Rose-less Revenge

Thursday night, the Bulls got their revenge on the Celtics, who had beaten them just 4 days earlier. After losing 5 of their last 6 games to opponents in playoff position, the Bulls made a statement, beating Boston 89-80. The Bulls, still minus Derrick Rose, were able to hold all Celtics players under 20 points as they picked up their second straight win. Rajon Rondo, who went off for 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds last game, was held to just 17, 8 and 7 this game.

Leading the charge for the Bulls were Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer who finished with 23 points a piece. Deng added a team high 10 assists, while Boozer had 15 rebounds. Joakim Noah finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds. In the absence of Rose, Bulls' point guards CJ Watson, Mike James and John Lucas III combined for 22 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Sure, Rose alone can put up those numbers and then some, I'm just happy we were able to hold off the red-hot Celtics without him.

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