Boston has their hands full tonight with this Bulls team. Even without Derrick Rose, they are a force to be reckoned with. They lead the Celtics at the half, 45-39.
Chicago has held the Celtics to 40% from the floor and has out rebounded Boston 20-18.
Here are my thoughts:
*Jason Terry needs to be more involved offensively. Terry had one touch in 8 minutes and got to the free-throw line. The reason he is on the bench is because he has been so successful as a scorer off the bench, and he's not getting his chances tonight.
* Jared Sullinger and Courtney Lee have been the best players off the bench. Sullinger has done a nice job defending Chicago's bigs, as he's made Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah earn every point. Lee has 7 points and 5 rebounds in 12 minutes.
* I like the Celtics putting Sullinger and Bass on Noah as opposed to Garnett. It has worked so far as Noah only has 6 points in 19 minutes. However, Noah has covered Garnett on the other end, and has held KG to 1-of-5 from the floor. Lets see if Boston tries to shake things up and get Garnett free.
* The Celtics need to capitalize on Chicago's turnovers. They've turned the ball over 11 times. If Boston wants to get it's 21st win, they're going to need to continue capitalizing in transition, and it starts with Rajon Rondo.
* Paul Pierce has to get hot at some point, no?
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