According to Yahoo! Sports and the Chicago Tribune, the Bulls are interested in shopping their No. 17 pick. The Tribune mentions the possibility of a deal that would send Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich and the draft pick to a possible suitor. An ESPN report indicates the Clippers might be willing to surrender the No. 8 pick for Deng and the 17th pick. That’s a deal that would make sense for both sides, as the Clippers would get a solid 3 man while the Bulls would free up more money to acquire a big-name free agent.

At the half … Celtics 49, Bulls 31

• Kevin Garnett leads all scorers with 16 points. Derrick Rose leads the Bulls with 10.
• The Celtics outscored the Bulls 30-12 in the paint.
• The Celtics also outrebounded the Bulls 27-23. KG pulled down seven boards.
• Tyrus Thomas and Luol Deng shot a combined 2-for-17.
• Leon Powe scored seven points in seven minutes off the bench. Ben Gordon was scoreless in nearly 12 minutes as a reserve.