WE CAN BEAT ANYONE: BULLS

LaVine upbeat after they humble champs Celtics; James sets NBA minutes mark

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BOSTON - Do not write off the Chicago Bulls - that was the message from Zach LaVine, after he scored a season-high 36 points to lead his team to a 117-108 upset of defending NBA champions Boston Celtics on Dec 19.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, meanwhile, once again made National Basketball Association (NBA) history.

The story of the day, however, was at the TD Garden.

LaVine went 11-of-19 from the floor and made six three-pointers while adding six rebounds and four assists for the Bulls, who improved to 13-15 for the season.

"We're a good team," he said. "We're competitive and we're a resilient group. We're better than what people predicted we will be.

"Obviously, you can lose to anybody in this league, but if we go out there and play like we did, we could beat anybody."

Ayo Dosunmu contributed 17 points for Chicago, while Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 14 rebounds.