Bulls at Celtics Game 5

[CycloneErik]

Boston survives. I was really hoping the Bulls could take this one.

[Clones85']

You obviously didn't watch game 2 or the rest of the series when he has completely carried the Bulls offensively. Do I like that he's the Bulls main offensive option? No but he's a great clutch shooter.

I missed game 2 but have watched him for years. The Bulls don't have a go to scorer so they shouldn't pretend he is. They need to play team ball to win. That is why they are going to lose this game.

When you are a 6 foot SG you should never be your team's primary scorer. He is terribly inconsistent and has been forever.

[IcSyU]

Didn't know you could knock someone's teeth out and only get a personal foul??

So your able to smoke some guy in the face while NOT going for the ball? Interesting....

Did you see the replay? Didn't even come anywhere NEAR the ball. Unless he mistaked the ball for his head.

Do you realize how many fouls of this caliber there are in the NBA? It's a bunch of whiny rich guys playing basketball and the guys with whistles will call fouls if your name is James, Bryant, etc. The superstars get preferential treatment, everyone else is depending on how the ref is feeling that night. Unless it is completely and utterly obvious, you don't make a call there to change the outcome of the game.

[tyrelrobert]

Do you realize how many fouls of this caliber there are in the NBA? It's a bunch of whiny rich guys playing basketball and the guys with whistles will call fouls if your name is James, Bryant, etc. The superstars get preferential treatment, everyone else is depending on how the ref is feeling that night. Unless it is completely and utterly obvious, you don't make a call there to change the outcome of the game.

I understand your point but come on.. That was Utterly obvious!!

[IcSyU]

I understand your point but come on.. That was Utterly obvious!!

In real time was it? If you're the ref out top, that's hard to see, if you're the ref under the hoop, you're watching the ball.

[jberryma]

In real time was it? If you're the ref out top, that's hard to see, if you're the ref under the hoop, you're watching the ball.

But they reviewed it, so real time doesn't really come into play in that situation.

[thisISnextyear]

Bad miss there.

The second "miss" of the rim was worse than the first one... That isn't that hard and he waaaaay overshot that one. His mouth wouldn't hurt so bad if he took a second to think about how quickly he would have gone to sleep if that haymaker Shaq missed would have connected... He and Shaq are both lucky that didn't connect.

[IcSyU]

But they reviewed it, so real time doesn't really come into play in that situation.

I could be wrong here, but I don't believe you can assess a flagrant just on replay.

[CycloneRulzzz]

Well that sucked. You have a 11 point 4th Quarter lead, up 3 with 5 minutes left when Ray Allen fouls out and can't get the job done. I know the Bulls are young, but you got to take advantage of your opportunities. That said Chicago will take game 6 and force a game 7. If only they had showed up in game 3.

[jberryma]

I could be wrong here, but I don't believe you can assess a flagrant just on replay.

I think you can. That's the reason in Game 4 they changed the foul call against Miller and it allowed him to stay in the game, because they tossed him initially.

[cycfan1]

I could be wrong here, but I don't believe you can assess a flagrant just on replay.

Yup your wrong... happened to Brad Miller in game 4, ironically. My only reason to be upset is that this is the 3RD game of the series where Del Negro does not have a timeout to go with seconds to play. Paul Pierce is forced to make that free throw and then you never know. Game 1, Game 2, now Game 5... Its a stupid rule but you have to catch on sometime.

[gocubs2118]

Del Negro is so dumb. After you are up by 11 with like 7 minutes left you have to take out Gordon. He is our worse defensive player on the floor and Hinrich played great tonight.