Anfernee Simons got hot in the second half, and a scruffy-looking Celtics team beat the Bulls 115-101 in their return from a five-game road trip.
Here are the takeaways.
Anfernee Simons ignited (and the Celtics needed it).
Simons is now well-established as a player who can get hot and change the complexion of a game in the blink of an eye, but he also has the ability to affect a game more quietly. You had to look closely, but tucked into the background of Jaylen Brown’s 50-point decimation of the Clippers on Saturday were several buckets by Simons that won’t be remembered long but helped the Celtics hold the Clippers at arm’s length.