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The Chicago Bulls understand they'll be better off once Derrick Rose returns. No need to rush, though. They keep winning even with their star sidelined. Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each scored 23 points, and Chicago escaped with an 89-80 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night after blowing a 16-point lead. It was hardly an easy night for the Bulls, but they won again even though Rose, the reigning MVP, missed his fourth straight...
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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 (15-14) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Garnett, F 32 10 2 3 18 R. Rondo, G 44 7 8 3 17 P. Pierce, F 35 2 3 0 14 R. Allen, G 37 3 0 1 12 J. O'Neal, C 21 4 0 5 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Wilcox 27 3 2 4 9 M. Pietrus 21 7 0 1 2 K. Dooling 9 0 0 1 2 J. Johnson 10 1 0 2 0 A. Bradley 4 0 0 1 0 E. Moore 0 0 0 0 0 S. Pavlovic 0 0 0 0 0 G. Stiemsma 0 0 0 0 0 B. Bass 0 0 0 0 0 M. Daniels 0 0 0 0 0

Bulls (25-7) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L. Deng, F 44 4 10 3 23 C. Boozer, F 35 15 5 2 23 J. Noah, C 40 16 2 3 15 C. Watson, G 27 4 3 3 11 R. Brewer, G 20 1 1 0 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts M. James 17 0 4 6 8 K. Korver 28 1 1 1 3 J. Lucas 7 1 0 1 3 T. Gibson 14 5 1 1 2 O. Asik 8 5 0 0 1 J. Butler 0 0 0 0 0 D. Rose 0 0 0 0 0 B. Scalabrine 0 0 0 0 0 R. Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0

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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)