Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 10/30

Game 1: Friday, October 30th
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Celtics118
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Game 2: Saturday, December 12th
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Bulls80
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Game 3: Thursday, January 14th
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Celtics83
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Game 4: Tuesday, April 13th
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Bulls 90

(1-1, 0-1 away)

Celtics 118

(3-0, 2-0 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

8:00 PM ET, October 30, 2009

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
CHI 17 18 26 2990
BOS 21 29 38 30118

Top Performers

Chicago: J. Noah 16 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Blk

Boston: P. Pierce 22 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMECHICAGOSCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Kendrick Perkins (Tyrus Thomas gains possession)0-0 
11:45John Salmons misses 14-foot jumper0-0 
11:45 0-0Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
11:23 0-2Kevin Garnett makes 22-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
11:00Luol Deng misses 18-foot two point shot0-2 
11:00 0-2Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
10:38 0-2Ray Allen misses 22-foot three point jumper
10:37Luol Deng defensive rebound0-2 
10:27Kendrick Perkins blocks Joakim Noah's 4-foot jumper0-2 
10:26 0-2Paul Pierce defensive rebound
10:21 0-2Paul Pierce bad pass (Tyrus Thomas steals)
10:17 0-2Ray Allen shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)
10:17Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 21-2 
10:17Joakim Noah makes free throw 2 of 22-2 
10:03 2-4Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
9:44John Salmons misses 16-foot two point shot2-4 
9:44Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound2-4 
9:30 2-4Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)
9:30Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 23-4 
9:30Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 24-4 
9:08 4-6Paul Pierce makes driving dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
8:55Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper4-6 
8:53 4-6Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
8:49Tyrus Thomas personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)4-6 
8:47 4-8Ray Allen makes 22-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
8:30John Salmons misses layup4-8 
8:30Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound6-8 
8:30Tyrus Thomas makes 1-foot two point shot6-8 
8:04 6-10Kendrick Perkins makes 11-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
7:50Derrick Rose bad pass6-10 
7:41 6-10Kevin Garnett misses layup
7:41 6-10Kevin Garnett offensive rebound
7:39 6-10Joakim Noah blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
7:37 6-10Kevin Garnett offensive rebound
7:33 6-10Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:33Luol Deng defensive rebound6-10 
7:16 6-10Ray Allen shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)
7:16Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 26-10 
7:16Chicago offensive rebound6-10 
7:16 6-10Marquis Daniels enters the game for Ray Allen
7:16Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 2 of 27-10 
6:58 7-10Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot jumper
6:58John Salmons defensive rebound7-10 
6:43Joakim Noah makes 20-foot jumper9-10 
6:22Luol Deng shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)9-10 
6:22 9-10Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
6:22 9-10Boston offensive rebound
6:22 9-11Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
6:11Derrick Rose makes driving layup11-11 
6:01 11-13Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
5:48Derrick Rose misses 16-foot jumper11-13 
5:47Chicago offensive rebound11-13 
5:47 11-13Kendrick Perkins loose ball foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)
5:47Boston full timeout
5:47 11-13Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
5:39John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper11-13 
5:37 11-13Paul Pierce defensive rebound
5:24 11-13Joakim Noah blocks Paul Pierce's layup
5:22 11-13Paul Pierce offensive rebound
5:15 11-15Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
5:15Derrick Rose shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)11-15 
5:15Kirk Hinrich enters the game for John Salmons11-15 
5:15 11-15Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 1
5:13Luol Deng defensive rebound11-15 
4:54Tyrus Thomas misses 19-foot jumper11-15 
4:54 11-15Marquis Daniels defensive rebound
4:37 11-15Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot two point shot
4:35Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound11-15 
4:26 11-15Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)
4:26Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 212-15 
4:26Brad Miller enters the game for Joakim Noah12-15 
4:26Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 212-15 
4:26 12-15Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound
4:13 12-15Kirk Hinrich blocks Marquis Daniels's layup
4:11Brad Miller defensive rebound12-15 
3:59 12-15Kevin Garnett personal foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)
3:59 12-15Shelden Williams enters the game for Kevin Garnett
3:59Brad Miller makes free throw 1 of 213-15 
3:59Brad Miller misses free throw 2 of 213-15 
3:58Luol Deng offensive rebound13-15 
3:54Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper13-15 
3:50 13-15Paul Pierce defensive rebound
3:41Luol Deng personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)13-15 
3:41John Salmons enters the game for Luol Deng13-15 
3:34Kirk Hinrich personal foul (Marquis Daniels draws the foul)13-15 
3:34 13-15Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
3:34 13-15Boston offensive rebound
3:34Taj Gibson enters the game for Derrick Rose13-15 
3:34 13-16Marquis Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
3:23Tyrus Thomas offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)13-16 
3:23Tyrus Thomas turnover13-16 
3:10 13-16Paul Pierce lost ball (Tyrus Thomas steals)
3:03Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper13-16 
3:03Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound13-16 
3:01Shelden Williams blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup13-16 
3:00Chicago offensive rebound13-16 
2:51Kirk Hinrich bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)13-16 
2:39 13-16Paul Pierce lost ball (Kirk Hinrich steals)
2:31Brad Miller bad pass13-16 
2:31Chicago full timeout
2:31Jannero Pargo enters the game for Tyrus Thomas13-16 
2:18 13-16Rasheed Wallace offensive foul (John Salmons draws the foul)
2:18 13-16Rasheed Wallace turnover
2:18 13-16Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo
2:08Kirk Hinrich makes 20-foot jumper (Taj Gibson assists)15-16 
1:47 15-18Marquis Daniels makes 10-foot two point shot
1:27Brad Miller misses layup15-18 
1:23 15-18Shelden Williams defensive rebound
1:09 15-18Shelden Williams misses 12-foot jumper
1:09Taj Gibson defensive rebound15-18 
0:54Kirk Hinrich makes 22-foot jumper (Brad Miller assists)17-18 
0:36 17-18Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:35Brad Miller defensive rebound17-18 
0:17Jannero Pargo misses 5-foot jumper17-18 
0:16 17-18Paul Pierce defensive rebound
0:01 17-21Rasheed Wallace makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
0:00Kirk Hinrich misses 47-foot three point jumper17-21 
0:00Chicago offensive rebound17-21 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter