Dwyane Wade stared down Jaylen Brown, and in that moment, fourth quarter, time winding down, seeding never seemed so irrelevant. There was Wade, 35, a battered ex-champ, a veteran of 167 playoff games staring down a defender a year removed from using a meal card. Wade drove right, caught Brown on his hip, faded and drew the foul. A free throw swelled the Chicago Bulls’ lead to 17, pushed Wade’s total to 20 and sent Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens waving his mop-up crew into the game. The Bulls pummeled the Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday, seizing control of this first-round series, pushing top-seeded Boston to within two games of elimination. On their home floor, the Celtics were embarrassed; the offense was predictable, the defense worse and the fire the team showed in 53 wins this season disappeared. Late in the fourth quarter, Avery Bradley passed Rajon Rondo, the ex-Celtic who finished a rebound shy of a triple-double, overhearing a pointed message from his former teammate. “I could hear Rondo [saying], ‘Yeah, they gave up,’” Bradley said. “’They gave up.’” Read more http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bulls-proving-celtics-arent-yet-legit-contenders-050604016.html
