Celtics-Bulls Preview

By MIKE LIPKA
Posted Dec 12 2009 12:30AM

The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls went toe-to-toe in a classic first-round playoff series last April, but the teams certainly don't look like an even matchup now.

The Celtics already have one blowout win over Chicago this season, and they'll be looking for a 10th straight victory overall as they visit the sputtering Bulls on Saturday night.

Boston was playing without star forward Kevin Garnett during the 2009 postseason, and the Bulls took advantage by nearly pulling off a shocking upset of the second-seeded Celtics, who advanced only after a seven-game series that featured a total of seven overtime periods.

While Boston (18-4) has returned to the top of the Eastern Conference with a healthy Garnett and a string of nine consecutive victories, Chicago has slipped closer to the bottom after losing nine of its last 11.

Five of the Celtics' last six wins have come on the road, where they are 10-1 this season after opening a three-game trip with a 104-102 win at Washington on Thursday night.

Most of the team's recent victories have been more comfortable, but Boston needed a late tiebreaking dunk from point guard Rajon Rondo to beat the Wizards.

"We believe we can win games in any situation, and that's a good sign," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said.

Rondo finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds as all five Boston starters scored in double figures for the third straight game. Center Kendrick Perkins leads the NBA in field-goal percentage (65.8 percent) and Rondo leads the team with 10 double-doubles, creating even more balance behind the formidable Big Three of Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

Pierce was unsatisfied with Thursday's win after the Celtics squandered a 14-point halftime lead and allowed an opponent to score 100 points in regulation for just the fifth time this season.

"We have to continue to get better," Pierce told the NBA's official Web site. "We try to concentrate on playing better basketball. Putting two halves together and putting four quarters together is what is important to us. Yes, we are happy that we won, but we are a little disappointed at how the way we played in the second half."

The Celtics couldn't have been much more pleased with a 118-90 home win over the Bulls on Oct. 30, and the season hasn't improved much for Chicago.

After losing nine of their previous 10 games, including home defeats against struggling Toronto and New Jersey, the Bulls (8-13) needed overtime to take a 96-91 victory over lowly Golden State on Friday night.

"We needed a win. Like I said before, it's just the nature," forward Luol Deng said. "You start losing your confidence, stop believing in yourself and you just want to put an end to that as soon as you can."

Chicago improved its defense, holding the Warriors to 38.1 percent shooting after the Bulls' previous 10 opponents shot a combined 48.5 percent and averaged 106.3 points. The Bulls barely averaged 90 points in that stretch.

"It's been rough," guard Kirk Hinrich said. "Hopefully this will get us back toward the right track of playing good basketball."

The Bulls will try to buck another trend after struggling mightily when playing on consecutive nights this season. They've lost the second half of all four of their back-to-backs by an average of more than 26 points.

After Saturday's game, it won't get much easier for Chicago with the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers set to visit the United Center on Tuesday.

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Celts take Bulls' best punch, run away for 10th straight win

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday December 12, 2009 11:51PM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- The challenge for the Bulls Saturday was to make the game a challenge for the Boston Celtics.

With newfound energy against a unique rival, the Bulls gave it the old college try. But the Celtics pulled away late in the second quarter and kept pulling away throughout the second half on the way to their 10th straight win, 106-80 over the host Bulls.

The Bulls dropped their 10th game in the last 12, shot a season-low 32 percent for the game and went 1-for-9 from the 3-point line. Three of their last four losses were by at least 20 points.

The Celtics had seven players in double figures, led by Rajon Rondo with 16 points. He also had 14 assists. Kevin Garnett had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Derrick Rose had 19 points for the Bulls but was 8-for-19 from the field. Likewise, Luol Deng had 17 points but was 5-for-16 from the field. He also missed 5-of-12 free throws. Taj Gibson had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls.

For the Bulls to have a chance in the game, the thinking was that they would have to play a perfect game. When they started missing shots, losing rebounds and mishandling dribbles, the game got out of hand quickly.

"You can never play a perfect game,'' Bulls guard John Salmons said. "Trying to play a perfect game puts too much pressure on the team."

"They are a better team,'' Bulls center Joakim Noah said. "But anything can happen in one game."

Despite their disparate records, the Celtics (19-4) and the Bulls (8-14) are now significant rivals as a result of the Bulls' surprising effort in the first round playoff series against Boston last season. That series went seven games and taught the Bulls just how far they can go with concerted and constant effort.

So the Bulls came out to play with the Celtics in the first half Saturday, going out to a 6-0 lead and battling the visitors basket for basket through the first quarter. Noah matched Garnett with six rebounds in the first 12 minutes, and Deng matched Paul Pierce for leading scorer with eight points.

For the Bulls, the slide began immediately in the second quarter, when Salmons traveled on a clear layup, and Noah threw up a bad hook. The Celtics scored on the other end and took a 33-26 lead.

Rose, who has been "told'' by local sports radio types (broadcasters and listeners) to be more aggressive, took the ball to the basket on three consecutive possessions, pulling the Bulls back to within two points, 39-37. But the Celtics took little time to build their first double-digit lead, 51-41, on a Ray Allen 3-pointer.

That basket came after Deng missed a 3-pointer and Gibson mishandled the rebound, an indication that the Bulls need to play perfectly to have a chance to succeed.

It happened again in the third quarter when Noah failed to get the handle on a defensive rebound, the Celtics missed a shot, Deng got out on a fast break and lost the dribble before he ever got to the basket. Allen answered with a 3-pointer again and the Celtics had a 67-59 lead when the Bulls were looking at getting the advantage down to three points.

"They made shots and we didn't,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "They made free throws and we turned the ball over too much. Then you start chasing them."

It's hard for the Bulls to chase anybody when they can't score from 3-point range. They rank 27th in 3-point percentage.

"It's different when you make them,'' Del Negro said. "It spreads their defense. It opens up the lane. We just have to make up for that by being more efficient."

"That's the makeup of our team,'' Salmons said. "We've got to be true to our team and use what we've got."

The Celtics started the game off slowly, took the Bulls' best shot, then demolished the opposition with contributions from the entire roster. While the two starting teams played each other rather evenly, when the combatants went to the bench, the game turned Boston's way.

"In the first half, I thought [the bench] was the group that actually stretched the lead for us and got us going,'' Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "I thought in the first quarter we just traded baskets. Once we just started defending in the second quarter, we stretched the lead."

While the Bulls must have known they needed a tremendous effort to stay in the game, the Celtics probably knew they didn't need their best effort to beat the Bulls.

"We are just focused on us, trying to do the right things and do what we need to do,'' Boston's Rasheed Wallace said. "We're trying to go out and play the way we need to play and execute the way we need to get wins."

• Celtics: Daniels, Davis, Walker
• Bulls: James

• Celtics: --
• Bulls: Miller

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #19 James Capers, #50 Olandis Poole
• Attendance: 21257
• Duration: 2:16

Boston Celtics (25-8)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Perkins (Rose gains possession)
	11:49 [CHI 2-0]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:30	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:13	Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
	11:11	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:09 [CHI 4-0]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:33	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:32
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	10:24
	10:23	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:20 [CHI 6-0]	Salmons Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:56	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:39	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:38
	09:32	Rose Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	09:25
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:23
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	09:20 [BOS 3-6]
	09:07	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:05
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	08:56 [BOS 6-6]
Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:37
	08:37 [CHI 7-6]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:37 [CHI 8-6]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	08:32	Miller Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (1 PF)
Rondo Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:32 [BOS 7-8]
Rondo Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (2 PTS)	08:32 [BOS 8-8]
Pierce Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:24
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:23
Pierce Layup Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:21	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:13	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:10
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:03 [BOS 10-8]
	07:46 [CHI 10-10]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	07:27
	07:20 [CHI 12-10]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:51	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:50
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:46 [BOS 12-12]
	06:46	Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	06:46	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	06:46 [BOS 13-12]
	06:34	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:33
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)	06:28
	06:23	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
	06:23	Team Rebound
	06:20 [CHI 14-13]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	06:09 [BOS 15-14]
	06:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:50 [CHI 16-15]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	05:32 [BOS 17-16]
	05:12 [CHI 18-17]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	05:04
	05:03	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:56	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:55
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	04:33 [BOS 19-18]
	04:11	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	04:09	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:07
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	04:07
	04:07	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:07	Team Rebound
	04:07	Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	04:07 [CHI 19-19]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	03:56 [BOS 21-19]
Pierce Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:42
Allen Substitution replaced by House	03:42
	03:36	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rondo (1 BLK)
	03:36	Team Rebound
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	03:36
	03:34 [CHI 21-21]	Noah Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hinrich (1 BLK)	03:19
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:15
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	03:12
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:10
House Jump Shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
House Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:58
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
	02:51	Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:50
House 3pt Shot: Missed	02:27
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:26
Wallace Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	02:15 [BOS 23-21]
	01:56 [CHI 23-23]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Garnett Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:47
Garnett Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:47
	01:47	Deng Substitution replaced by Johnson
Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams	01:47
	01:36	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
	01:36	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:36
	01:36	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:36	Team Rebound
	01:36 [CHI 24-23]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	01:24
House Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:23
House Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:19 [BOS 25-24]
	01:08	Noah Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	01:08	Noah Substitution replaced by Gray
	01:08	Rose Substitution replaced by Salmons
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	00:54.9
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:54.8
Williams Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:54.8 [BOS 27-24]
	00:44.0 [CHI 26-27]	Johnson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)
House 3pt Shot: Missed	00:38.9
	00:37.5	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:19.9	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:16.9 [BOS 29-26]
	00:00.9	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:00.6
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (25-8)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	11:45
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	11:43
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	11:39
	11:38	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:36	Salmons Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	11:24	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:24 [BOS 30-26]
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:24 [BOS 31-26]
	11:10	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:08
Wallace Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:54 [BOS 33-26]
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:30
	10:30	Johnson Substitution replaced by Deng
	10:30 [CHI 27-33]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	10:30 [CHI 28-33]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gibson (2 ST)	10:21
	10:18 [CHI 30-33]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Salmons (5 AST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)	09:57
	09:55	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:39	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:38
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:21
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	09:21
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:09
	09:09 [CHI 31-33]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	09:09 [CHI 32-33]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Wallace Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Scalabrine (1 AST)	08:55 [BOS 35-32]
	08:35	Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)
	08:11	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Regular	08:11
House Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:11 [BOS 36-32]
	08:11	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
House Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:11 [BOS 37-32]
Scalabrine Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:59
	07:59	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:59	Team Rebound
	07:59	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Rose
	07:59 [CHI 33-37]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)	07:42
Team Rebound	07:42
	07:42	Deng Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scalabrine Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:42
House Substitution replaced by Rondo	07:42
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:42 [BOS 38-33]
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:42 [BOS 39-33]
	07:30	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
	07:28	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:27	Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:23
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	07:12
	07:11	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:03 [CHI 35-39]	Rose Fade Away Bank shot: Made (7 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:42	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:32 [CHI 37-39]	Rose Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	06:20 [BOS 41-37]
	06:08 [CHI 39-41]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Rondo Running Bank shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:53 [BOS 43-39]
	05:41	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
	05:37	Salmons Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins	05:37
Williams Substitution replaced by Garnett	05:37
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:37 [BOS 44-39]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:37 [BOS 45-39]
	05:22	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	05:17	Jump Ball Rose vs Garnett (Pierce gains possession)
Team Rebound	05:17
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:02
	05:01	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:44	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
	04:31	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:31 [BOS 46-39]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:31
	04:29	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:11	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
	04:10	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:57	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:54
Pierce Layup Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:51	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:45 [CHI 41-46]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Salmons (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:33
	03:33	Miller Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	03:33	Salmons Substitution replaced by Noah
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:19	Team Rebound
	03:07	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:06
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	03:02 [BOS 48-41]
	02:35	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:34
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)	02:23 [BOS 51-41]
	02:03	Noah Hook Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:00
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)	01:54
	01:48	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:46
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	01:33 [BOS 53-41]
	01:26	Team Timeout : Short
	01:06 [CHI 43-53]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	00:49.9
	00:47.9	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:42.8 [CHI 45-53]	Gibson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:42.8
Team Timeout : Short	00:42.8
	00:42.8 [CHI 46-53]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
	00:32.4	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:32.4
Team Rebound	00:32.4
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:32.4 [BOS 54-46]
	00:13.9	Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (3 BLK)
	00:10.7	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:08.9	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:06.9
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)	00:00.2
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (25-8)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:43 [BOS 56-46]
	11:31 [CHI 48-56]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	11:08
	11:07	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:51 [CHI 50-56]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Salmons (7 AST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:28	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	10:10	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:08
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	10:02 [BOS 58-50]
	10:02	Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:02
	10:00	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:50
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:45
	09:45 [CHI 51-58]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	09:45 [CHI 52-58]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:23
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	09:21
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)	09:12
	09:08	Deng Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	08:57 [BOS 61-52]
	08:44	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:43
Rondo Running Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	08:29 [BOS 63-52]
	08:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:11 [CHI 54-63]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Salmons (8 AST)
Perkins Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	07:46
	07:45	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:31	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)
	07:30	Noah Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	07:13 [BOS 65-54]
	06:57 [CHI 56-65]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Salmons (9 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)	06:40 [BOS 67-56]
	06:26	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:23	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	06:21	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
	06:21	Team Rebound
	06:18 [CHI 58-67]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Perkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:18
	06:18 [CHI 59-67]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)	06:04
	06:02	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	05:53	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:52
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:41	Team Rebound
Perkins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:41
	05:41	Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	05:24	Rose Floating Jump shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	05:23
Team Timeout : Regular	05:21
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:06 [BOS 69-59]
	04:43	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:42
	04:39	Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:39 [BOS 70-59]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:39 [BOS 71-59]
Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:27
	04:27 [CHI 60-71]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	04:27 [CHI 61-71]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)	04:13
	04:03	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
	04:02	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	04:02	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
	04:01	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:57	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:56
	03:56	Foul : Double Personal - Miller (4 PF), Perkins (3 PF)
	03:37	Deng Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:37 [BOS 72-61]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:37 [BOS 73-61]
	03:25	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:24
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:19 [BOS 75-61]
Pierce Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:07
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	03:07
	03:07	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:07	Team Rebound
Pierce Substitution replaced by House	03:07
	03:07	Rose Substitution replaced by Salmons
	03:07	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
	03:07	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:03
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	02:43 [BOS 77-61]
	02:31	Gibson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (3 ST)
House 3pt Shot: Missed	02:11
	02:10	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	02:05	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:House (1 ST)
House Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)	02:00 [BOS 79-61]
	01:36	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:35
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)	01:26 [BOS 81-61]
	01:26	Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:26
	01:25	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	01:16	Hinrich Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: House (1 BLK)
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	01:14
House 3pt Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:07	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:58.5
Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams	00:58.5
	00:58.5	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:58.5	Team Rebound
	00:58.5 [CHI 62-81]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:41.9
	00:40.7	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:32.8	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:31.9
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	00:10.9
	00:09.7	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Wallace Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:03.9
	00:03.9	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:03.9	Team Rebound
Williams Substitution replaced by Scalabrine	00:03.9
	00:03.9 [CHI 63-81]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:00.4 [BOS 83-63]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:40
House Jump Shot: Missed	11:22
	11:21	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	11:06	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Scalabrine Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:05
Wallace Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	10:49
	10:48	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:39	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
House Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:38
House 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (12 AST)	10:32 [BOS 86-63]
	10:26	Hinrich Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:11	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	10:08	Hinrich Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:House (2 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (2 BLK)	10:04
Team Rebound	10:04
	10:04	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
	10:04	Salmons Substitution replaced by Rose
House Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:55	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:47	Wallace Violation:Kicked Ball
	09:38	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)
House Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:36
House 3pt Shot: Missed	09:32
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:31
	09:27	Hinrich Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Wallace Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS)	09:12 [BOS 88-63]
	09:01 [CHI 65-88]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Wallace Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:01
	09:01	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:59
Timeout : Regular	08:50
	08:50	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:34	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	08:11	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
	08:10	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:03 [CHI 68-88]	Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rondo (13 AST)	07:36 [BOS 91-68]
	07:13	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:11	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	07:10 [CHI 70-91]	Gibson Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Wallace Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:50	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:41 [CHI 72-91]	Pargo Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	06:15	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:15
Team Rebound	06:15
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	06:15 [BOS 92-72]
	06:04	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	06:03
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	05:49
Team Rebound	05:49
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
House 3pt Shot: Missed	05:46
	05:44	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:41	House Violation:Kicked Ball
	05:24	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:23
House 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (14 AST)	05:17 [BOS 95-72]
	05:11	Miller Technical
	05:11	Miller Substitution replaced by Gray
Rondo Substitution replaced by Allen	05:11
House Free Throw Technical Missed	05:11
	05:11	Team Rebound
	05:00	Rose Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	04:56	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:51 [CHI 74-95]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
	04:41	Pargo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
House 3pt Shot: Missed	04:29
	04:28	Gray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:19	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed Block: House (2 BLK)
	04:18	Gray Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:15	Gray Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	04:15	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	04:15	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (2 BLK)
	04:15	Team Rebound
	04:10	Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)
	04:08	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:05	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:05	Team Rebound
	04:05	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Wallace Substitution replaced by Giddens	04:05
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	03:52
	03:49	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	03:42	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:42
House 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Giddens (1 AST)	03:26 [BOS 98-74]
	03:10	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:09
Allen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	02:53 [BOS 100-74]
	02:42 [CHI 76-100]	Pargo Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	02:27	Gibson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:27
House Substitution replaced by Hudson	02:27
	02:27	Rose Substitution replaced by Hunter
Giddens Jump Shot: Missed	02:20
	02:19	Hunter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:04	Gray Hook Shot: Missed Block: Scalabrine (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	02:02
Giddens 3pt Shot: Missed	01:54
	01:53	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Scalabrine Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:42
	01:37 [CHI 78-100]	Pargo Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	01:26	Gray Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Giddens Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:26 [BOS 101-78]
Giddens Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:26 [BOS 102-78]
	01:11	Gray Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Scalabrine Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:09
	01:03	Gray Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Giddens Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:03
Team Rebound	01:03
Giddens Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:03
	01:02	Gray Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:56.9	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:55.9	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:51.9	Gray Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:49.9
Giddens Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:28.3 [BOS 104-78]
	00:18.9	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	00:15.5	Team Rebound
Hudson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:12.8
	00:12.8 [CHI 79-104]	Pargo Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:12.8 [CHI 80-104]	Pargo Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:11.1	Pargo Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:11.1 [BOS 105-80]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:11.1 [BOS 106-80]
End of 4th Quarter

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