Field Level Media: Mirotic, Portis Guide Upset Of Celtics

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Field Level Media

Kyrie Irving's absence provided enough of an opening for the suddenly-hot Bulls to pull out a win against the NBA-leading Celtics on Monday night.

With the Celtics' All-Star point guard sidelined by a bruised left quad, Chicago used big nights from Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis to seal their third straight victory and hold Boston to a season low in points with a 108-85 win.

Mirotic led the way with a game-high 24 points and eight rebounds and Portis scored 23 to help the Bulls overcome their own key absence of rookie and leading scorer Lauri Markkanen, who was out with back spasms.

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