Game Thread Playoffs - Semifinals - Game 04 - Bulls vs Cavaliers

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CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (1-2) @ CHICAGO BULLS (2-1)
EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS – SEMIFINALS
POSTSEASON GAME TEN, HOME GAME FIVE
SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2015 – 2:30 PM CT
UNITED CENTER
ABC / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO-AM

2015 Playoffs - CHICAGO BULLS VS CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Game 1: Bulls @ Cavaliers - BULLS WON 99-92
Game 2: Bulls @ Cavaliers - CAVALIERS WON 106-91
Game 3: Cavaliers @ Bulls - BULLS WON 99-96
Game 4: Cavaliers @ Bulls - May, 10th - 2:30 CDT - ABC
Game 5: Bulls @ Cavaliers - May, 12th - 6:00 CDT - TNT
Game 6: Cavaliers @ Bulls - May, 14th - Time TBD - ESPN
Game 7: Bulls @ Cavaliers - May, 17th - Time TBD - TNT

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 (Bulls lead 2-1)

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

FRANCHISE RECORDS SET OR TIED THIS POSTSEASON
FIRST ROUND: GAME 1
Tied for most rebounds in a half by Chicago with 42 (last done on May 19, 1996 vs. Orlando)
GAME 2
Most rebounds in a game by Chicago with 64 (prev. 63 rebounds vs. L.A. Lakers on March 27, 1968)
Most defensive rebounds in a half by Chicago with 26 in the first half (prev. 24 vs. Brooklyn on April 27. 2013)
Most defensive rebounds in a quarter by Chicago with 15 in fourth quarter (prev. 13 vs. Brooklyn on April 27, 2013)
Tied for most three-point field goal attempts in a game by Chicago with 33 (last done on May 2, 2005 at Washington)
Least turnovers in a game by an opponent, Milwaukee with four (prev. five turnovers vs. Boston on April 26, 1987)
GAME 3
Tied for most three-point field goals in a game by Chicago with 14 (last done on April 26, 2011 vs. Indiana)
Tied for most three-point field goal attempts in a game by Chicago with 33 (last done on April 20, 2015 vs. Milwaukee)
GAME 4
Most steals in a game by an opponent, Milwaukee with 20 (prev. 16 vs. Boston on April 23, 2009)
Tied for most steals in a quarter by an opponent, Milwaukee with seven in the first quarter (last done on April 12, 1977 at Portland)
GAME 5
Tied for opponent free throw percentage in a game by an opponent, Milwaukee shot 1.000 (last done on May 15, 2011 vs. Miami)
GAME 6
Largest margin of victory by Chicago with 54 points (prev. 42 vs. Utah on June 7, 1998)
Most three-point field goals made in a game by Chicago with 15 (prev. 14; three times)


Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (6-3)
Home 3-1
Road 3-2

Bulls Playoffs Season Averages:
PPG: 99.3 (Opp: 91.7)
RPG: 48.1 (Opp: 42.8)
APG: 24.1 (Opp: 20.1)
SPG: 7.67 (Opp: 9.44)
BPG: 6.89 (Opp: 6.56)
FG%: .433 (Opp: .397)
FT%: .740 (Opp: .745)
3p%: .393 (Opp: .338)

Probable Bulls starters


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

Bulls Playoffs Stats Leaders
Points: Butler 23.0, Rose 20.3
Rebounds: Noah 10.8, Gasol 9.9
Assists: Rose 6.8, Noah 3.8
Steals: Butler 2.78, Rose 1.22
Blocks: Gasol 2.33, Noah 1.22

FG%: Gibson .540, Dunleavy .531
FT%: Dunleavy .909, Rose .897
3FG%: Dunleavy .535, Rose .389

Injury report
Pau Gasol (strained left hamstring) is questionable.

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



Cleveland Cavaliers (5-2)
Home 3-1
Road 2-1

Probable Cavaliers starters

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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-Chicago Bulls Gasol left Friday night's game, and an MRI showed no major structural damage, although coach Tom Thibodeau said he was ''not sure'' how severe the strain is.

He also said ''we'll see how he feels'' when asked if the five-time All-Star will play Sunday.forwardPau Gasolis questionable for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliersbecause of a strained left hamstring.

Read more http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bulls-gasol-questionable-game-4-against-cavaliers-204232345--nba.html

 

Bulls are about 2 to 2.5 point underdogs in this one. Let's hope they keep pulling off these upsets.

 

Anybody feel like they have a read on how this one will turn out?

 

Tough without Gasol.

It's been the Gasol and Jimmy show all year.

But the Bulls are 10-3 in the last 13 games.

Thibs will keep us in it to the end is my hunch. And we win.

 

We need a big game from Dunleavy, Niko and Taj since Pau is out

 

He says Rose and Butler are exhausted. Said Bron gets a win on the road.

 

I saw that.

Bulls have to be committed to a win today.

 

On the way out of Joakim Noah’s clutch, childhood friends grabbed Derrick Rose inside the United Center and one tapped him twice on the head. His brothers and old high school teammates, including Tim Flowers, reassured Rose: You’re the man here.

Less than 10 feet away stood the only other man in Rose’s locker room, Jimmy Butler, with a similar ferociousness in mind and game, percolating an equal mentality to dominate. Long before the season started, everyone around these Chicago Bulls understood something clicked within Butler. If there’s someone here who feels more worthy than Rose for game-defining shots, it’s Butler. If there’s someone so quiet publicly about wanting superstardom, yet cherishing this new career chase, it’s Jimmy Butler.

So before Rose banked in one of the most pivotal shots of his career -- a fadeaway three-pointers to give him 30 points and the Bulls a 99-96 victory in Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday -- his unrelenting, unafraid backcourt partner hounded LeBron James, drained clutch shots even as his legs felt heavy all night and served as the perfect two-way player next to a former most valuable player. There were the 20 points, nine in the final eight minutes, and eight rebounds, five steals and two assists out of Butler.

Read more http://basketball.realgm.com/articl...eBron-Finding-Perfect-Co-Star-In-Jimmy-Butler

 

I may miss this game. I'll try to be watching the box score on the phone and post.

 

Sorry, no read here. Obviously, after two lopsided efforts, this series is now in "Game On!" mode. This one figures to be hard on the nerves, but my beer supply is ample so I expect to survive.

Your boy needs kick ass when Thibodeau puts him in there.

Go Bulls!

 

I missed Fridays game. I dont plan on missing this one. I did however, see the last 3 minutes of that game as it happend. I woke the dead when Rose banked in that 3 pointer.

 

MVP Curry and Kerr's Warriors down 2-1. Thibs' Bulls up 2-1.

 

Folks can say what they want about Thibodeau, but he's experienced and prepared. Kerr and the other former players who have gone straight to head coaching positions better surround themselves with, and listen to experienced assistants or they risk being schooled by longtime coaches like Thibodeau or the Grizz's Dave Joerger.

 

Collins, Jalen picks the Bulls for this game