Bulls-Celtics Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Feb 12 2013 6:25PM

The Boston Celtics were performing surprisingly well without All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo - their last game notwithstanding - but have now lost another member of their backcourt.

The Chicago Bulls are having their own problems staying healthy.

After losing a third player to a season-ending injury in less than a month, the Celtics will try to bounce back from their first defeat in more than two weeks Wednesday night against a Bulls team seeking its eighth victory in the last 10 games in the series.

Boston (27-24) had won seven in a row - its longest streak in two seasons - after losing Rondo to a torn right ACL on Jan. 27. That run ended Monday with a 94-91 road loss Charlotte, owner of the league's worst record.

Even worse, the Celtics lost Leandro Barbosa to a torn left ACL. The team announced Tuesday the backup guard, who has seen increased playing time since Rondo's injury, was done for the season.

Earlier this month, Boston lost first-round draft pick and reserve forward Jared Sullinger for the rest of 2012-13 because of lumbar disk surgery.

"We're falling like flies right now," Kevin Garnett said Monday. "Obviously, it's tough. It's tough all the way around."

If any team can relate to Boston's injury woes, it's Chicago. The Bulls (30-21) have had every starter except Richard Hamilton out of action at various times over the past 3 1/2 weeks - and Hamilton missed 12 December games with a foot sprain.

That list doesn't even include 2011 MVP Derrick Rose, who is still trying to come back from his own torn ACL. The Bulls were hopeful their point guard could be back after the All-Star break but while he didn't rule that out, Rose told USA Today in an interview posted Tuesday that he thought his return was "far away."

Making it worse on Chicago is that his replacement, Kirk Hinrich, has an ailing right elbow and has missed the past six contests. The Bulls have gone 2-4 in those games, which also includes games missed by Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and key reserve Marco Belinelli.

The Bulls are coming off Monday's 103-89 loss to visiting San Antonio, and they didn't help themselves by giving up 29 points off 19 turnovers. The miscues were their most since they had 21 in a 100-99 overtime win at Boston on Jan. 18, the most recent matchup between the teams.

"We didn't play smart, turned the ball over way too much," said Noah, who had 15 rebounds and seven points in his third game back from plantar fasciitis. "We're not playing good basketball right now. We're on top of each other offensively and we're not trusting each other defensively. We know we're more than capable of playing better."

Another absence from Hinrich, who isn't traveling to Boston, could make it difficult for Chicago to add to its 7-2 mark in its last nine games against the Celtics. The Bulls earned their latest win in the series when Belinelli made an off-balance fadeaway jumper with 3.1 seconds left.

Hamilton had a team-best 20 points in that one and Boozer totaled 19 points and a season-high 20 rebounds, the fourth double-double in his last five games against Boston.

While the Bulls could be short-handed again, the loss of Rondo might hurt even more for Boston as he was averaging 25.3 points in this season's three matchups, nearly twice as many as any other teammate.

The Celtics and Bulls have split their last six games at the TD Garden, but Boston has won a season-best six straight there since a loss to New York on Jan. 24.

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Celtics hold on for 71-69 win over Bulls

By JIMMY GOLEN
Posted Feb 13 2013 11:39PM

BOSTON (AP) Celtics coach Doc Rivers offered Kevin Garnett the night off to get him the rest he's losing by playing in this weekend's All-Star game.

Good thing for the Celtics that Garnett turned it down.

The All-Star center scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and added 11 rebounds to help the Celtics overcome historically poor shooting and beat the Chicago Bulls 71-69 on Wednesday night.

"I'm seeing everybody in here playing through everything. I'm no different from that," said Garnett, who played 26 minutes. "Everybody's tired. I felt like that was unfair. If he wasn't going to give everybody the night off, then that wasn't an option. I just came out and gave what I could."

Paul Pierce went only 2 for 12 from the floor, but he hit a 3-pointer that bounced around the rim and in to give Boston a five-point lead with 3 minutes to play. The Celtics shot just 36.8 percent but still had the advantage over the Bulls, who made just 36.5 percent of their shots.

"I told them before the game I wasn't going to play Kevin much and there was a chance I may not play him," said Rivers, who had wanted to leave Garnett home for Monday's game in Charlotte but got talked into playing him there. "I told them it's going to be an ugly game. ... And this is before the game.

Joakim Noah had 10 points and 16 rebounds, and Carlos Boozer had 11 and 11 for Chicago. Reserve Marco Belinelli added 12 points in under 20 minutes for the Bulls.

The Celtics scored 19 points in the second and third quarters combined, tying for third-lowest in NBA history and setting a franchise record for the fewest points in consecutive quarters since the shot clock era began. Their 71 points was the third-least in a win since the 24-second clock was added in 1954-55.

The teams now break for All-Star weekend, then the Celtics begin a five-game road trip and do not return to TD Garden until March 1. The Bulls resume their season Tuesday night at New Orleans.

"The last game before the All-Star break is a strange game," Rivers said. "You've got half the guys who are tired, you've got a group of guys who are already in the Dominican Republic. And then you have banged-up guys. So you have a lot of things going on in that game, and you could see it."

Garnett made a turnaround bank shot to give Boston a 67-62 lead, then he went to the floor for a steal as both teams got sloppy. Three misses later, Luol Deng scored from the lane with 49 seconds left then Chicago forced a five-second call on Boston's attempt to inbound from a timeout.

Belinelli came off a screen for a layup that made it a one-point game, and the Chicago defense almost forced a shot-clock violation but Brandon Bass dished to Garnett in the final seconds and he quickly put up a jumper that made it 69-66.

Boozer tipped in Nate Robinson's missed 3-pointer, then Pierce hit a pair of free throws to again make it a three-point game.

Robinson went to the foul line with 6.2 seconds to play, making the first and missing the second on purpose. Belinelli got the rebound and put up a 3-point attempt that was blocked by Jason Terry. Taj Gibson grabbed it and fired up another 3 that fell short as the buzzer sounded.

"We definitely need a break right now," Noah said. "It's been a long first half of the season, and we just need to regroup because we're not playing very well right now."

The Celtics opened a 20-9 lead in the first quarter but gave up 10 of the first 13 points in the second to cut a nine-point lead to a basket. Chicago went ahead midway through the second and had a 36-35 lead at the half.

Boston scored just eight points in the third quarter while hitting four of 21 shots, staying close because the Bulls had only six baskets and 13 points in the period. That gave Chicago a 49-43 lead after three.

After Noah's tip-in put Chicago up 54-47, Boston responded with 12 straight points while holding the Bulls scoreless from 10:35 left to play until Jimmy Butler converted a three-point play with 4:50 to get Chicago back within 59-57.

Notes: The Celtics were 4 for 18 from the floor in the second quarter, making 33 percent of their shots in the first half. They were 4 for 21 in the third. ... The Celtics' eight points in the third quarter were the team's fewest in a period this season, two less than they managed in the fourth quarter of a 106-77 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 27. ... Former Celtic Antoine Walker was in the crowd. ... The Bulls had a season-high 22 turnovers.

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Notebook: Celtics 71, Bulls 69

Brian Robb, for NBA.com
Posted Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:26 AM - Updated Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:37 AM

THE FACTS: The Boston Celtics scored 28 of their 71 points in the fourth quarter, helping them rally past the Chicago Bulls with a 71-69 victory in one of the lowest-scoring NBA games since the shot clock was introduced in 1954-55. Brandon Bass had a game-high 14 points and nine rebounds in the ugly affair, which featured both teams shooting a mere 36 percent from the field. Kevin Garnett added a double-double for the Celtics who have now won eight of nine games without All-Star Rajon Rondo. Marco Belinelli had a team-high 12 points off the bench for the Bulls, who have now dropped five of their past seven games overall.

QUOTABLE: "I mean, you've got to love this team. You really do. This group of guys. And we just keep talking about we choose to live. We're not going to just roll over."
-- Doc Rivers on winning eight of nine without Rajon Rondo.

THE STAT: The Celtics scored just 19 points in the second and third quarters combined, which ties the mark for 3rd lowest point total in two consecutive quarters in NBA history.

TURNING POINT: After managing to score just 43 points in the first three quarters, the Celtics finally broke through with a 16-5 run at the start of the final period, as they fought back from a six-point deficit to retake the lead for the remainder of the contest.

QUOTABLE II: "You win games on the defensive end and that's what we did tonight. We tried to make everything hard on their guards. Nate's been playing well, and I just tried to get them out of their offense, tried to speed him up. Everybody played great defense today -- we played great team defense and we rebounded the ball."
-- Jason Terry

HOT: Garnett -- The 36-year-old veteran nearly took the night off to rest his tired legs, but ended up playing and carrying the Celtics offense late in this one. Garnett scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter on 4-of-5 shooting.

NOT: Paul Pierce -- Boston's captain had his worst shooting night of the season, missing ten of his 12 shots from the field to finish with just eight points, ten below his season average.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Former Celtics star Antoine Walker watched the game from courtside at the TD Garden.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Joakim Noah -- Despite battling a case of plantar fasciitis in his left foot, Noah continues to rack up double-doubles for his team. The center posted 10 points and 16 rebounds against Boston, his 25th double-double of the season.

ROOKIE WATCH: Marquis Teague -- The rookie point guard saw plenty of action off the bench for Chicago, posting five points, three assists, and two rebounds in 20 minutes.

NOTABLE: Boston's 71 points were their 3rd lowest point total in a win in franchise history. ...Boston scored just 24 points in the paint. ...Chicago outrebounded Boston in the fourth quarter 12-4. ...The Bulls had a season-high 22 turnovers. ...Kirk Hinrich sat out his seventh straight game for Chicago with a sore right elbow. ...Boston had only ten active players on their roster.

UP NEXT: For Chicago, Tuesday @ New Orleans, Thursday vs. Miami, Friday @ Charlotte. For Boston, Tuesday @ Denver, Wednesday @ LA Lakers, Friday @ Phoenix.

• Bulls: Hinrich, Rose
• Celtics: Rondo, Sullinger

• Bulls: --
• Celtics: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #19 James Capers, #6 Tony Brown, #77 Karl Lane
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:18

Chicago Bulls (30-22)		Boston Celtics (28-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Garnett vs Noah (Bass gains possession)
Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	11:42
	11:35	Bradley Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:33
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	11:14
	11:13	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:07	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:06
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:34 [BOS 2-0]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bradley (1 AST)
Deng Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:07 [CHI 2-2]
	09:56	Bradley Jump Shot: Missed
	09:55	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:52 [BOS 4-2]	Garnett Fadeaway Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:36	Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:16	Pierce Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:15
Hamilton Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	09:08 [CHI 4-4]
	09:08	Lee Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Hamilton Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:08
	09:07	Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:54 [BOS 6-4]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:40	Team Rebound
	08:24	Bradley Running Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:23
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	08:09 [CHI 6-6]
	08:09	Garnett Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	08:09 [CHI 7-6]
	07:55 [BOS 8-7]	Bradley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	07:42
Boozer Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:42
	07:20	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Hamilton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:19
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	07:02
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:01
Boozer Tip Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:58	Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:51	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:51
	06:51	Lee Substitution replaced by Green
	06:51	Garnett Substitution replaced by Collins
Noah Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	06:34
	06:13 [BOS 10-7]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (1 AST)	05:50 [CHI 9-10]
Hamilton Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:35
	05:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:23	Green Jump Shot: Missed
	05:22	Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:20 [BOS 12-9]	Bass Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Hamilton Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	05:10
Hamilton Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:10
Hamilton Substitution replaced by Butler	05:10
	04:52 [BOS 14-9]	Green Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
Robinson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bradley (1 ST)	04:44
Robinson Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:42
	04:42 [BOS 15-9]	Bradley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:42 [BOS 16-9]	Bradley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:30	Bradley Foul: Personal Block (1 PF)
	04:27	Bass Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Boozer Running Jump Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:13	Bradley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:09	Bradley Layup Shot: Missed
	04:08	Bradley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:07 [BOS 18-9]	Bradley Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:59
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:43
	03:27 [BOS 20-9]	Bradley Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:03 [CHI 11-20]
	02:41	Bradley Jump Shot: Missed
	02:40	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:37	Pierce Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	02:37	Pierce Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	02:37	Pierce Substitution replaced by Terry
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	02:37
Robinson Substitution replaced by Teague	02:37
	02:37	Bradley Substitution replaced by Lee
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:17	Terry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:12	Green Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	02:12	Green Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	01:49 [CHI 13-20]
	01:23	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:22
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Collins (1 ST)	01:19
	01:15	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:14
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:55.8	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Gibson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:51.9
	00:51.9 [BOS 21-13]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:51.9 [BOS 22-13]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)	00:28.1 [CHI 15-22]
Gibson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:07.5
	00:07.5 [BOS 23-15]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:07.5	Bass Substitution replaced by Wilcox
	00:07.5 [BOS 24-15]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (30-22)		Boston Celtics (28-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	11:42 [CHI 17-24]
	11:16 [BOS 27-17]	Lee 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Collins (1 AST)
Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)	10:56
Belinelli Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:44
	10:32	Green Jump Shot: Missed Block: Butler (1 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:31
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)	10:17 [CHI 19-27]
	10:01	Terry Running Jump Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:00
	09:52	Collins Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:52 [CHI 20-27]
Noah Substitution replaced by Boozer	09:52
Teague Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:52
	09:51	Wilcox Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:37	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Gibson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Teague (2 AST)	09:31 [CHI 22-27]
	09:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:27	Collins Substitution replaced by Garnett
	09:17	Wilcox Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:03	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:55	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:54
Butler Layup Shot: Missed	08:31
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:30
Butler Tip Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:18	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:17
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:52 [CHI 25-27]
	07:34	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:33
Gibson Foul: Offensive (3 PF)	07:29
Gibson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:29
	07:29	Green Substitution replaced by Pierce
Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah	07:29
	07:12	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	07:11	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:07 [BOS 30-25]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Teague (3 AST)	06:45 [CHI 27-30]
	06:32	Terry Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:31
Teague 3pt Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:18	Wilcox Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Belinelli Foul: Personal (2 PF)	06:11
	06:11	Terry Substitution replaced by Bradley
	06:11	Wilcox Substitution replaced by Bass
	06:01	Bradley Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:00
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	05:44
Team Rebound	05:43
	05:43	Garnett Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
	05:43
Teague Running Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	05:28 [CHI 29-30]
	05:05	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:04
Boozer Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	04:53
Noah Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:42
	04:42	Garnett Substitution replaced by Collins
	04:33	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:32
Teague Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:20
Butler Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:19 [CHI 31-30]
	04:19	Bradley Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	04:19 [CHI 32-30]
	04:00	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	03:59
Butler Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	03:41
Butler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:41
	03:21	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:20
Noah Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	03:03
	03:02	Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:56	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
	02:55	Lee Substitution replaced by Terry
	02:55	Collins Substitution replaced by Wilcox
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:34	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Boozer Foul: Personal (2 PF)	02:31
	02:31	Bradley Substitution replaced by Green
Boozer Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:19
	02:19	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:19	Team Rebound
Boozer Substitution replaced by Deng	02:19
	02:19	Wilcox Substitution replaced by Lee
	02:19	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:18
Butler Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	01:54
Team Rebound	01:53
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:53
	01:33 [BOS 33-32]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
	01:12	Lee Foul: Inbound (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:12 [CHI 33-33]
Belinelli Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:12 [CHI 34-33]
	00:57.9	Terry Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	00:56.9
Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)	00:36.9
	00:32.9 [BOS 35-34]	Terry Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)
Teague Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:16.0 [CHI 36-35]
	00:16.0	Team Timeout : Short
	00:16.0	Bass Substitution replaced by Bradley
	00:00.9	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (30-22)		Boston Celtics (28-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (2 AST)	11:36 [CHI 39-35]
	11:17	Bradley Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	11:17	Bradley Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	10:53
	10:52	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:43 [BOS 37-39]	Lee Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
	10:36	Bradley Foul: Personal Block (4 PF)
	10:36	Bradley Substitution replaced by Green
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:17	Bass Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bass (1 BLK)	09:59
Team Rebound	09:58
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:54	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	09:41	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:40
Noah Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:29
	09:28	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:18	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	09:17
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	09:03
	09:02	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:56	Lee Layup Shot: Missed
	08:55	Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	08:54 [BOS 39-39]	Garnett Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	08:29
	08:08	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:07
Hamilton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:00
	07:48	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:47
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	07:28
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:25
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lee (2 ST)	07:23
	07:15	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
	07:14	Garnett Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	07:14	Garnett Tip Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	07:11
Noah Hook Shot: Missed	06:53
	06:52	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:44	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	06:41	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:35	Bass Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:34
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Garnett Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	06:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:27	Garnett Substitution replaced by Wilcox
	06:18	Green Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)
	06:17	Wilcox Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Boozer Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	06:01 [CHI 41-39]
	05:39 [BOS 41-41]	Bass Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (8 PTS)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:13	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:55	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:54
Deng Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)	04:38 [CHI 43-41]
	04:08	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:07
Robinson Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	04:02 [CHI 45-41]
	03:33	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	03:33	Wilcox Substitution replaced by Collins
	03:33	Lee Substitution replaced by Terry
Noah Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (4 AST)	03:22 [CHI 47-41]
	03:22	Collins Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	03:22	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:22
	03:20	Bass Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	03:00	Collins Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	02:59
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)	02:44
	02:43	Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:33	Bass Jump Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)	02:33
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:17	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:04	Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:12)	02:03
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:57	Collins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:52	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:13)	01:51
	01:37	Bass Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:37
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	01:37
Robinson Substitution replaced by Teague	01:37
	01:37	Bass Substitution replaced by Bradley
	01:37	Collins Substitution replaced by Wilcox
Hamilton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:25
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:24
Deng Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:22 [CHI 49-41]
Deng Foul: Personal (1 PF)	01:05
	00:52.1 [BOS 43-49]	Terry Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	00:39.9
Hamilton Substitution replaced by Belinelli	00:39.9
	00:29.9	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:28.9
Teague 3pt Shot: Missed	00:05.9
	00:05.7	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:00.0	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Noah Foul: Personal (2 PF)	11:53
	11:44 [BOS 45-49]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bass (1 AST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:18 [CHI 52-45]
Teague Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:58
	10:58 [BOS 46-52]	Bass Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	10:58 [BOS 47-52]	Bass Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Teague Layup Shot: Missed	10:36
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:13)	10:35
Noah Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:35 [CHI 54-47]
	10:20	Bradley 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:19
Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bass (1 ST)	10:03
	09:58 [BOS 49-54]	Bass Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:38	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:23 [BOS 51-54]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:22
Teague Substitution replaced by Robinson	09:22
Deng Substitution replaced by Butler	09:22
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	08:59
Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:57
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	08:50
	08:38	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:37
Butler Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Green (2 BLK)	08:33
	08:32	Team Rebound
	08:09 [BOS 53-54]	Garnett Step Back Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	07:41
	07:40	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:35 [BOS 55-54]	Bradley Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)
Noah Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	07:12
Noah Substitution replaced by Boozer	07:12
	06:54	Bradley Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	06:53
Boozer Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:35
Butler Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	06:34
Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bradley (2 ST)	06:31
	06:18	Bass Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	06:18	Bass Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	06:06
	06:05	Garnett Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Deng	06:01
	05:47 [BOS 57-54]	Terry Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)
	05:32
Boozer Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	05:30
	05:17 [BOS 59-54]	Green Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)
	05:02	Terry Violation:Kicked Ball
Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah	05:02
Butler Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Robinson (5 AST)	04:50 [CHI 56-59]
	04:50	Bass Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	04:50 [CHI 57-59]
	04:50	Garnett Substitution replaced by Pierce
	04:34	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Robinson (2 ST)
	04:22	Terry Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:22
Team Rebound	04:22
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:22 [CHI 58-59]
	03:57 [BOS 62-58]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	03:41
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	03:40
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	03:36
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:13)	03:35
	03:28	Bradley Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:28 [CHI 59-62]
	03:28	Bradley Substitution replaced by Garnett
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:28 [CHI 60-62]
	03:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:03 [BOS 65-60]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)
	02:46	Pierce Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:46 [CHI 61-65]
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:46 [CHI 62-65]
	02:24 [BOS 67-62]	Garnett Turnaround Bank shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (6 AST)
Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	02:01
Noah Foul: Personal (3 PF)	02:00
	01:37	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:14)	01:36
Team Timeout : Regular	01:28
	01:28	Terry Substitution replaced by Bradley
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:20
	01:19	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:19	Bradley Substitution replaced by Terry
	01:03	Garnett Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:02
	01:02	Terry Substitution replaced by Bradley
Deng Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Robinson (6 AST)	00:49.5 [CHI 64-67]
	00:48.4	Team Timeout : Short
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:48.4
	00:48.4	Bass Substitution replaced by Terry
	00:48.4	Team 5 Sec Inbound Turnover :
Team Timeout : Short	00:48.4
	00:48.4	Terry Substitution replaced by Bass
Butler Substitution replaced by Boozer	00:48.4
Gibson Substitution replaced by Belinelli	00:48.4
Belinelli Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:44.6 [CHI 66-67]
	00:19.8 [BOS 69-66]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bass (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:19.8
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:11.9
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:10.8
Boozer Running Tip Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:10.8 [CHI 68-69]
	00:10.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:10.8	Bass Substitution replaced by Terry
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:10.8
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Butler	00:10.8
Robinson Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:10.0
	00:10.0 [BOS 70-68]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Butler Substitution replaced by Belinelli	00:10.0
Gibson Substitution replaced by Cook	00:10.0
	00:10.0	Terry Substitution replaced by Lee
	00:10.0 [BOS 71-68]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	00:06.2	Bradley Foul: Personal (6 PF) (2 FTA)
	00:06.2	Bradley Substitution replaced by Terry
	00:06.2	Lee Substitution replaced by Bass
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:06.2 [CHI 69-71]
Cook Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:06.2
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:06.2
Belinelli Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:04.9
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Terry (1 BLK)	00:02.2
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:01.2
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter