Dazzling on the same parquet floor where he once roamed for nine seasons, Rondo finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and a franchise playoff-record-tying 14 assists as the Bulls shot 51.1 percent. When the Bulls clinched the eighth and final spot in the East on the final night of the season with a 39-point win over the Nets, Rondo was in full stride.
Butler scored 23 points in the second half and finished with nine rebounds as the Bulls dominated the boards, ending up with a 53-36 advantage.
The Bulls and Celtics don't square off again until Friday, but here's three takeaways from Game 2 to tide you over until then.
The Chicago Bulls stole Game 1 of their first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics on the road with a 106-102 victory on Sunday.
Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas made an emotional return to the court on Sunday, a day after his sister Chyna had been killed in a auto crash. Celtics G Avery Bradley was reportedly deciding whether he will accompany G Isaiah Thomas to Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday for the funeral of Thomas' younger sister, Chyna. We just had to play. "He's the ultimate competitor", Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said Tuesday night. Sure, Thomas did not have to go against the Chicago Bulls, but this is what his team and teammates have worked for the entire 82-game regular season. Thomas had his Game 1 technical foul rescinded by the league, but he got one 1:51 into Game 2.
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But the Celtics were outrebounded 43-38 and shot 10-for-33 from 3-point range.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 24 points and 15 rebounds, Khris Middleton added 20 points, Greg Monroe had 18 and Tony Snell scored 14.
"It's really tough when he's sitting there, and some of his family's back in Seattle, and some of them came here to mourn with him. If that time comes, when that time comes, when they solidify those plans, obviously we hope to be able to go".
This was the third time in Rondo's postseason career he has had at least 10 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.
In the Celtics Game 1 loss to the Chicago Bulls, there was a 53-36 count in the rebounding department that didn't favor Boston, and Jae Crowder noted how that was the difference. When Thomas hit his first points of the game, a 3-pointer, the TD Garden crowd cheered loudly with an ovation. Now that the Celtics know what Portis is capable of, it will be hard for him to have a duplicate performance in Game 2.
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