Next Game: Celtics - 12/25 vs. NY | Bulls - 12/25 vs. LAL

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
Fri 1/13	Bos	Chi 88-79
Sun 2/12	Bos	Bos 95-91
Thu 2/16	Chi	Chi 89-80
Thu 4/5	Chi	Chi 93-86

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 5/24 A. Bradley, G Dislocated left shoulder

Bulls Date Player Injury 5/4 J. Noah, FC Left game- sore ankle 4/28 D. Rose, PG Torn ACL- out for season

Player News

Celtics Keyon Dooling (BOS - Guard) News: Dooling (illness) had three points and one block in seven minutes off the bench Saturday in the Celtics' closeout win over the 76ers.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 26, 2012) Mickael Pietrus (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Pietrus had four points, five boards and one steal in 21 minutes off the bench Saturday in the Celtics' Game 7 win over the 76ers.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 26, 2012) Rajon Rondo (BOS - Point Guard) News: Rondo racked up a triple-double Saturday, scoring 18 points (6-13 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-5 FT) to go with 10 boards, 10 assists and three steals in 43 minutes to lead the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 26, 2012)

Bulls Luol Deng (CHI - Small Forward) News: Deng's wrist injury has increased the cost of his insurance for the 2012 London Olympics, but the British Basketball program believes they'll be able to account for the cost and still keep Deng on the team, the British Basketball official site reports.  (RotoWire - May 27, 2012) Derrick Rose (CHI - Point Guard) News: Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Friday that Rose (knee) is "doing great" in his rehabilitation from a torn ACL, ESPNChicago.com reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 25, 2012) C.J. Watson (CHI - Point Guard) News: Watson had surgery on both feet to cure his plantar fasciitis, the Chicago Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 17, 2012)