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Zach LaVine back where he belongs as Bulls down the Celtics

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The Bulls’ Zach LaVine drives to the basket between the Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, left, and Malcolm Brogdon.

Zach LaVine was right where he belonged.

Or at least where he felt he belonged: on the court, with the game still up for grabs, ball in hand.

It was a different scenario from three nights earlier, when coach Billy Donovan sat LaVine late in a loss to the Magic, which obviously led to some hurt feelings.

“You play a guy like me down the stretch,’’ LaVine said afterward.

Message heard.

With the Celtics chipping away at the Bulls’ lead Monday and 3:44 left in the game, LaVine made a 29-footer to all but gut-punch the comeback.