Next Game: Celtics - 10/30 vs. Mia | Bulls - 10/31 vs. Sac

Derrick Rose envisioned this for the Bulls when training camp started. Now Chicago is close to wrapping up the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Rose scored 30 points and the Chicago Bulls closed in on the top seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Boston Celtics 97-81 on Thursday. The Bulls' 17th win in 19 games put them four games up on Boston and Miami with four to play and eliminated the Heat from getting the No. 1 seed. It...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Mon 11/12	Chi	Bos 101-95
Tue 12/18	Chi	Chi 100-89
Fri 1/18	Bos	Chi 100-99
Wed 2/13	Bos	Bos 71-69

Game Stats

Celtics (54-24) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 32 4 1 2 15 K. Garnett, F 30 10 2 0 10 R. Allen, G 38 6 2 2 7 R. Rondo, G 31 5 6 1 7 J. O'Neal, C 17 0 0 1 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Green 21 2 0 1 10 D. West 19 2 1 1 9 G. Davis 29 3 2 2 8 N. Krstic 18 3 0 2 6 T. Murphy 3 0 0 0 2 S. Pavlovic 3 0 0 0 2 C. Arroyo 0 0 0 0 0 A. Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 S. O'Neal 0 0 0 0 0 V. Wafer 0 0 0 0 0

Bulls (58-20) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Rose, G 40 5 8 3 30 L. Deng, F 37 6 1 4 23 C. Boozer, F 36 12 2 4 14 K. Bogans, G 17 4 0 2 6 J. Noah, C 23 6 2 2 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Gibson 13 3 1 0 6 K. Korver 24 1 3 2 5 R. Brewer 17 2 1 0 4 R. Butler 1 0 0 0 3 K. Thomas 19 5 1 4 2 C. Watson 8 0 2 0 2 O. Asik 5 0 0 0 0 J. Lucas 0 0 0 0 0 J. Pargo 0 0 0 0 0 B. Scalabrine 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Celtics Date Player Injury 2/1 J. Sullinger, PF Back surgery 1/27 R. Rondo, PG Torn right ACL

Bulls Date Player Injury 5/2 L. Deng, SF Flu-like symptoms 4/29 K. Hinrich, G Bruised calf 10/5 D. Rose, PG Torn ACL

Player News

Celtics Kevin Garnett (BOS - Forward-Center) News: Garnett will not require off-season surgery to correct his foot/ankle issues, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Courtney Lee (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Lee played 25 minutes per game during the regular season but saw a total of just 19 minutes in the Celtics' final five playoff games.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013) Jordan Crawford (BOS - Guard) News: Crawford was able to turn his season around after joining the Celtics, but he struggled mightily during the playoffs, averaging just 4.5 points per game on 30 percent shooting from the field.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013)

Bulls Kirk Hinrich (CHI - Guard) News: Hinrich (calf) isn't expected to require surgery on his ailing calf, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Derrick Rose (CHI - Point Guard) News: Coach Tom Thibodeau said Rose (knee) will "be ready to go next year," the Chicago Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) Nate Robinson (CHI - Guard) News: Robinson, who injured his left shoulder in the Bulls' previous game, played 47 minutes Wednesday night in Chicago's loss to Miami in Game 5 of their playoff series.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013)