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Boston wins series 4-3 (Game 5 of 7)

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Boston wins series 4-3

Game 1: Saturday, April 18th
Bulls105Final
OT
Celtics103
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Game 2: Monday, April 20th
Bulls115Final
Celtics118
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Game 3: Thursday, April 23rd
Celtics107Final
Bulls86
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Game 4: Sunday, April 26th
Celtics118Final
2OT
Bulls121
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Game 5: Tuesday, April 28th
Bulls104Final
OT
Celtics106
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Game 6: Thursday, April 30th
Celtics127Final
3OT
Bulls128
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Game 7: Saturday, May 2nd
Bulls99Final
Celtics109
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Bulls 104

(41-41, 13-28 away)

Celtics 106

(62-20, 35-6 home)

Coverage: TNT

7:00 PM ET, April 28, 2009

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 OT T
CHI 21 26 23 23 11104
BOS 23 21 22 27 13106

Top Performers

Chicago: B. Gordon 26 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk

Boston: R. Rondo 28 Pts, 8 Reb, 11 Ast, 2 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMECHICAGOSCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Kendrick Perkins (Tyrus Thomas gains possession)0-0 
11:42Ben Gordon misses 17-foot jumper0-0 
11:38 0-0Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
11:32 0-0Ray Allen misses layup
11:30Joakim Noah defensive rebound0-0 
11:23Tyrus Thomas makes slam dunk (Ben Gordon assists)2-0 
10:56 2-0Kendrick Perkins lost ball (Derrick Rose steals)
10:45Tyrus Thomas offensive foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)2-0 
10:45Tyrus Thomas turnover2-0 
10:32 2-0John Salmons blocks Paul Pierce's 3-foot jumper
10:29John Salmons defensive rebound2-0 
10:22Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper2-0 
10:22 2-0Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
10:11 2-2Ray Allen makes running jumper
10:02Ben Gordon bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)2-2 
9:56 2-2Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:55John Salmons defensive rebound2-2 
9:41Derrick Rose misses 23-foot jumper2-2 
9:41 2-2Paul Pierce defensive rebound
9:19 2-5Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
9:03 2-5Glen Davis shooting foul (John Salmons draws the foul)
9:03John Salmons makes free throw 1 of 23-5 
9:03John Salmons misses free throw 2 of 23-5 
9:02Joakim Noah offensive rebound3-5 
8:52John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper3-5 
8:52 3-5Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
8:44 3-5Paul Pierce misses 24-foot jumper
8:42 3-5Boston defensive rebound
8:25Kendrick Perkins blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup3-5 
8:23 3-5Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
8:15 3-7Rajon Rondo makes 8-foot running jumper
8:15Tyrus Thomas illegal defense3-7 
8:00Joakim Noah misses layup3-7 
7:58 3-7Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
7:47 3-9Paul Pierce makes 15-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
7:31Kendrick Perkins blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup3-9 
7:30Joakim Noah offensive rebound3-9 
7:18Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three pointer6-9 
7:13 6-9Ray Allen turnover
7:00Joakim Noah makes 7-foot two point shot8-9 
6:41 8-9Ray Allen lost ball (Tyrus Thomas steals)
6:35Paul Pierce blocks Derrick Rose's layup8-9 
6:35Chicago offensive rebound8-9 
6:26Ben Gordon misses layup8-9 
6:26 8-9Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
6:05 8-11Kendrick Perkins makes 2-foot two point shot
5:46Ben Gordon makes 22-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)10-11 
5:39 10-11Rajon Rondo bad pass (Derrick Rose steals)
5:20Derrick Rose misses 23-foot jumper10-11 
5:18 10-11Glen Davis defensive rebound
5:13 10-13Rajon Rondo makes driving dunk
4:48Tyrus Thomas makes layup12-13 
4:35Joakim Noah shooting foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)12-13 
4:35Boston full timeout
4:35Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose12-13 
4:35Brad Miller enters the game for Tyrus Thomas12-13 
4:35 12-14Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
4:35 12-15Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
4:20Ben Gordon misses jumper12-15 
4:18Joakim Noah offensive rebound12-15 
4:16Joakim Noah misses layup12-15 
4:15 12-15Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
3:57 12-15Rajon Rondo misses jumper
3:56 12-15Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
3:54 12-15Kendrick Perkins misses layup
3:48 12-15Glen Davis offensive rebound
3:48John Salmons shooting foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)12-15 
3:48 12-16Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
3:48 12-17Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
3:25Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)15-17 
2:58 15-17Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
2:57Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound15-17 
2:48Brad Miller bad pass15-17 
2:48Chicago full timeout
2:48 15-17Stephon Marbury enters the game for Ray Allen
2:48Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Joakim Noah15-17 
2:31 15-19Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot (Stephon Marbury assists)
2:17Ben Gordon misses 24-foot jumper15-19 
2:15 15-19Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
2:08 15-21Kendrick Perkins makes 2-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
1:44Ben Gordon misses jumper15-21 
1:43 15-21Paul Pierce defensive rebound
1:29Derrick Rose enters the game for Ben Gordon15-21 
1:25 15-21Tyrus Thomas blocks Kendrick Perkins's 4-foot jumper
1:23Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound15-21 
1:22 15-21Stephon Marbury shooting foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)
1:22Kirk Hinrich makes free throw 1 of 216-21 
1:22 16-21Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Glen Davis
1:22Kirk Hinrich makes free throw 2 of 217-21 
1:08 17-23Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
0:57Brad Miller bad pass (Kendrick Perkins steals)17-23 
0:47 17-23Paul Pierce misses 19-foot two point shot
0:46Derrick Rose defensive rebound17-23 
0:43 17-23Rajon Rondo shooting foul (John Salmons draws the foul)
0:43John Salmons makes free throw 1 of 218-23 
0:43John Salmons makes free throw 2 of 219-23 
0:34 19-23Stephon Marbury misses 8-foot jumper
0:32Brad Miller defensive rebound19-23 
0:28Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper19-23 
0:27Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound19-23 
0:27Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot21-23 
0:03 21-23Kirk Hinrich blocks Rajon Rondo's 11-foot jumper
0:02Brad Miller defensive rebound21-23 
0:00Derrick Rose misses 39-foot three point jumper21-23 
0:00Chicago offensive rebound21-23 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter