Celtics-Bulls Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Apr 13 2010 4:30PM

After getting a key victory against the only other team still fighting for the league's last playoff spot, the Chicago Bulls need to beat the team that eliminated them from last year's postseason to hold onto it.

Chicago will try to maintain its lead on eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a home victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

Chicago moved past Toronto for the conference's No. 8 spot with a 104-88 win Sunday at the Air Canada Centre. After falling in double overtime to lowly New Jersey two nights earlier, the Bulls (39-41) bounced back behind Derrick Rose's 26 points and key contributions from Joakim Noah.

Despite being limited by the plantar fasciitis that has caused him to miss 17 games since the start of February, Noah had 18 points, 19 rebounds and a career high-tying seven assists in the win.

"I knew it was a really important game, I was really focused," Noah said. "I just wanted to go out there and impose my will as much as I could, just be aggressive offensively and defensively."

The Bulls have a one-half game lead over Toronto, which defeated Detroit on Monday, heading into their game against the Celtics (50-30). Chicago has to finish ahead of Toronto since the Raptors own the tiebreaker after winning two of three in the season series.

"We've still got a long way to go," coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We've got to refocus and get our energy back for Tuesday. Every game is like a playoff game for us."

It probably won't be too difficult for Del Negro's team to create a postseason atmosphere with Boston coming to town.

In last year's opening round, the Bulls and Celtics battled through a grueling seven-game series that featured a combined seven overtimes. Chicago forced the deciding contest with a 128-127 triple-overtime win at the United Center, but Boston closed out the series with a 109-99 home victory.

Unlike the Bulls, the Celtics are already assured of returning to the postseason thanks to their third straight Atlantic Division title. If Boston wins its final two games and Atlanta loses to Cleveland on Wednesday, the Celtics would get the No. 3 seed while the Hawks would end up fourth.

The Celtics won for the third time in eight games with a 105-90 victory at Milwaukee on Saturday night. In a potential preview of an opening-round series, Boston led by one at halftime but pulled away as Paul Pierce scored 18 of his team-leading 24 points in the second half.

"It was a big win. I wish we could come out like this every night," Pierce said. "We have to get some momentum going as we head into the playoffs."

The Celtics played without Kevin Garnett, who was given the night off by coach Doc Rivers. Garnett, who graduated from Chicago's Farragut High School, sat out last year's playoff series with a right knee injury.

Problems with that same knee kept him out of a 96-83 loss in Chicago on Jan. 14, but he helped the team to a pair of victories over the Bulls earlier this season, including a 118-90 win at the United Center on Oct. 30.

In Garnett's three seasons with Boston, the Celtics are 8-0 against the Bulls when the star forward plays.

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Bulls get big win over Celtics behind Rose's career-high 39

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday April 14, 2010 12:00AM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Chicago Bulls took care of business Tuesday and have to do it all over again Wednesday in Charlotte.

Derrick Rose set a career high with 39 points and Kirk Hinrich got his season high of 30 points to lead the Bulls to a 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics Tuesday, allowing them to stay one game ahead of the Toronto Raptors for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

But with the Raptors playing the New York Knicks on Wednesday and owning the tiebreaker advantage, the Bulls (40-41) figure to need a victory Wednesday to advance to the playoffs.

"We absolutely needed this one and we absolutely need that one tomorrow,'' Hinrich said.

"Nothing is accomplished other than the fact that we have an opportunity,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We have to find the energy to do it again."

Meanwhile, the Boston loss settled the top half of the Eastern Conference bracket as the Celtics (50-31) will be the No. 4 seed and Atlanta will have the No. 3 seed. Cleveland and Orlando own the top two spots.

"I would like a three, two or one (seed), but we didn't get it,'' Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "You knew if it came down to desperation, we were in trouble. I don't care how mentally tough you are, when you have one team fighting for their lives, you knew it would be tough."

Rose and Hinrich combined to make 26 of 42 shots from the field Tuesday for one of their best shooting nights of the season. They also had 12 assists and only three turnovers. The Bulls outrebounded the Celtics 49-40, pulled down 11 offensive boards and committed just eight turnovers in what was clearly a playoff-type game.

"We are in a good flow right now,'' Rose said. "We've got to keep it going."

"They really caught fire,'' Boston forward Paul Pierce said. "Those are the two leaders. They stepped up when it was needed."

Pierce scored 28 points, making 12 of 17 field-goal attempts, and Ray Allen scored 25 for the Celtics. After some serious thought about resting Kevin Garnett for the game, Celtics coach Doc Rivers played his All-Star forward 28 minutes, getting 14 points with nine rebounds from him.

"The silver lining for me was Paul,'' Rivers said. "That's two games in a row he was basically unguardable. Going into the playoffs, that is the best timing we could have."

Trailing by one point at the start of the fourth quarter, the Bulls scored the first six points of the period to go ahead 73-68, then never let the Celtics closer than three. Hinrich hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 3:13 to keep the Celtics at bay.

"He was knocking almost every shot down,'' Rose said. "It was huge."

Rose was 6-for-6 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

"It wasn't me; it was my teammates, the crowd,'' Rose said.

The Bulls may have been playoff-tight at the start. They shot just 28 percent in the first quarter and went 2-for-7 from the free-throw line. Luckily for them, they trailed by just three points at the first break, 20-17, because Boston shot just 33 percent and allowed the Bulls to grab six offensive rebounds for six second-chance points.

The Celtics led 27-19 when the Bulls woke up. Rose scored a reverse dunk after grabbing the ball out of the air on the Boston end to pull the Bulls within two points, and when Hinrich made a pull-back jumper, the Bulls had the lead again, 31-29. Hinrich had two more quick baskets and when Rose made a jumper with 3:20 left in the half, they had completed an 18-2 run and had a 37-29 lead.

Pierce and Allen went to work in the third quarter, combining for 22 points and pushing the Celtics back in front. The Bulls were playing the quarter worrying about foul trouble for Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson.

Noah finished with 16 rebounds and nine points while Luol Deng had 12 rebounds while playing tough fourth-quarter defense on Pierce.

"We just wanted to play with passion,'' said Noah, whose passion is on display in most games. "I think it has been playoff games for us for a while. It's a good feeing to beat a quality team with everything on the line."

The Celtics finish their regular season against Milwaukee on Wednesday.

"We have everybody healthy going into the playoffs, which was the No. 1 goal going into the season,'' Pierce said.

• Celtics: Scalabrine
• Bulls: Alexander, Brown, Kurz

• Celtics: Perkins
• Bulls: Gibson

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #64 Eli Roe, #67 John Goble
• Attendance: 20649
• Duration: 2:37

Boston Celtics (50-31)		Chicago Bulls (40-41)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Perkins (Rose gains possession)
	11:41	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:39
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:21 [BOS 2-0]
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:01
Perkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:59
	10:59 [CHI 1-2]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:59 [CHI 2-2]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	10:40 [BOS 4-2]
Pierce Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:25
	10:20 [CHI 4-4]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
	10:03	Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:53	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:38	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:36
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)	09:26 [BOS 7-4]
	09:14	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:13
	09:00	Rose Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Allen Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)	09:00 [BOS 8-4]
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:46 [BOS 10-4]
	08:33	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:33
	08:33	Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	08:33	Gibson Substitution replaced by Miller
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	08:19
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:17
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed	08:15
	08:14	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:08 [CHI 7-10]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:51	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:39	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:39	Team Rebound
Pierce Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:39
Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels	07:39
	07:34	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:31
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	07:26
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:24
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	07:03
	07:02	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:51 [CHI 9-10]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	06:36
Team Rebound	06:36
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:22	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:16	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	06:15	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:13 [CHI 11-10]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:58	Noah Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	05:46
	05:44	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:23	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:21
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:11	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:06	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	04:57 [BOS 12-11]
	04:41 [CHI 13-12]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	04:18
	04:17	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:00	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:58
	03:54	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	03:54
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:54 [BOS 13-13]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:54 [BOS 14-13]
	03:37	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	03:37	Team Rebound
Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:37
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	03:37
	03:37	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:37	Team Rebound
	03:37	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:35
Davis Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	03:26
Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:26
	03:05	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	03:04	Team Rebound
	03:02	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	02:58	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:57	Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)
	02:55	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:53	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:30 [BOS 16-13]
Daniels Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:18
	02:18	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:18	Team Rebound
	02:18	Noah Substitution replaced by Warrick
	02:18	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:16
Wallace Layup Shot: Missed	02:01
	01:59	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:53	Warrick Layup Shot: Missed
	01:51	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	01:45 [CHI 15-16]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Daniels Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:45
	01:45	Deng Substitution replaced by Murray
	01:45	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:43
	01:29	Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Allen Substitution replaced by Robinson	01:29
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:29 [BOS 17-15]
	01:29	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
	01:29	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:29 [BOS 18-15]
	01:14	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
	01:12	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:12 [CHI 17-18]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Daniels Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	00:55.4 [BOS 20-17]
	00:40.8	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:38.9
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	00:33.9
	00:32.6	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:09.9	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	00:08.9	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:08.9	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:05.9
Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (50-31)		Chicago Bulls (40-41)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Murray Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:46
Team Rebound	11:46
	11:46	Rose Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:46 [BOS 21-17]
	11:33 [CHI 19-21]	Pargo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Wallace Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	11:17 [BOS 23-19]
	11:05	Pargo Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Davis Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Finley (1 AST)	10:48 [BOS 25-19]
	10:35	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:33
Finley Jump Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:26	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:07	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:05
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:52	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:45	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:43
Daniels Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:26 [BOS 27-19]
	09:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:21	Warrick Substitution replaced by Gibson
	09:21	Murray Substitution replaced by Deng
	09:21	Pargo Substitution replaced by Rose
	09:08 [CHI 21-27]	Hinrich Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:34	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:23	Deng Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)
Finley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:21
Finley 3pt Shot: Missed	08:15
	08:13	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:08 [CHI 23-27]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Daniels Layup Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:43	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:40 [CHI 25-27]	Rose Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:25 [BOS 29-25]
	07:18	Rose Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:18
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	07:06
	07:04	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	06:55 [CHI 27-29]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)
Robinson Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	06:40
Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:25
Robinson Substitution replaced by Rondo	06:25
Davis Substitution replaced by Perkins	06:25
	06:25 [CHI 28-29]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:25 [CHI 29-29]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Perkins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:05
Finley Substitution replaced by Allen	06:05
	05:55	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:53
Wallace Layup Shot: Missed	05:44
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:41
Wallace Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	05:41
	05:39	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:37
	05:37	Timeout : Regular
Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett	05:37
	05:24 [CHI 31-29]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	05:04
Team Rebound	05:04
	05:04	Hinrich Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rose (2 BLK)	04:58
	04:55	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:39	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:38
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:28	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:26	Allen Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	04:26 [CHI 33-29]	Hinrich Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:12
	04:10	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:05 [CHI 35-29]	Hinrich Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	03:44
	03:43	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:20 [CHI 37-29]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:14
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:04 [BOS 31-37]
	02:49	Hinrich Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:37	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	02:16	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:13
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	02:11 [BOS 33-37]
	01:53 [CHI 40-33]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:45 [BOS 35-40]
	01:20 [CHI 42-35]	Gibson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:03 [BOS 37-42]
Rondo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:49.3
	00:49.3 [CHI 43-37]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:49.3 [CHI 44-37]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Pierce Layup Shot: Missed	00:37.9
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:36.9
Perkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:35.2 [BOS 39-44]
	00:35.2	Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Perkins Technical	00:35.2
	00:35.2	Hinrich Free Throw Technical Missed
Team Rebound	00:35.2
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:35.2
	00:26.9	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	00:19.9	Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:17.9
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:01.2 [BOS 41-44]
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (50-31)		Chicago Bulls (40-41)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	11:42 [BOS 42-44]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:42
	11:40	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	11:26	Deng Hook Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:24
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	11:18 [BOS 44-44]
	10:59 [CHI 46-44]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	10:39 [BOS 46-46]
	10:19	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:17	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:14	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:13
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	10:07 [BOS 48-46]
	09:54	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:52
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	09:31
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:29
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:23	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:12	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
	09:10	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:09	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:08
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	09:02 [BOS 50-46]
	08:39	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rose (3 BLK)	08:28
	08:26	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	08:18 [CHI 48-50]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	07:52 [BOS 52-48]
	07:28	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:26
	07:20	Gibson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	07:20	Gibson Substitution replaced by Miller
	07:20	Gibson Technical
Allen Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	07:20 [BOS 53-48]
	07:19	Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Garnett Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:13 [BOS 55-48]
	06:51 [CHI 50-55]	Noah Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	06:30 [BOS 57-50]
	06:08 [CHI 52-57]	Miller Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	05:47
	05:45	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	05:34 [CHI 54-57]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Perkins (2 AST)	05:11 [BOS 60-54]
	05:09	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:58 [CHI 56-60]	Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:58
	04:58	Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:57
Allen Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	04:40 [BOS 62-56]
	04:21 [CHI 59-62]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	03:54
Perkins Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	03:53
	03:53	Noah Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	03:53
Pierce Layup Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:46	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Davis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:43
	03:43 [CHI 60-62]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	03:43 [CHI 61-62]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	03:28	Hinrich Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:28 [BOS 63-61]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:28
	03:27	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	03:16 [CHI 63-63]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)	02:56 [BOS 66-63]
	02:56	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	02:33	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:31
Davis Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	02:28
Davis Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:28
Team Timeout : Regular	02:28
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	02:28
	02:17	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:15
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	01:57
	01:55	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	01:38 [CHI 65-66]	Hinrich Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Davis Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	01:18
Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels	01:18
	01:18	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Davis Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:10
	01:06 [CHI 67-66]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Daniels Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)	00:42.8 [BOS 68-67]
	00:23.3	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Daniels Substitution replaced by Robinson	00:23.3
Davis Substitution replaced by Finley	00:23.3
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.2	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (50-31)		Chicago Bulls (40-41)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Rondo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:46
	11:41 [CHI 69-68]	Deng Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	11:14
	11:12	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
	11:02 [CHI 71-68]	Rose Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	10:39
	10:38	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)
	10:25	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:23
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)	10:04
	10:02	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:40 [CHI 73-68]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
	09:34	Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	09:34 [BOS 69-73]
Finley Substitution replaced by Pierce	09:34
Daniels Substitution replaced by Allen	09:34
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:34 [BOS 70-73]
	09:19 [CHI 75-70]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	08:58 [BOS 72-75]
	08:33	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	08:33	Team Rebound
	08:33	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Timeout : Official	08:33
	08:33	Pargo Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Missed	08:17
	08:15	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:12)
	07:53	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	07:52	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
	07:36	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:34
Allen Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	07:27
Allen Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:27
Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins	07:27
	07:14 [CHI 77-72]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:14
	07:14 [CHI 78-72]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (27 PTS)
Allen Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	07:00
Allen Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:00
	07:00	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Davis Substitution replaced by Wallace	07:00
	06:37	Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed
	06:36	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:36	Gibson Tip Shot: Missed
	06:36	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:36
	06:36 [CHI 79-72]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	06:36	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	06:35
	06:20	Deng Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:20	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:17
	06:03 [CHI 81-72]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:00
Rondo Substitution replaced by Garnett	06:00
Wallace Substitution replaced by Rondo	06:00
Rondo Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	05:44
	05:43	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Rondo Foul : Personal (5 PF)	05:28
	05:28	Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah
Rondo Substitution replaced by Robinson	05:28
	05:22	Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)
	05:12	Miller Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:12
Team Rebound	05:12
	05:12	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:12
	05:11	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:13)
	04:47	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Perkins Substitution replaced by Finley	04:47
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Finley (2 AST)	04:33 [BOS 75-81]
	04:15 [CHI 83-75]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (31 PTS)
	04:14	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:02	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:44	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:43
Allen Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	03:33 [BOS 77-83]
	03:33	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:13 [CHI 86-77]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
	02:58	Deng Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:53	Noah Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	02:53 [BOS 78-86]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	02:53 [BOS 79-86]
	02:29	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	02:27
	02:24	Rose Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	02:24 [BOS 80-86]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:24 [BOS 81-86]
Robinson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:07
	02:07 [CHI 87-81]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)
	02:07 [CHI 88-81]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	01:58 [BOS 83-88]
	01:58	Deng Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	01:58 [BOS 84-88]
	01:48 [CHI 90-84]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (35 PTS)
Pierce Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS)	01:31 [BOS 86-90]
	01:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:15 [CHI 93-86]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:15
	01:08	Rose Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Finley Substitution replaced by Rondo	01:08
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	01:08 [BOS 87-93]
Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels	01:08
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	01:08 [BOS 88-93]
	00:43.7 [CHI 95-88]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:43.7
Rondo Substitution replaced by Allen	00:43.7
Daniels Substitution replaced by Finley	00:43.7
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:33.9
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:31.8
Garnett Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	00:30.9
	00:26.6 [CHI 97-88]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (37 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (5 AST)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:20.9 [BOS 90-97]
Garnett Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:20.0
	00:20.0 [CHI 98-90]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	00:20.0 [CHI 99-90]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Finley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:12.9
Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:11.3
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	00:09.9 [BOS 93-99]
Robinson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:09.0
	00:09.0 [CHI 100-93]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (38 PTS)
	00:09.0 [CHI 101-93]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (39 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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