.
As mentioned previously, it was only Irving who seemed interested in the contest, as his 37-point effort came along with three 3-pointers, five rebounds, 10 assists a steal, a block and just two turnovers in 41 minutes of play.
Veteran big man Al Horford did step up with 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting along with two rebounds, three assists and a block, but he too had a negative +/- rating against the Bulls.
Chicago would just not let up throughout the evening, and despite losing newcomer Otto Porter Jr. in the second quarter due to a leg problem, they would muster enough strength to overcome the Celtics. It was the duo of Zach LaVine (42 points, five 3-pointers) and Lauri Markkanen (35 points, 15 rebounds) who led the way for the Bulls, as they combined to hand the C's their second consecutive defeat following the All-Star break.
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