Is Isaiah Thomas playing in Game 2?

The ex-Celtic turned on the tables on his former team, racking up a truly-impactful 11 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals over 40 minutes. The Bulls didn't trail in the second half, using a 10-0 scoring run - which included eight points from Wade - to build a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter on the way to the convincing win. Following an embarrassing Game 2 loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Boston Celtics young head coach must find a way to rejuvenate his team.

Isaiah Thomas is expected to play in this game.

Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) catches a pass high above Chicago Bulls guard Isaiah Canaan (0) during the second quarter of a first-round NBA playoff basketball game in Boston, Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Game 3 is on Friday night at 7.

So now, after barely managing to sneak into the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls carry a 2-0 series lead as they head home to Chicago.

Mike Conley scored 24 points, Zach Randolph had 18 points and Marc Gasol added 12 points for the Grizzlies. Thomas had his Game 1 technical foul rescinded by the league, but he got one 1:51 into Game 2.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State's Kevin Durant missed practice because of a strained left calf and is questionable for Wednesday's Game 2 against Portland, who again will be without center Jusuf Nurkic. But before the game, Jimmy (Butler) and (Dwyane) Wade kept telling me to shoot the ball and stay aggressive.

There was nothing that prompted Hoiberg to bench Rondo in Game 2, as he sat for a grand total of just eight minutes on the night.

After getting thoroughly pushed around underneath in Game 1, the Celtics grabbed the first four rebounds of the night while scoring the game's first seven points. Their chemistry and well-rounded offensive attack paid dividends in the regular season, but it's remained dormant when it has mattered most.

His basket gave the Raptors a four-point lead with 8.9 seconds remaining.

In the only Western Conference game on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Clippers leveled their series against the Utah Jazz at 1-1, leading wire-to-wire in a 99-91 triumph. Marcus Smart had 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Jordan's tomahawk jam put an exclamation on the end of the period. Though he's only 20 years old, the rookie already has shown he's capable of finding his own points.

Boston now will have to try to figure out its offensive woes in Chicago in Games 3 and 4.

One of the main reasons behind their two upset wins has been the play of point guard Rajon Rondo.