Whenever the Bulls play the Celtics and Kevin Garnett is limited, physically, to grabbing Rajon Rondo’s face, the Bulls have a chance. Otherwise, with Garnett playing, this match-up has resulted in two downright beatdowns this season.
What the Four Factors say:
| Team | Pace | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTM/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Off.) | 95.2 (14) | 46.05 (29) | 14.1 (23) | 28.8 (5) | 27.3 (27) |
| Boston (Def.) | 93.7 (22) | 47.7 (5) | 15.2 (4) | 26.5 (15) | 31.3 (20) |
| Team | Pace | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTM/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Def.) | 95.2 (14) | 48.2 (7) | 12.8 (23) | 25.8 (9) | 27.1 (4) |
| Boston (Off.) | 93.7 (22) | 53.2 (2) | 14.9 (29) | 24.6 (25) | 33.5 (6) |
What it all means:
The Bulls’ bottom-2 offense and the Celtics’ top-5 defense means the Bulls need to find some roundabout ways to score. Most likely, this will come through Joakim Noah and offensive rebounds. Where the Bulls are a good offensive rebounding team, the Celtics are only ordinary in stopping their opponents on the offensive glass, and these statistics factor in 29 games with Garnett.
Bulls’ injury report: Jerome James is out. Luol Deng is probable. And despite the big to do about Tyrus Thomas moving into the starting spot in place of Taj Gibson, Gibson is still a game-time decision.
Celtics’ injury report: Marquis Daniels is out. Kevin Garnett is out — leaving hope for a competitive game. Rasheed Wallace is day-to-day with a sore left forefoot.
The Celtics’ perspective: RedsArmy, CelticsBlog, CelticsHub
Relevant news:
- The Celtics are in the second half of a back-to-back, but last night against the Nets, no one played more than 29 minutes.
- Gibson expects to play.
- And this Rondo guy, he’s pretty good.
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