Bulls-Celtics Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Oct 30 2009 2:17AM

The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls met in an epic first-round playoff series last season. The dramatic seven-game showdown had almost everything, except for 12-time All-Star Kevin Garnett.

The Celtics and Bulls are set to square off for the first time since last season's playoffs Friday night in Boston, but this meeting could have a different feel with a healthy Garnett on the court.

In one of the most exciting playoff series in NBA history, Boston finally eliminated Chicago with a 109-99 victory in Game 7 on May 2. The seventh-seeded Bulls gave the defending champions all they could handle with a league-record four games going into overtime. The teams played a total of seven overtimes in those contests, also an NBA record.

"It was a long, grueling series," Boston star Paul Pierce said after Game 7. "I thought this was one of the most mentally tough series I've ever been in."

While Chicago was able to hang with the Celtics, Boston wasn't at full strength.

Garnett missed 25 games and the playoffs last year with strained ligaments in his right knee and spent most of the Chicago series wearing a suit and a scowl.

Garnett's presence in the post was sorely missed as Chicago's Joakim Noah was able to control the boards, averaging 13.1 rebounds. The Bulls center averaged 7.6 boards in 80 regular-season games.

Without Garnett, the Celtics fell short of winning back-to-back titles, losing to Orlando in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Now that Garnett is back and teamed with Pierce and Ray Allen, Boston looks primed to make another title run.

After defeating Cleveland 95-89 in Tuesday's season opener, the Celtics crushed Charlotte 92-59 on Wednesday, holding the Bobcats to a franchise-low in scoring.

Allen led Boston with 18 points Wednesday and Garnett finished with 10 points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes.

Garnett slipped on the floor late in the third quarter and appeared to be slow getting up, but he dismissed concerns of an injury, saying he relaxed because he saw his teammates were back to protect against the fast break.

Garnett left the game with 4:06 remaining in the third as coach Doc Rivers rested his aging Big Three to preserve them for the long haul.

"It's great we could rest our bodies,'' said Pierce, who scored 15 points and also sat out the fourth. "The more rest, the better.''

The Celtics had little trouble shutting down the Bobcats, limiting them to 31.1 percent shooting. Trying to contain a Bulls team led by the dynamic Derrick Rose, however, could pose a bigger problem.

Rose made an immediate impact in last season's playoffs, matching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA record with 36 points in his postseason debut. The rookie was inconsistent the rest of the way, though. Overall, he averaged 29.0 points on 55.7 percent shooting and 9.0 assists in the three wins, and 12.8 points on 42.4 percent shooting and 4.5 assists in the four losses.

Rose missed most of the preseason due to an inflamed tendon behind his right ankle but looked solid in Thursday's 92-85 season-opening win over San Antonio, finishing with 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

The Chicago product showed some of the explosiveness that carried him to the Rookie of the Year award last season and no signs of the ankle pain that had bothered him the past few weeks. After the game, Rose said the ankle was not an issue.

"In the game, I really didn't feel it,'' said Rose, who played 33 minutes.

While Rose will direct the offense this season, the Bulls need somebody to shoulder the scoring load after Ben Gordon signed a free-agent contract with Detroit in the offseason. Luol Deng appeared to be up to the challenge.

Deng had a team-high 17 points on 8 of 13 shooting, a good start after missing the final 22 games last season plus the playoffs with a stress fracture in his right tibia.

"I'm happy," he said. "It was one game.''

The Bulls now try to open with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2002-03.

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Not close this time: Celtics rout Bulls 118-90

Posted Oct 30 2009 11:35PM

BOSTON(AP) Kevin Garnett was an impressed spectator while he was still on the court.

Paul Pierce scored 20 of his 22 points in the third quarter, and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 118-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in the teams' first matchup since last spring's thrilling seven-game playoff series.

``That was beautiful to watch,'' Garnett said of the scoring by dominance by Pierce and teammate Ray Allen one quarter earlier. ``To watch those two play and build the lead up while they were in there.''

Allen, who finished with 20 points, scored nine of Boston's last 13 in the second as it opened a 50-35 halftime edge.

Pierce then hit five 3-pointers after intermission, building the Celtics' lead to 88-61 after three quarters.

``When Ray and Paul are making shots like that, that's pretty darn good,'' Boston coach Doc Rivers said.

Garnett, who missed the final 25 games of the regular season and the playoffs with strained ligaments in his right knee, added 16 points. Rajon Rondo had 16 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics improved to 3-0.

Eddie House came off the Boston bench and was shooting freely in garbage time, finishing with 22 points.

John Salmons led the Bulls (1-1) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jannero Pargo had 13 points, and Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah 10 apiece.

``It's an early season test for us and we didn't respond real well,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. ``In the third they just jumped on us. We weren't physical enough. They're difficult to contend with.''

Unlike their opening-round playoff series that saw the teams play a record seven overtime quarters in four games and had one game decided in the closing seconds, Boston broke this one open early in the first half.

The Celtics pushed their lead to double digits for the first time at 29-19 on Sheldon Williams' fast-break layup early in the second quarter.

The Bulls closed the deficit to nine points on Noah's basket less than a minute later, but it was the last time they'd be within single digits.

That's when Allen took over, using screens to get open and hitting all three field goal attempts. He was also 4 for 4 from the free throw line.

Boston looked determined to put away the Bulls quickly in the second half, with Pierce nailing his five 3s in the third quarter to make it a blowout.

``When you're a scorer and you make a couple, you feel like you're on fire,'' Pierce said.

Garnett heard Pierce say it was time to break open the game, then watched his teammate personally do it.

``Paul said in the locker room, `Let's open the third quarter big and stay aggressive,''' Garnett said.

Chicago shot fairly well in the third, hitting 12 of 22 attempts, but it was no match for Boston's 15 of 20.

``That's when they took off,'' Chicago guard Derrick Rose said. ``They were hitting every shot.''

Notes: Allen passed Hall of Famer John Stockton for 33rd place on the NBA's career scoring list. ... Celtics F Glen ``Big Baby'' Davis spoke for the first time since an early morning fight with a childhood friend the day before the season opener left him sidelined for at least five weeks with a broken right thumb. Executive VP Danny Ainge said the club elected not to suspend him, but fined him an undisclosed amount. ... Noah was given a technical for swatting at the ball while a Celtics player was holding it after the whistle blew midway into the second quarter. ... The Celtics took their team photo about 2 1/2 hours prior to the game. ... Pierce played 31 minutes, Garnett 25 and Allen 24.

• Bulls: Gray, James
• Celtics: Allen, Davis, Walker

• Bulls: Noah
• Celtics: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #42 Eric Lewis, #58 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:24

Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs Noah (Thomas gains possession)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:45	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:24 [BOS 2-0]	Garnett Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Deng Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	11:01
	11:00	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:39	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:38
Noah Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	10:28
	10:26	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:21	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)
	10:17	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:17 [CHI 1-2]
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:17 [CHI 2-2]
	10:04 [BOS 4-2]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Salmons Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:44
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:44
	09:30	Perkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:30 [CHI 3-4]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:30 [CHI 4-4]
	09:09 [BOS 6-4]	Pierce Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:54	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Thomas Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:50
	08:47 [BOS 8-4]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed	08:31
Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:30
Thomas Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:30 [CHI 6-8]
	08:05 [BOS 10-6]	Perkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:51
	07:42	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
	07:41	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:39	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
	07:37	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:34	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:33
	07:16	Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:16
Team Rebound	07:16
	07:16	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:16 [CHI 7-10]
	06:59	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:58
Noah Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:43 [CHI 9-10]
Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:23
	06:23	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:23	Team Rebound
	06:23 [BOS 11-9]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:11 [CHI 11-11]
	06:02 [BOS 13-11]	Perkins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	05:48
Team Rebound	05:47
	05:47	Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	05:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:47	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	05:39
	05:38	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:25	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
	05:23	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:15 [BOS 15-11]	Garnett Turnaround Bank shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Rose Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:15
Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich	05:15
	05:15	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:14
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	04:55
	04:54	Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:37	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:36
	04:26	Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:26 [CHI 12-15]
Noah Substitution replaced by Miller	04:26
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:26
	04:26	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:14	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hinrich (1 BLK)
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:12
	03:59	Garnett Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:59	Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:59 [CHI 13-15]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:59
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:58
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:51	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Deng Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:41
Deng Substitution replaced by Salmons	03:41
Hinrich Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:35
	03:35	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:35	Team Rebound
Rose Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:35
	03:35 [BOS 16-13]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Thomas Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	03:23
Thomas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:23
	03:10	Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Thomas (2 ST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	03:04
Thomas Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	03:04
Thomas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	03:02
Team Rebound	03:00
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	02:52
	02:39	Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:31
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
Thomas Substitution replaced by Pargo	02:31
	02:19	Wallace Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	02:19	Wallace Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	02:19	Rondo Substitution replaced by House
Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	02:08 [CHI 15-16]
	01:48 [BOS 18-15]	Daniels Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Miller Layup Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:24	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:10	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:10
Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	00:54.5 [CHI 17-18]
	00:36.9	House 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:35.9
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	00:17.0
	00:16.3	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:01.8 [BOS 21-17]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:42
Pargo Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)	11:25 [CHI 19-21]
	11:06 [BOS 23-19]	Daniels Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: House (1 AST)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:44	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:38
Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah	10:38
	10:25	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:24
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	10:11
	10:09	Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:00 [BOS 25-19]	House Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	09:35
Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:19
Pargo Substitution replaced by Deng	09:19
	09:19 [BOS 26-19]	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	09:19 [BOS 27-19]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:05	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:01 [BOS 29-19]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:51
	08:51	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
Noah Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	08:33 [CHI 21-29]
	08:14	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:14
Deng Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:50 [BOS 31-21]	Allen Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Salmons Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:50
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Rose	07:50
Miller Substitution replaced by Thomas	07:50
	07:50 [BOS 32-21]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	07:40
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:39
Noah Layup Shot: Missed	07:38
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:37
Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Daniels (1 ST)	07:36
	07:22 [BOS 35-21]	House 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:59 [CHI 23-35]
	06:59	House Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:59
Thomas Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	06:58
	06:56	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:56 [CHI 24-35]
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:56
	06:56	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:42 [BOS 37-24]	House Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Daniels (2 AST)
	06:29	Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	06:29	House Substitution replaced by Rondo
	06:29	Williams Substitution replaced by Perkins
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:29 [CHI 25-37]
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:29 [CHI 26-37]
Noah Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:19
Noah Technical	06:19
	06:19 [BOS 38-26]	Allen Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
	06:19	Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett
	06:12 [BOS 40-26]	Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:58 [CHI 28-40]
Salmons Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:48
	05:48	Timeout : Official
	05:48 [BOS 41-28]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	05:48 [BOS 42-28]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	05:36	Garnett Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Salmons Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	05:36 [CHI 29-42]
Thomas Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	05:27
	05:26	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:07 [BOS 44-29]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	04:46 [CHI 32-44]
	04:25 [BOS 46-32]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)
	04:11	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:11	Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce
Noah Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:02
Noah Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:02
	03:52	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (3 ST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	03:46
Team Rebound	03:43
Noah Substitution replaced by Miller	03:43
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:27	Team Rebound
Miller Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	03:27
	03:27 [BOS 47-32]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:27 [BOS 48-32]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Deng Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	03:20
	03:04	Perkins Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	03:04	Perkins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:04	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
	02:50	Wallace Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:50	Wallace Substitution replaced by Williams
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:50 [CHI 33-48]
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:50
	02:49	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:26	Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	02:25
Deng Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	02:18
Deng Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:18
Deng Substitution replaced by Hinrich	02:18
	02:18	Allen Substitution replaced by House
	02:03	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:02
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:56	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:51	Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Thomas Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)	01:40 [CHI 35-48]
	01:40	Garnett Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	01:40	Team Timeout : Short
	01:40	Garnett Substitution replaced by Wallace
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:40
	01:40	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:27 [BOS 50-35]	Rondo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	01:17
	01:00	House 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:59.9	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:54.8	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	00:53.9
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	00:38.9
	00:37.9	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:30.9	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	00:29.8
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:07.8
	00:03.9	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:00.0	House 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	11:35	Rondo Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Thomas Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:35
	11:20	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	11:19	Rondo Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	11:14 [BOS 53-35]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:55	Rondo Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	10:53 [BOS 55-35]	Pierce Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Deng Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:53
Deng Substitution replaced by Hinrich	10:53
	10:53 [BOS 56-35]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Noah Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)	10:33 [CHI 37-56]
	10:16 [BOS 58-37]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)
Rose Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	09:58 [CHI 39-58]
	09:44 [BOS 61-39]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)	09:28 [CHI 41-61]
	09:10 [BOS 64-41]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:53	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:43	Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	08:35
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:32
Thomas Running Bank shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	08:19 [CHI 43-64]
Hinrich Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:04
	07:55 [BOS 66-43]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (12 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	07:35
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	07:35
Noah Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:31 [CHI 45-66]
	07:18 [BOS 69-45]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)	07:01
	06:59	Rondo Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	06:52 [BOS 72-45]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (13 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:50
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (2 ST)	06:29
	06:19 [BOS 74-45]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (3 BLK)	06:04
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	06:02
Noah Putback Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:00 [CHI 47-74]
	05:40	Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (2 ST)
	05:39	Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Thomas Substitution replaced by Gibson	05:39
Noah Substitution replaced by Miller	05:39
Rose Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	05:18 [CHI 49-74]
	05:00	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:00
	05:00	Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	04:45
	04:44	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:38 [BOS 76-49]	Garnett Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (14 AST)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Pierce (3 ST)	04:26
Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:18
Rose Substitution replaced by Pargo	04:18
	04:07	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:06
Miller Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (5 AST)	03:57 [CHI 51-76]
	03:32 [BOS 78-51]	Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:17	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:07 [BOS 81-51]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Gibson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (6 AST)	02:55 [CHI 53-81]
	02:36	Perkins Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
	02:36	Team Timeout : Regular
Salmons Substitution replaced by Deng	02:36
	02:36	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Deng Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)	02:22 [CHI 55-81]
	02:09	Allen Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:09	Allen Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	02:03	Rondo Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:03 [CHI 56-81]
Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:03 [CHI 57-81]
	01:48 [BOS 83-57]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (15 AST)
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	01:35
	01:34	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:22 [BOS 85-57]	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	01:09
	00:59.9	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:58.9
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	00:46.8
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:46.1
Deng Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:46.1 [CHI 59-85]
	00:29.4 [BOS 88-59]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Hinrich Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:11.7 [CHI 61-88]
	00:00.5	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Miller Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (7 AST)	11:52 [CHI 63-88]
	11:37	Wallace Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	11:36
	11:28	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:28 [CHI 64-88]
Deng Substitution replaced by Johnson	11:28
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:28 [CHI 65-88]
	11:05 [BOS 90-65]	House Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (16 AST)
Gibson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:50 [CHI 67-90]
	10:40	House Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	10:40	House Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)	10:34
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:32
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:15
	10:15	Rondo Substitution replaced by Hudson
	10:09	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:08	House Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:05	House Jump Shot: Missed
	10:05	Team Rebound
Gibson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	10:05
Hinrich Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:04
	09:57	Daniels Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:46
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:43 [CHI 69-90]
	09:24	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	09:23	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:20	Wallace Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)
Hinrich Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:05 [CHI 71-90]
	08:42 [BOS 93-71]	House 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Daniels (3 AST)
	08:30	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:30
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	08:30 [CHI 72-93]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:30 [CHI 73-93]
	08:07 [BOS 95-73]	House Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Wallace (2 AST)
Pargo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:55 [CHI 75-95]
	07:36	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:35	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Gibson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:22
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Hunter	07:22
Miller Substitution replaced by Noah	07:22
Hunter Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:10
	07:10 [BOS 96-75]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:10 [BOS 97-75]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	07:01
	07:00	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:52
	06:52 [BOS 98-75]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:52 [BOS 99-75]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Hunter 3pt Shot: Missed	06:41
	06:40	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:18
	06:18 [BOS 100-75]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	06:18 [BOS 101-75]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	06:05
	06:04	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	05:58	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:56	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	05:52 [BOS 104-75]	House 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Pargo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:33 [CHI 77-104]
	05:10	Hudson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	05:09
Noah Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	04:55 [CHI 79-104]
	04:34 [BOS 106-79]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	04:07 [CHI 81-106]
Hunter Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:58
	03:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:58	Daniels Substitution replaced by Giddens
	03:58 [BOS 107-81]	Hudson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:58	Hudson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	03:57
Pargo Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)	03:44 [CHI 83-107]
Gibson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:27
	03:27 [BOS 108-83]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	03:27 [BOS 109-83]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Hunter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:16
	03:03	Giddens Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	02:52
	02:51	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	02:38 [BOS 111-83]	Wallace Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	02:19
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:18
Johnson Dunk Shot: Missed	02:17
Team Rebound	02:16
Team Timeout : Regular	02:16
	02:16	Wallace Substitution replaced by Daniels
Pargo Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hunter (1 AST)	02:13 [CHI 85-111]
	01:52 [BOS 113-85]	House Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:41
	01:21 [BOS 116-85]	House 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Daniels (4 AST)
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	01:07
Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	01:04
	01:00	Williams Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:00 [CHI 86-116]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:00 [CHI 87-116]
	00:42.9 [BOS 118-87]	Hudson Pullup Jump shot: Made (3 PTS)
Hunter 3pt Shot: Missed	00:27.9
Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)	00:27.3
Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)	00:21.0 [CHI 90-118]
End of 4th Quarter

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