The Chicago Bulls were unable to finish off the defending champions in a tough Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.
The Bulls held Ray Allen to 23 points and Paul Pierce to 20 points, but were done in by their own poor three-point shooting (7 of 24) and their inability to guard against the Celtics' three-point threats. That's right - we're talking about Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine, who combined for 6 of 7 shooting from downtown.
While Ben Gordon continued to make a case for a big contract this summer (33 points), John Salmons (12 points on 3 of 12 shooting), Tyrus Thomas (4 points) and Brad Miller (9 points) failed to offer much support. Chalk that up to some tough Celtics defense.
This was a series to be remembered. It had some historic moments, for sure, and Bulls fans have much to be grateful and hopeful for.
Here's to an offseason that builds on a strong finish to this 2008-09 campaign.
Go Bulls.
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Jason Hahn
Jason Hahn is a fervent fan of the NBA and is currently living in Evanston where he is a graduate journalism student. More
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:-( Still, compared to recent years, not a bad one for the Bulls!
i think the bulls put out a valiant effort but it came up a little short. in the big picture, you still have to play the cavs next and that seems like an even slimmer chance for victory.
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