Round 1 Game 3 (04/20/11), Bulls vs Pacers

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EASTERN CONFERENCE - FIRST ROUND
Game 3, Road Game 1
Thursday, April 21, 2010 – 6:00 PM CT
Conseco Fieldhouse


Game 1 - Sat April 16 BULLS WON 104-99
Game 2 - Mon April 19 BULLS WON 96-90
Game 3 - Thu April 22 Bulls @ Pacers TBD
Game 4 - Sun April 25 Bulls @ Pacers TBD
Game 5 * Tue April 27 Pacers @ Bulls TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 29 Bulls @ Pacers TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 1 Pacers @ Bulls TBD

Bulls' playoff history vs Cleveland
2011 - Eastern Conference 1st Round - BULLS lead 2-0
1998 - Eastern Conference Finals BULLS WON 4-3

VS. PACERS ALL-TIME IN PLAYOFFS
ALL-TIME ............... BULLS lead 6-3
BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 3 Wins
BULLS HOME STREAK .........6 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 3 Losses
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BULLS VS. PACERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 84-73
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ..... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 7 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK ............... 1 Loss

BULLS VS. PACERS THIS SEASON
Dec. 13 @ Chicago – BULLS WON 92-73
Jan. 14 @ Indiana – BULLS WON 99-86
Jan. 29 @ Chicago – BULLS WON 110-89
Mar. 18 @ Indiana - PACERS WON 115-108 (OT)

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (62-20)

Playoffs
Home 2-0
Road 0-0

Regular Seaon
Home 36-5
Road 26-15
Div 15-1
EConf 39-13
WConf 23-7

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 100.0 (Opp: 94.6)
RPG: 53.0 (Opp: 33.5)
APG: 16.5 (Opp: 21.5)
SPG: 8.50 (Opp: 10.50)
BPG: 7.00 (Opp: 6.50)
TO: 18.5 (Opp: 15.0)
FG%: .412 (Opp: .441)
FT%: .803 (Opp: .705)
3p%: .324 (Opp: .457)

Probable Bulls starters


Derrick Rose - PG - 37.5 pts, 7.0 reb, 6.0 ast
Keith Bogans- SG - 1.5 pts, 2.5 reb
Luol Deng - SF - 16.0 pts, 8.0 reb, 1.5 stl
Carlos Boozer - PF - 14.5 pts, 11.0 reb, 0.5 blk
Joakim Noah - C - 7.0 pts, 10.5 reb, 2.5 blk

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 37.5, Deng 16.0
Rebounds: Boozer 11.0, Noah 10.5
Assists: Rose 6.0, Korver 2.5
Steals: Noah 2.0, Rose & Deng 1.5
Blocks: Noah 2.50, Rose 1.5

FG%: Thomas .625, Korver .545
FT%: Rose .912, Boozer .750
3FG%: Korver 1.00, Deng .500

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



Indiana Pacers (37-45)

Playoffs
Home 0-0
Road 0-2

Regular Seaon
Home 24-17
Road 13-28
EConf 28-24
WConf 9-21

Probable Pacers starters
Paul George- PG
Darren Collison - SG
Danny Granger - SF
Tyler Hansbrough - PF
Roy Hibbert - C

Injury report
None to report

2:42 left in 1st quarter

Bulls 16 Pacers 13

no points from Rose so far

Deng leading Bulls with 7 points

End of 1st

Bulls leading 21-17

Game tied at halftime

Bulls 42 Pacers 42

Pacers with 4 misses and 4 straight offensive rebounds....and Hibbert with offensive foul

Bulls leading 51-50

again two straight offensive boards for Indiana...and Granger makes 2 points

Bulls 53 Pacers 52

Bulls leading 57-56

Boozer is 1-9 from the field

After 3rd quarter

Bulls 65 Pacers 64

Again a very close game...

Bulls trailing 66-70 with about 8:30 left

Looks like the Bulls need Rose making points again