Round 1 Game 3 (04/22/10), Bulls vs Cavaliers

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EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS – FIRST ROUND
POST-SEASON GAME THREE, HOME GAME ONE
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 – 6:00 P.M. CDT
UNITED CENTER COMCAST SPORTSNET / TNT / ESPN 1000 AM

Game 1 - Sat April 17 CAVALIERS WON 96-83
Game 2 - Mon April 19 CAVALIERS WON 112-102
Game 3 - Thu April 22 Cleveland at Chicago 6:00PM
Game 4 - Sun April 25 Cleveland at Chicago 2:30PM
Game 5 * Tue April 27 Chicago at Cleveland TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 29 Cleveland at Chicago TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 1 Chicago at Cleveland TBD

Bulls' playoff history vs Cleveland
2009 - First Round: Cavaliers lead 2-0
1994 - First Round: Bulls won 3-0
1993 - Semifinals: Bulls won 4-0
1992 - Conference Finals: Bulls won 4-2
1989 - First Round: Bulls won 3-2
1988 - First Round: Bulls won 3-2

VS. CAVALIERS ALL-TIME IN PLAYOFFS
ALL-TIME ............... BULLS lead 17-9
BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 2 Losses
BULLS HOME STREAK ......... 5 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 2 Losses
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BULLS VS. CAVALIERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 101-79
BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 1 Win
BULLS HOME STREAK ............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK 1 Loss

BULLS VS. CAVALIERS REGULAR SEASON
Nov. 05 @ Cleveland – BULLS WON 86-85
Dec. 04 @ Cleveland – CAVALIERS WON 101-87
Mar. 19 @ Chicago – CAVALIERS WON 92-85
Apr. 08 @ Chicago – BULLS WON 109-108

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (0-2)
Regular Season Record: 41-41
Playoffs Record: 0-2
At Home: 0-0
At Road: 0-2
Streak: L2

Probable Bulls starters


Derrick Rose - PG
Kirk Hinrich - SG
Luol Deng - SF
Taj Gibson - PF
Joakim Noah - C

Injury report
none to report

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Cleveland Cavaliers (2-0)
Regular Season Record: 61-21
Playoffs Record: 2-0
At Home: 2-0
At Road: 0-0
Streak: W2

Probable Cavaliers starters

Mo Williams- PG
Anthony Parker - SG
LeBron James - SF
Antawn Jamison - PF
Shaquille O'Neal - C

Injury report
Danny Green (sprained ankle) - TBU

First Round: Game 1:
- Tied most defensive rebounds in a quarter by a Bulls opponent with 13 in the second quarter (tied record)
- Most blocked shots in a quarter by a Bulls opponent with eight in the third quarter (previous record = seven)

First Round: Game 2:
- Least turnovers in a game with four (previous record = five)

Nice start. Bulls leading 41-25 with 8:30 to in 2nd quarter.

Go Bulls!

Bulls leading 44-33

Rose 15 pts
Deng 9 pts
Kirk 8 pts
Noah 4 pts 6 reb

Halftime

Bulls leading 56-45

Rose 15 pts
Kirk 12 pts

Wow...what a good start into the 3rd quarter with a 10-2 run.

Go Bulls!

Why this technical for Gibson?

Bulls leading 68-53

Cleveland starts hitting the 3-pointers...

Bulls must stop this...

Bulls leading 68-58

Go Bulls!

Good offensive rebound and score from Deng.

Bulls leading 75-62

Go Bulls!

End of 3rd

Bulls leading 79-68

Rose 20 pts
Kirk 18 pts
Dneg 15 pts
Noah 10 pts 13 rebs

Go Bulls!