Round 1 Game 7 (05/02/09), Bulls @ Celtics

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EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS – FIRST ROUND
POST-SEASON GAME SEVEN, ROAD GAME FOUR
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009 – 7:00 P.M. CDT
TD BANKNORTH GARDEN
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Bulls vs Heat
Game 1: Chicago @ Boston - Bulls won 105-103 OT
Game 2: Chicago @ Boston - Celtics won 118-115
Game 3: Boston @ Chicago - Celtics won 107-86
Game 4: Boston @ Chicago - Bulls won 121-118 2OT
Game 5: Chicago @ Boston - Celtics won 106-104 OT
Game 6: Boston @ Chicago - Bulls won 128-127 3OT
Game 7: Chicago @ Boston - Sat, 05/02, TBD

Bulls' playoff history vs Boston
2009 - First Round: Series tied 3-3
1987 - First Round: Celtics won 3-0
1986 - First Round: Celtics won 3-0
1981 - Semifinals: Celtics won 4-0

VS. CELTICS ALL-TIME IN PLAYOFFS
ALL-TIME ............... CELTICS lead 13-3
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win
BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 2 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 2 Losses
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Probable Bulls starters



Regular Season Record: 41-41 (.500)
Playoffs Record: 3-3
At Home: 2-1
At Road: 1-2
Streak: W1




Probable Starters:



Regular Season Record: 62-20 (.756)
Playoffs Record: 3-3
At Home: 2-1
At Road: 1-2
Streak: L1

First Round Game 6:
Most field goals attempted in an overtime period with five field goal attempts by Derrick Rose (ties Michael Jordan)

Most defensive rebounds in an overtime period with two defensive rebounds by Joakim Noah in the first overtime (ties Tom Boerwinkle)

Most minutes played in a game with 60 minutes by John Salmons (previous record = 58 minutes by B.J. Armstrong)

From the Bulls game notes. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/notes.html

Five of the six games in this series have been decided by three or fewer points. The last time that happened was in 1995, when Indiana and New York had four such games in their seven-game series (Elias Sports Bureau).

Chicago and Boston have now played seven overtime periods in this series, more than any team in NBA history has played in an entire postseason.

Through the first six games of this series, there have been 106 lead changes and 65 ties (Elias Sports Bureau).

Go Bulls! Beat the Celtics!

For the semifinals against the Magic.

Read and see more at: http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-40-4/The-Top-Ten-Moments-of-the-Boston-Chicago-Series.html

1. Joakim Noah's steal and one-man break/power slam (Game 6, 3rd Overtime, 0:40)
In a series defined by its frenetic energy, there isn't a guy on the floor more frenetic and more energetic than Noah. It's only fitting that, with the game tied 123-123, Noah punctuated one of the most dramatic games in postseason history with an improbable steal and fast break.

Nice start from Bulls.

Bulls 18 Celtics 16

Go Bulls!

End of 1st quarter

Bulls leading 27-23

It is good when Bulls attacking the basket.

Gordon 12 pts
Rose 8 pts
Noah 7 reb
Salmons 5 pts

Bulls need some defensive stops right now.

Bulls 36 Celtics 41

Go Bulls!

Good time to use this full timeout imo.

Bulls trailing 38-46.

Bulls need to regroup.