Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Boston 53-29, Chicago 41-41
Game 1 on Sunday, 16 April: Chicago wins at Boston, 106-pts-102
Game 2 on Tuesday, 18 April: Chicago wins at Boston, 111-pts-97
Game 3 on Friday, 21 April: Boston wins at Chicago, 104-pts-87
Game 4 on Sunday, 23 April: Boston wins at Chicago, 104-pts-95
Game 5 on Wednesday, 26 April: Chicago loses at Boston, 108-pts-97
Game 6 on Friday, 28 April: Boston wins at Chicago, 105-pts-83

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Boston Celtics visited and topped the Chicago Bulls 105-pts-83 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1335 victory. With the series 1335 win, the Boston Celtics improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 63-25 (snapping a four-series losing streak) overall and 7-5 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1335 loss, the Chicago Bulls see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 27-24 overall and 4-7 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Boston Celtics in series 1335 was LLWWWW: Series 1335 thus becomes the fifth NBA Preliminary-round series, the 11th NBA series (all rounds), and the 37th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The 29-point lead by the Boston Celtics over the Chicago Bulls after three quarters of series 1335 Game 6 was the largest best-of-7 NBA playoff game lead by a road team after three quarters in the Preliminary round since series 1271, in which the Chicago Bulls themselves led the Bucks in Milwaukee by 39 points after three quarters of Game 6 of their 2015 NBA Preliminary-round series. Just as Chicago ousted Milwaukee via Game 6 of their 2015 NBA Preliminary-round series, so it was that Boston ousted Chicago via Game 6 of their 2017 NBA Preliminary-round series.

After Game 5: The Boston Celtics hosted and bested the Chicago Bulls 108-pts-97 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1335 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 36-3 and a Game 6 record of 20-19. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 0-12 and a Game 6 record of 5-7. Series 1335 Game 5 was the first game in this series won by the home team.

After Game 4: The Boston Celtics visited and bested the Chicago Bulls 104-pts-95 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1335 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 29-12 and a Game 5 record of 29-12, while the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 9-11 and a Game 5 record of 10-10. Series 1335 thus becomes only the fifth best-of-7 NBA playoff series (and the first since 2005) to open with a WWLL @ VVHH win/site order.

After Game 3: The Boston Celtics visited and bested the Chicago Bulls 104-pts-87 to reduce the Chicago Bulls best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1335 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 18-4 and a Game 4 record of 10-12. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 9-16 with an active four-series losing streak and a Game 4 record of 16-9. Series 1335 thus becomes only the tenth best-of-7 NBA playoff series (and the first since 2014) to open with a WWL @ VVH win/site order. Series 1335 Game 3 ties series 211 Game 3 (in which the Los Angeles Lakers visited and defeated the old San Francisco Warriors 115-pts-98 in the 1969 NBA Quarterfinals, en route to a six-game series victory) for the largest Game 3 margin of victory by a road team which lost Games 1-2 of a best-of-7 NBA playoff series at home.

After Game 2: The Chicago Bulls visited and defeated the Boston Celtics 111-pts-97 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1335 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 14-1 and a Game 3 record of 8-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 1-12 with an active eleven-series losing streak and a Game 3 record of 7-6. The sole series victory by the Boston Celtics upon trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil was series 215, over the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1969 NBA Finals. The sole series loss by the Chicago Bulls upon leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil was series 942, to the Washington Wizards in the 2005 NBA Preliminary round. Series 1335 marks only the fourth time in best-of-7 NBA playoff history (and the first time since 1995) that a team which trailed its playoff opponent by 12 or more regular-season games won Games 1-2 against that playoff opponent.

After Game 1: The Chicago Bulls visited and outscored the Boston Celtics 106-pts-102 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1335 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 20-7 and a Game 2 record of 15-12. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Celtics have a series record of 10-20 with an active four-series losing streak and a Game 2 record of 17-13 with an active four-Game 2 losing streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NBA regular season, the Boston Celtics finished twelve games ahead of the Chicago Bulls. From 1947 through the 2016 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by twelve regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 15-5 (.750) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1335 is the 88th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Boston Celtics, and the 51st for the Chicago Bulls. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Boston Celtics have an all-rounds series record of 62-25 with an active four-series losing streak, a Preliminary-round series record of 6-5, and a Game 1 record of 57-30 with an active four-Game 1 losing streak, while the Chicago Bulls have an all-rounds series record of 27-23, a Preliminary-round series record of 4-6, and a Game 1 record of 27-23. Series 1335 is the third best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls. Boston defeated Chicago in each of their first two best-of-7 NBA playoff series meetings.