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    CHICAGO BULLS (4-2) @ CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (4-0)
    EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS – SEMIFINALS
    POST-SEASON GAME SEVEN, ROAD GAME FOUR
    MONDAY, MAY 04, 2014 – 6:00 PM CT
    QUICKEN LOANS ARENA
    TNT / ESPN 1000 AM

    2015 Playoffs - CHICAGO BULLS VS CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
    Game 1: Bulls @ Cavaliers - May, 4th
    Game 2: Bulls @ Cavaliers - May, 6th
    Game 3: Cavaliers @ Bulls - May, 8th
    Game 4: Cavaliers @ Bulls - May, 10th
    Game 5: Bulls @ Cavaliers - May, 12th
    Game 6: Cavaliers @ Bulls - May, 14th
    Game 7: Bulls @ Cavaliers - May, 17th

    BULLS PLAYOFF HISTORY VERSUS CAVALIERS
    1988 Eastern Conference First Round (Bulls won 3-2)
    1989 Eastern Conference First Round (Bulls won 3-2)
    1992 Eastern Conference Conference Semifinals (Bulls won 4-2)
    1993 Eastern Conference Conference Semifinals (Bulls won 4-0)
    1994 Eastern Conference First Round (Bulls won 3-0)
    2010 Eastern Conference First Round (Cavaliers won 4-1)
    2015 Eastern Conference Conference Semifinals (0-0)

    2015 Playoffs - CHICAGO BULLS VS MILWAUKEE BUCKS
    Game 1: Bucks @ Bulls - BULLS WON 103-91
    Game 2: Milwaukee @ Chicago – BULLS WON 91-82
    Game 3: Chicago @ Milwaukee – BULLS WON 113-106 (2OT)
    Game 4: Chicago @ Milwaukee – BUCKS WON 92-90
    Game 5: Milwaukee @ Chicago – BUCKS WON 94-88
    Game 6: Chicago @ Milwaukee – BULLS WON 120-66

    Game Notes

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    Chicago Bulls (4-2)
    Home 2-1
    Road 2-1

    Bulls Playoffs Season Averages:
    PPG: 100.8 (Opp: 88.5)
    RPG: 50.0 (Opp: 43.7)
    APG: 26.2 (Opp: 20.3)
    SPG: 7.67 (Opp: 10.83)
    BPG: 7.00 (Opp: 6.67)
    FG%: .437 (Opp: .388)
    FT%: .725 (Opp: .704)
    3p%: .399 (Opp: .303)

    Probable Bulls starters

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    Derrick Rose - PG -
    Jimmy Butler - SG -
    Mike Dunleavy - SF -
    Pau Gasol - PF -
    Joakim Noah - C -

    Bulls Playoffs Stats Leaders
    Points: Butler 24.8, Rose 19.0
    Rebounds: Gasol 11.8, Noah 11.7
    Assists: Rose 6.5, Noah 4.3
    Steals: Butler 2.50, Rose 1.50
    Blocks: Gasol 2.33, Gibson 1.17

    FG%: Dunleavy .500, Gasol .487
    FT%: Rose .895, Butler .791
    3FG%: Dunleavy .548, Brooks .467

    Injury report
    Nikola Mirotić (left quad strain) is probable.

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

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    Cleveland Cavaliers (4-0)

    Home 2-0
    Road 2-0

    Probable Cavaliers starters
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    Kyrie Irving - PG
    Iman Shumpert - SG
    LeBron James - SF
    Tristan Thompson - PF
    Timofey Mozgov - C

    Injury report
    Kevin Love (left shoulder) and Anderson Varejao (left achilles) are out.
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    No idea what to expect.

    Will the Cavs play Lebron at the 4? Will they stay big like in the starting lineup above?

    What rotations will the Bulls use? If the Cavs go small something like Mirotic + Noah seems to make sense to match it or perhaps Taj / Gasol to bully the paint.

    The other wild card is Rose. Will he be attacking the basket and getting to the line? A lot sadly might hinge on if the poor 3Pt Shooter, Rose, is on tonight. I hope that isn't what decides that game (unless the Bulls win of course! :) )

    Should be a fun one.
     
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    Looking at the Cavs' lineup, it seems like the match up is good for us.

    Rose guards Irving. We need him to match or beat Irving statistically if he can't defend him.

    Dunleavy guards Shumpert. I actually think DunVP wins this match up. One of few that he really does. He'll actually do decently well against Shawn Marion, too.

    Jimmy guards LeBron. Lotsa luck Jimmy.

    I don't think it matters much which of Noah and Gasol guard Thompson and Mozgov. Per 36, Thompson is an 11/11 guy and Mozgov is a 15/10 guy. Keep them off the boards and we'll be fine.

    Kirk even matches up OK against Dellavedova, who will see significant enough minutes.

    I even think it makes sense to use the jumbo lineup and let Niko guard LeBron for a bit.

    Once you get past those guys I mentioned, the Cavs have guys like Marion, Miller, Perkins, and Jones, all well past their primes. Our backups should feast on theirs.

    It will be a different story, by a bit, when JR Smith comes back for game 3.
     
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    I wonder if Paxson still thinks he's not even worth a roster spot?
     
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    he didn't think JCrossover was worth the spot, either. At $6M they let him walk... he would have been a bargain.
     
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    Our bench will be key. Brooks, Gibson, Niko and Hinrich/Snell
     
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    Jimmy has to make LeBron work on the defensive side of things
     
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    LeBron at PF.

    That means Niko can possibly guard him.

    Can Miller guard Taj? I don't think so.
     
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    No way Denny. I agree
     
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