CHICAGO.- Robert Williams made a pair of free throws with 9.7 seconds left and the Boston Celtics scored the last eight points to beat the Chicago Bulls 114-112 on Saturday.
Dominican Al Horford, in just over 31 minutes on the court, contributed 15 points and eight rebounds in the Celtics’ victory.
Williams, who tied it at 112 with two free kicks with 31 seconds left, finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Boston rallied after trailing 112-106 with 1:57 left.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Jaylen Brown had 19 points and Dennis Schroder had 16 points and eight assists for Boston.
Nikola Vucevic had 27 points for Chicago and rookie Ayo Dosunmu had 21 points and added 10 assists. DeMar DeRozan, who missed a shot at the buzzer that could have tied it for the Bulls, scored 23.
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