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Timing is everything, and Hoiberg waiting as long as he did to make this adjustment likely cost the Bulls dearly. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009.
Thomas scored 33 points, and the Celtics beat the Bulls 104-95 on Sunday to tie their first-round playoff series at 2-all.
The league announced the fine hours before Game 4 tips off Sunday.
Unfortunately for the Bulls, they still will be without Rajon Rondo, who is dealing with a broken thumb on his right hand. However, there is a chance that Rondo, who also is dealing with a wrist injury, could return for Game 6 after he initially said he'd be out several weeks. Isaiah Canaan, who barely played after early December until Game 4, will replace Grant in the starting lineup on Wednesday.
On Monday, Rondo ditched the cast he had been wearing to protect an inflamed tendon in his right wrist, though he still wore a splint to protect his fractured right thumb. "So just chose to remove the cast".
He responded by pressuring Thomas in a way Jerian Grant and Michael Carter-Williams couldn't with any effectiveness, probably due to his quickness and similar build to Thomas. He took over the game at times in the second half.
Nene scored 28 points on flawless shooting from the field, and the Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113109 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Wade put up 38 in Game 3 in that series, and then followed that up with 30 in Game 4.
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Fred Hoiberg didn't quite bring the intensity of David Fizdale's "TAKE THAT FOR DATA" rant, but the Bulls head coach used his postgame press conference to voice his frustration with the officiating. "We wanted to get him in there because he is a guy that can pressure the ball and pick up the ball full court". So I just wanted to end the quarter off well, and I happened to make plays and my teammates happened to get me open to be able to go downhill and get in the paint.
"Mentally and emotionally I'm not here, so I just feed off what the guys give me". Everyone is a bit more relaxed, however, after the Celtics went into Chicago and mirrored the Bulls' feat, winning both games on the road. "I think the world of the kid, especially what he's going through now, how he's fought through that and like I said last night, he's a warrior to go out there and do what he's done so far in this series". Some of it is on me. "But I can't tell [how well he's doing]. I thought they did a great job of sticking with their game plan, making tough shots offensively".
That meant prime playing time for Canaan. The Bulls outscored the Celtics 19-6 to start the second half before Boston stretched the lead back to double figures with a 12-0 run.
"It's great", Wade said of coaches standing up for players in a playoff series. They were trying to pressure, and we knew we just had to space the floor and try to attack them. Our defense was incredible.
"Just like last game, we were using a lot of energy just to come back", Wade said.
Meanwhile in Indianapolis, LeBron James scored 33 points and made key plays to give the defending National Basketball Association champions Cleveland Cavaliers a 106-102 victory at in and a sweep of their play-off series yesterday morning.
Game 4 wasn't about some pointless, quirky streak, however.
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