Road to Glory II

[Alpha_]

Killed them in the first matchup, but Pierce got his revenge.



Sheed just got called for a technical.

Yup, he did

LOL.. he always got called for a technical foul!!

BTW just want to say good luck in game 3.. I'm expecting that your team will end the series in game 6..

[Justine.]

Hard loss. But it's just 5 points, I know your guys can beat the C's. Good luck!

[Valor]

Haven't posted in this association before. Just wanna say I like it. The presentation, the recaps, the vids, the pics, all good. Wade and J-Smoove on your team along with Rose and Noah, that's a killer team on the way to a championship.

Thanks for following man

BTW just want to say good luck in game 3.. I'm expecting that your team will end the series in game 6..

Thanks, but that's high expectations

Hard loss. But it's just 5 points, I know your guys can beat the C's. Good luck!

Gonna be tough, but we'll do our best

[C-77]

i can't believe Wade and Deng are getting burned by Pierce And Allen Good Luck on game 3

[Alpha_]

Valor, I know ur team can do it..

[Houndy]

Valor will win.
It'll just take 3 game winners by Wade to win them

[megarover]

Wade hasn't been having spectacular shooting performances efficency wise.

[TheMC5]

Ouch. Deng had an awful game there. Good luck in game 3. Hopefully Deng can pick up his play and put some pressure on Pierce.

[Valor]

i can't believe Wade and Deng are getting burned by Pierce And Allen Good Luck on game 3

Thanks, glad to see you popping in

Valor, I hope ur team can do it..

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Valor will win.
It'll just take 3 game winners by Wade to win them

They are not the Wizards, they know how to play defense

Wade hasn't been having spectacular shooting performances efficiency wise.

Nope, kudos to the Celtics defense

Ouch. Deng had an awful game there. Good luck in game 3. Hopefully Deng can pick up his play and put some pressure on Pierce.

Deng's injured from game 1, not expecting much from him

[Valor]

Celtics edge Bulls in OT, takes 2-1 series lead



Boston, MA - It was in game two when the Big Three woke up from their slumber.

Game three was when they continued their surge.

Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett combined for 73 points as the Boston Celtics take a 111-109 win in overtime over the visiting Chicago Bulls to go up 2-1 in this Eastern Conference Second Round Series.

Pierce was named Player of the Game after scoring 33 points on 13 for 18 shooting. Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Ray Allen added in 20 points and 6 assists of his own.

"We are the defending Eastern Conference Champions," said Pierce "Now we're back home, we ain't gonna go easy on them"

Fellow starters Kendrick Perkins and Rajon Rondo added 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds respectively.

One other notable performance was from reserve Delonte West, who dropped in 10 points in 12 minutes from off the bench after getting involved in an altercation with Sacramento Kings forward LeBron James before the game. James was escorted off the building premise and subsequently released from custody afterward. It is rumored that the altercation was centered around West's alleged affair with James' mother, Gloria James. West, James as well as the Celtics organization refused to comment.

"I don't know anything about it, and I don't really care." said Doc Rivers "What I care about is how he did out there on the court. Today, he played well"

The Bulls put up a good fight, and were led by Derrick Rose, who finished with 26 points and 13 assists on 11 for 13 shooting. Forward Josh Smith also chipped in a great deal, narrowly missing out on a triple double by finishing with 15 points, a game high 17 rebounds, as well as a playoff career high 9 blocks.

Brad Miller played spectacularly off the bench, recording a double double of 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Kyle Korver dropped in 10 points of his own on 4 for 8 shooting. Joakim Noah had 9 points and 10 rebounds while sharpshooter Anthony Morrow shot a perfect 3 for 3 from the field for 7 points.

However, superstar Dwyane Wade struggled offensively from the Boston defensive pressures, and managed only 18 points on 9 for 29 shooting. Fellow starter Luol Deng, who is slowed by a strained MCL, also struggled with his game, ending with 10 points and 6 rebounds on 4 for 17 shooting. Deng had to be helped off the floor after his injury aggravated in the fourth quarter.

The Celtics came out early and played hard, holding a 11 point advantage going into halftime. However, Chicago fought back and went hard on the glass, their hustle got them close and eventually the game was tied by an alleyopp from Derrick Rose to Dwyane Wade with 23.2 remaining in the fourth quarter. The game was sent to overtime when Ray Allen's last second attempt came off the rim.

Both teams then went off running and scoring in overtime, and the score was kept close. It wasn't until when Boston's Kevin Garnett managed to bank in a one handed, adjusted shot in mid air with 0:47 remaining and gave the Celtics a 2 point lead, that both teams began to play hard on defense.

Unfortunately for the Bulls, even though they managed to stop the Celtics from scoring anymore points, they could not get a bucket themselves either and fell 1-2 in the series as time ran out.

"We've got to convert on our free throws" said Byron Scott "We had 10 misses from the free throw line that could've sealed this one easily."

The Bulls shot just 60% (15/25) from the free throw line while the Celtics converted on 78% (18/23)of theirs. So despite the 53-40 rebounding advantage, and specifically, the 13-2 advantage that Chicago held on the offensive glass. Boston was the team that had the last laugh.

A crucial game 4 will take place two days from now, right here in Boston.







Dwyane Wade slams down the alley-opp from Derrick Rose and sends the game to overtime


The Big Ticket banks it in after making mid-air adjustments to win the game.

Highlights

[Valor]

Game 3 Results

[Justine.]

The Big Three dominated you

[Sideshow Bob]

lol for some reason when i play dynasty going into the season i plan on trading Luol Deng but i always end up signing him to like a 3yr extension deal.....weird

[|)e8*]

Wow what a close one

[George7]

Damn!
Come on!You can do it!

[Axel The Great]

Tough loss there. That game sounded like fun though. Dwyane Wade needs to pick up his shooting, because it seems that everyone else but him performed well. Hope you can bounce back in Game 4.

[Lamrock]

Heartbreaking loss. You're really gonna need to step up your D if you want to win game 4 and get back in this series. Good luck.

[Valor]

The Big Three dominated you

lol for some reason when i play dynasty going into the season i plan on trading Luol Deng but i always end up signing him to like a 3yr extension deal.....weird

Well...thats what Paxson does too so dont feel too bad

Wow what a close one

Yea it was pretty close, no buzzer beaters or anything but still devastating

Damn!
Come on!You can do it!

Hope so

Tough loss there. That game sounded like fun though. Dwyane Wade needs to pick up his shooting, because it seems that everyone else but him performed well. Hope you can bounce back in Game 4.

Not fun with Wade bricking nearly everything

Heartbreaking loss. You're really gonna need to step up your D if you want to win game 4 and get back in this series. Good luck.

Yes....defense is a must

[Valor]

Deng out for game 4, possibly for rest of postseason
May 9th, 2011


Bulls' forward Luol Deng will not be available for game 4 due to a strained MCL suffered
in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Boston Celtics.

The 6'9", 220 pound forward has been playing through the injury, but had to be helped
off the floor in the Bulls 109-111 overtime loss last night.

"We didn't think it was this bad at first" said Deng "I feel like I'm letting the team down,
going out at this crucial moment"

Deng could be out from 1 to 4 weeks, and it's very possible for him to miss the rest of
the playoffs, depending on how far Chicago can get.

Turner to Return for Chicago
May 9th, 2011


The Chicago Bulls has activated swingman Evan Turner for game 4.

Turner suffered a severely broken ankle back in February 3rd that was deemed then
to be season-ending. The rookie guard/forward began practicing in full a week ago
and due to the recent injury to starter Luol Deng, the Bulls management and coaching
staff has decided to place Turner back into the lineup.

"I feel ready" said Turner "My timing and rhythm is a bit off, but it's just basketball"
"I'm sure I'll get it back once i step on the court"

The rookie will not be starting in-place of Deng, but is set to be the first or second
option coming off the bench along with veteran Brad Miller.

Forward/Guard Kyle Korver will be starting at small forward for Chicago.

[Lamrock]

Do you mean May 9? Cool to see Turner return, though I think can only have a set 12-man playoff roster.

[Valor]

Do you mean May 9? Cool to see Turner return, though I think can only have a set 12-man playoff roster.

Opps, fixed.
I'm pretty sure it's a 13 man roster for playoffs, since I remember last last postseason when Detroit had to include AI despite him being "out for season"

EDIT: It's actually the full 15 now, Link

[Martti.]

Forward/Guard Kyle Korver will be starting at small forward for Chicago.

Predicting a 50-point win.

[Valor]

Forward/Guard Kyle Korver will be starting at small forward for Chicago.

Predicting a 50-point win.

He'll be guarded and guarding Paul Pierce, I don't think he can do much better than the injured Deng unfortunately

[megarover]

Korver and Turner are about to light them up. You cant afford to fall in a 3-1 hole.

[Fresh8]

I like how you lost in OT.