<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> March 11, 2007 - 6:00 pm ET</div> <span style="color:#FF0000">Chicago Bulls</span> <span style="color:#000000">(36-28)</span> <span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Kirk Hinrich</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Gordon</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Luol Deng</span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">P.J. Brown</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Wallace</span> <span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Chris Duhon, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyrus Thomas, Adrian Griffin</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston Celtics</span> <span style="color:#000000">(18-43)</span> <span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Gerald Green</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#009900">Kendrick Perkins</span> <span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Brian Scalabrine, Sebastian Telfair, Leon Powe, Allan Ray</span> Injury Report <span style="color:#000000">CHI:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Andres Nocioni will not play (plantar fasciitis)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Delonte West is a gametime decision (mild concussion)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Ryan Gomes will not play (sprained foot)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Wally Szczerbiak is out for season (ankle surgery)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Tony Allen is out for season (torn ACL/MCL)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Theo Ratliff is out for season (back surgery)</span> Who To Watch Out For <span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Wallace</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 6.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 1.5 spg, 2.2 bpg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Kirk Hinrich</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 16.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 6.1 apg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Luol Deng</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 18.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.2 apg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Gordon</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 21.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.6 apg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 20.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.0 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 25.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 4.1 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 15.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 16.5 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 1.6 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">Last 5 Games: 25.8 ppg, 14.0 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.4 bpg</span> Rookie Watch <span style="color:#000000">CHI:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Tyrus Thomas</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 4</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">4.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.1 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">CHI:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Thabo Sefolosha</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 13</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">3.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.9 apg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 21</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">5.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.4 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter:</span> <span style="color:#009900">13.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 6.4 apg, 2.6 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Leon Powe</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 49</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">3.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Allan Ray</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">4.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Chicago's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">P.J. Brown</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 5.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 7.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.0 bpg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Brown is a veteran, he's a very smart and solid player, he's a good rebounder, and he's a good defender. We'll see how well he defends Big Al tonight, when he's on him.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#009900">Kendrick Perkins</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 4.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 4.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.5 bpg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Big Ben and P.J. Brown. Perk DEFINITELY needs to play tough, stay out of trouble, and REBOUND. I know Big Al has been basically taking care of the rebounds for us almost single-handedly, but Perk needs to grab some tonight.</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#FF0000">Luol Deng</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span></div> <span style="color:#000000">Deng ALWAYS bothers the hell out of Pierce and plays him well. Come on PP, get some revenge here.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/Notes Doc says Delonte is a gametime decision and it's up to the trainers... I bet he plays. CelticBalla's Prediction I don't think we'll win this one. Bulls win by 9.
We'll see how Big Al handles Wallace and Brown tonight. I'd love nothing more than a 30 point double double from him. Lets take another one boys.
We never play good agaisnt the Bulls...But, we have been playing really well as of late and I think we could possibly snag this. I think that Paul is going to have a huge game, and Al is going to need to play good if we want to win. If I was to bet on a team, I would go with the Bulls, but im hopeful.
Im looking forward to Rondo covering Kirk Hinrich and AL J vs. Big Ben. That is one beast of a matchup.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GeraldGreen5 @ Mar 11 2007, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Not so sure that Scal will start. When I went to the game on Friday Gerald started.</div> I was at the game too. To tell you the truth, I didn't even think to edit our starters in the thread. EDIT: I forgot to edit our record too lol.
Miserable game...Al wasn't involved in the offense at all and Pierce didn't play like any of the 4th quarter before it blew upTanking game at it's finestTelfair/Ray/Scalabrine get extended minutesJefferson/Pierce are virtually unused
I wasn't really paying attention because I was literally on the phone for the WHOLE game (2 hours 16 minutes and 59 seconds). But looked like we played like sh*t when I payed attention...
It was a good game for the young guys. I think Scal took way to much 3 pointers in the game. In the first quater, he took like 5-6 and only made around two. I loved the way Rondo played today.
We were in this game for 3 quarters, of course, then we blew it in the 4th (what else is new?). Rondo had an outstanding first half, just great. He made some spectacular plays, he was ATTACKING, and he played some solid defense. He did it all. Big Al looked to be a bit intimidated by Big Ben, he was so passive tonight. What's the deal with that? Pierce was forcing it all night long, he played terrible. But Chicago shot the ball very well tonight, especially from deep, and they defended both Pierce and Big Al beautifully. Ben took Al out of the post and Deng always disrupts Pierce, and he did it once again. In the second half - Rondo - ugh. He didn't do very well at all, honestly. The problem, I think, was that he didn't get enough rest. He played all but 1 minute and 5 seconds of this game. As the game progressed, his energy level regressed. He had an outstanding first half, he needed to play there, but you still have to rest him a little bit. Gerald had some good moments, some bad. He took a couple bad shots and he obviously had a tough matchup tonight with Ben Gordon. That dunk by Gerald though - WOW! That was sick. But Tommy hit it right on the head - lately Gerald has either taken a 3 or taken it to the hoop, he isn't taking advantage of his in-between game anymore. He did that earlier in the year - come off picks, pull up from mid-range off the dribble. Stuff like that, he doesn't do it often anymore. He needs to, because when he does to that, he's VERY effective. Perk did a solid job tonight. He played very hard, made some nice plays on the defensive end, and he got on the boards nicely early in the game. Powe played awesome off the bench. Awesome. The Powe Show needs to play more. He just brings what we need to the table: rebounding, strength, hustle, hard work, and toughness. He can score too, he goes up strong. The guy scored 20 a night his senior year at Cal, he can play. It was nice to see Allan Ray get out there and score a little bit. He took the shots he should have, and he hit most of them. Good job, young fella. Bassy - ehhhh, not his best game. He passed up like 6 shots he should have taken and he had a real tough time defensively (nobody expected him to play good defense on a guy like Hinrich, it is what it is). Player Stat Lines <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals on 5-15 shooting, 2-7 FT Leon Powe: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block on 4-5 shooting, 3-4 FT Gerald Green: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist on 5-14 shooting, 1-5 from 3, 4-4 FT Al Jefferson: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block on 5-10 shooting Paul Pierce: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists on 2-14 shooting, 0-2 shooting, 4-5 FT Kendrick Perkins: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks on 1-2 shooting Sebastian Telfair: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists on 2-5 shooting, 0-1 from 3, 3-3 FT Allan Ray: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal on 3-5 shooting, 1-1 from 3 Brian Scalabrine: 6 points, 2 steals on 2-5 shooting (all 3's)</span> Next Game: Tuesday (3/13/07) @ Chicago at 8:30 pm ET. And get this... the Bulls will be wearing green jerseys, we'll be wearing white. Ugh. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AiRuPtHeRe? @ Mar 11 2007, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It was a good game for the young guys. I think Scal took way to much 3 pointers in the game. In the first quater, he took like 5-6 and only made around two. I loved the way Rondo played today.</div> Scal shot 2-5, that's not bad at all.
