East top seed Celtics in trouble as Bulls take 2-0 lead

Chicago’s Jimmy Butler against Boston’s Isaiah Canaan. (AP)

BOSTON –Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Rajon Rondo finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their series against the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Butler added eight rebounds and eight assists. Rondo’s night ended with 11 points and 14 assists on a night when all five Bulls starters reached double figures.