bulls celtics game 6
The Celtics announced Thursday night after the Game 6 loss that a limited number of tickets for Game 7 on Saturday night (game time likely 8 p.m.) will go on sale at 11 a.m. [1]
Yeah, that Rajon Rondo, the Bulls have to get him. [2]
The Boston Celtics’ Big Three was down to one, and Paul Pierce was ready. [3]
Four of the six games between the Celtics and Bulls in this classic first-round playoff series have gone into overtime, with one of those games decided in double overtime and another in triple overtime. [1]
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That’s the stuff I keep hearing since the stunning conclusion to Game 5 in this fabulous first round playoff series in which the Celtics now lead 3-2. [2]
A photo from Game 5 that made the rounds appeared to show injured Celtics all-star Kevin Garnett screaming from the sideline in the ear of Bulls guard Ben Gordon. [5]
The MVP of last year’s NBA finals scored 26 points, hitting one jumper to tie the game at the end of regulation and three more in the final 77 seconds of overtime on Tuesday night to help the Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 106-104 and take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series. [3]
In an already historic series, the Bulls and Celtics found a way to make it even more epic in Game 6, when Chicago outlasted Boston in three overtimes, holding on for a 128-127 victory to tie it up at 3-3 and force a final and deciding game. [6]
The Celtics pushed the Bulls into three overtime periods in Chicago tonight, but were unable to end the series. [...] Relive the Celtics’ first NBA championship in 22 years. [4]
The Chicago Bulls took a 128-127 triple-overtime victory over the Celtics Thursday night, extending their first-round series to a seventh and final game Saturday in Boston. [...] The Celtics, missing three starters as Glen Davis, Paul Pierce, and Kendrick Perkins fouled out, cut the deficit to 1 as Rajon Rondo followed his own miss. [1]
Paul Pierce connected on three jumpers in the final 77 seconds, the clinching score with 3.4 seconds remaining, in a 106-104 overtime win as the Celtics took a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series going into Chicago tomorrow. [4]
The Celtics could finish the Bulls off in Chicago on Thursday in Game 6; if not, the decisive seventh game would be in Boston on Saturday. [3]
Sources:
[1] Celtics Blog - Boston.com
[2] Chicago Bulls Blog
[3] Bulls @ Celtics Game 5, Rose 14 points 8 rebounds 6 assts. REFS BLOW …
[4] Celtics - Boston.com
[5] Daily Herald | Chicago Bulls
[6] BULLS: 2009 NBA Playoffs | Bulls vs. Boston Celtics