Bulls (36-28) at Celtics (18-43) 3/11

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Chicago Bulls (36-28) at Boston Celtics (18-43)
Sunday, March 11, 2007 • 6:00 PM ET
Regular Season Game #62 • Home Game #31
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, MA




PG: Rajon Rondo #9 PPG 5.3 RPG 3.10 APG 3.1 EFF + 7.58

SG: Gerald Green #5 PPG 9.5 RPG 2.50 APG 1.0 EFF + 7.43

PF: Al Jefferson #7 PPG 15.0 RPG 11.20 APG 1.2 EFF + 19.83

SF: Paul Pierce #34 PPG 25.2 RPG 6.40 APG 4.0 EFF + 21.33

C: Kendrick Perkins #43 PPG 4.0 RPG 4.40 APG 1.2 EFF + 7.40

Off the Bench
Brian Scalabrine #44 PPG 4.1 RPG 2.00 APG 1.1 EFF + 4.86
Allan Ray #12 PPG 4.9 RPG 1.10 APG 0.5 EFF + 2.85
Leon Powe #0 PPG 2.9 RPG 2.80 APG 0.1 EFF + 4.10
Sebastian Telfair #30 PPG 6.9 RPG 1.40 APG 3.1 EFF + 6.60

Injuries
Szczerbiak Ankle out
Allen Knee out
Ratliff Back out
Gomes foot day to day
West concussion day to day

Notes Doc sounded as if West and Gomes would be out for this game. West was going to try to practice today but was still having headaches as of last night. If it is at all possible for West to play, I am sure he will. But it would be better to give Rondo and Telfair another chance to see what they can do. I would love to see Rondo continue to start at the point and West start at the 2 guard. The Starting Lineup could change as Doc may put Scal back in at SF and West may come back to play this game.





PG: Kirk Hinrich #12 PPG 16.0 RPG 3.40 APG 6.1 EFF + 16.97

SG: Ben Gordon #7 PPG 21.5 RPG 3.20 APG 3.6 EFF + 16.72

PF: PJ Brown #42 PPG 5.8 RPG 4.80 APG 0.5 EFF + 7.31

SF: Luol Deng #9 PPG 18.7 RPG 7.10 APG 2.2 EFF + 19.98

C: Ben Wallace #3 PPG 6.1 RPG 10.40 APG 2.2 EFF + 16.02

Off the Bench
Chris Duhon #21 PPG 7.5 RPG 2.30 APG 4.4 EFF + 9.75
Adrian Griffin #44 PPG 2.5 RPG 1.90 APG 1.1 EFF + 4.28
Tyrus Thomas #24 PPG 4.2 RPG 3.10 APG 0.4 EFF + 5.55
Thabo Sefolosha #2 PPG 3.4 RPG 1.90 APG 0.9 EFF + 3.75

Injuries
Nociani - plantar fasciitis questionable
Allen - irregular heartbeat questionable

Notes: The Bulls have been playing very well. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games but are only 12-20 on the road for the year.

Key Matchup
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Both players are known as big time players in the 4th quarter. Should be an interesting matchup.

Keys to the Game
Big Al Big Al has been the go to guy and unstoppable in in the paint. He needs to continue his strong play off the bench for this team to continue to play well.

Defense This team has proved that they can play the type of defense that wins games. The only problem is that they don't play it all the time. They need to put that type of effort out all the time on Defense and they will move to the next level.

Ball movement We had 25 assists on 45 baskets last night (mostly in the second half). When we move the ball and find the open man, we are competitive. When the players stand around and hold the ball and try to do too much individually, we lose badly (See Rockets' game).

Rebound We have to win the war on the glass. When we are aggressive on the boards and win the rebounding war, we have a chance to win every game. When we slack off on the boards, we get beat.

I'll be at this game, and unfortunately I dont like my chances of seeing a Celtics win.

I think the C's take this one actually. Because of injuries, Doc has to put a good lineup out on the floor. What's out there is what should be their starting lineup next season (and should've been a lot earlier this season). Perk is going to be extremely important in this game because of the attention Jeff will draw from Brown and Wallace. His ability to dish from the post should be a huge factor if the C's pull this off.

I hope the C's lose actually, they're getting to close to 3rd worst team in the league (Charlotte) for my liking...

Have fun Mike, even if we lose, at least the Bulls are a fun team to watch.

rofl. I love when they bring in Powe and he dominates, then they take him out before something really "good" happens.

rofl. I love when they bring in Powe and he dominates, then they take him out before something really "good" happens.

I was at the game and I was excited to see Leon Powe have such a solid performace. He was more of a presence then Big Al was in this game. The Gerald Green reverse dunk was great, but other then that the C's didn't do too well overall. They're defense was awful and for most of the game they're offense seemed flat. Rajon Rondo had a great game though and he's looking like the clear cut #1 option for PG.

Me and FLCeltsfan, as well as some other people have been arguing Powe's case all year, and wondering why the hell he isnt getting more minutes. Well tonight was the perfect example of what kind of player he is. He gets his hands on almost every rebound and if he doesnt pull it in he at least smacks it away to get the C's another chance, and he has a good offensive game, as well as explosiveness. He was more of an inside presence tonight then Perk or Big Al, and the C's got pretty close while he was in there, and only started really blowing it when Doc took him out. I understand that Al needs to play, but Doc needs to find some way of getting Powe and Al on the floor at the same time, because Powe clearly has more to offer then Perkins at this point.

I'll upload some pictures from the game tomorrow.

Nyce!

keep'em comin'