>>NBA:  Bulls Fall To Celtics

 

Isaiah Thomas scored 22 points and later joined fans doing the wave as it circled TD Garden, leading the Boston Celtics over Chicago 100-80 Sunday and sending the Bulls to their season-high fifth straight loss.

 

The Celtics rushed to a 13-0 lead, shutting out Chicago until Dwyane Wade's jumper nearly six minutes into the game.

 

Thomas, the team's leading scorer at 29.2 points per game, played only 24 minutes and sat the entire final quarter. He had some fun with the fans in the closing minutes of the blowout, taking part with teammate Jae Crowder in the crowd's cheer.

 

Avery Bradley had 17 points and Marcus Smart and Al Horford both added 12, and no Boston starter played more than 32 minutes.

 

Robin Lopez and Denzel Valentine paced the Bulls with 13 points apiece. Wade scored only eight points and Jimmy Butler had five.

 

>> Pacers Win

Paul George and the Indiana Pacers find themselves in the thick of a tight playoff race. George scored a team-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Pacers to a much-needed 102-98 home win Sunday over Miami, which had won 21 of its previous 25 games.