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Boston wins series 4-3 (Game 7 of 7)

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Boston wins series 4-3

Game 1: Saturday, April 18th
Bulls105Final
OT
Celtics103
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Game 2: Monday, April 20th
Bulls115Final
Celtics118
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Game 3: Thursday, April 23rd
Celtics107Final
Bulls86
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Game 4: Sunday, April 26th
Celtics118Final
2OT
Bulls121
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Game 5: Tuesday, April 28th
Bulls104Final
OT
Celtics106
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Game 6: Thursday, April 30th
Celtics127Final
3OT
Bulls128
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Game 7: Saturday, May 2nd
Bulls99Final
Celtics109
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Bulls 99

(41-41, 13-28 away)

Celtics 109

(62-20, 35-6 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, May 2, 2009

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
CHI 28 11 33 2799
BOS 23 29 26 31109

Top Performers

Chicago: B. Gordon 33 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast

Boston: R. Allen 23 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMECHICAGOSCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Kendrick Perkins (Glen Davis gains possession)
11:45 0-2Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Glen Davis assists)
11:29Ben Gordon makes three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)3-2 
11:12 3-2Glen Davis misses 15-foot jumper
11:11 3-2Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
11:03 3-2Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot hook shot
11:00Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound3-2 
10:55Derrick Rose makes 9-foot running jumper5-2 
10:34 5-2Paul Pierce misses 12-foot jumper
10:33Joakim Noah defensive rebound5-2 
10:23Derrick Rose makes 18-foot jumper7-2 
10:02 7-2Glen Davis misses 11-foot jumper
10:00Joakim Noah defensive rebound7-2 
9:57 7-2Ray Allen shooting foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
9:57Ben Gordon makes free throw 1 of 28-2 
9:57Ben Gordon makes free throw 2 of 29-2 
9:40 9-2Glen Davis misses layup
9:38 9-2Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
9:38 9-4Kendrick Perkins makes 1-foot two point shot
9:38Joakim Noah shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)9-4 
9:38 9-4Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 1
9:38Joakim Noah defensive rebound9-4 
9:26Joakim Noah misses dunk9-4 
9:26Chicago offensive rebound9-4 
9:18Derrick Rose makes 7-foot two point shot (Tyrus Thomas assists)11-4 
9:07Ben Gordon personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)11-4 
9:00 11-4Ray Allen misses 6-foot jumper
8:56 11-4Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
8:56 11-6Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
8:41Rajon Rondo blocks Derrick Rose's 20-foot jumper11-6 
8:40Joakim Noah offensive rebound11-6 
8:32Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper14-6 
8:22 14-9Ray Allen makes three point jumper
7:56Kendrick Perkins blocks Tyrus Thomas's 13-foot jumper14-9 
7:54 14-9Ray Allen defensive rebound
7:50John Salmons shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)14-9 
7:50 14-10Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
7:50Brad Miller enters the game for Tyrus Thomas14-10 
7:50 14-11Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
7:33 14-11Kendrick Perkins illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)
7:33Ben Gordon makes technical free throw15-11 
7:28 15-11Glen Davis shooting foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
7:28Ben Gordon makes free throw 1 of 216-11 
7:28Ben Gordon makes free throw 2 of 217-11 
7:11 17-11Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:11Joakim Noah defensive rebound17-11 
7:11 17-11Glen Davis personal foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)
7:11 17-11Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Glen Davis
6:58 17-11Brian Scalabrine shooting foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)
6:58Brad Miller makes free throw 1 of 218-11 
6:58Brad Miller makes free throw 2 of 219-11 
6:47 19-11Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
6:46Joakim Noah defensive rebound19-11 
6:33Joakim Noah 3 second19-11 
6:22 19-11Joakim Noah blocks Paul Pierce's layup
6:20Brad Miller defensive rebound19-11 
6:09Brad Miller misses 12-foot jumper19-11 
6:09 19-11Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
5:58 19-11Kendrick Perkins misses layup
5:58Brad Miller defensive rebound19-11 
5:43Ben Gordon misses 23-foot jumper19-11 
5:41 19-11Paul Pierce defensive rebound
5:22 19-14Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper
4:56Derrick Rose misses 24-foot three point jumper19-14 
4:54 19-14Ray Allen defensive rebound
4:48 19-14Brian Scalabrine misses 22-foot three point jumper
4:46John Salmons defensive rebound19-14 
4:20John Salmons misses 26-foot three point jumper19-14 
4:20 19-14Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
4:13 19-14Derrick Rose blocks Brian Scalabrine's layup
4:11John Salmons defensive rebound19-14 
4:07Brad Miller misses three point jumper19-14 
4:05 19-14Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
3:57 19-16Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
3:36Boston full timeout
3:30Brad Miller misses jumper19-16 
3:29 19-16Paul Pierce defensive rebound
3:19 19-18Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
3:02Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Brad Miller assists)21-18 
2:39 21-18Rajon Rondo misses running jumper
2:38Brad Miller defensive rebound21-18 
2:29Ben Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper21-18 
2:28 21-18Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound
2:17 21-18Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:16 21-18Rajon Rondo offensive rebound
2:11 21-18Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:10Brad Miller defensive rebound21-18 
1:54John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)24-18 
1:38 24-20Brian Scalabrine makes 23-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
1:22Derrick Rose makes 16-foot two point shot26-20 
1:06 26-20Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper
1:04Joakim Noah defensive rebound26-20 
0:50 26-20Brian Scalabrine personal foul (John Salmons draws the foul)
0:50Chicago full timeout
0:50Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Joakim Noah26-20 
0:50Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose26-20 
0:50 26-20Stephon Marbury enters the game for Rajon Rondo
0:50John Salmons makes free throw 1 of 227-20 
0:50John Salmons makes free throw 2 of 228-20 
0:31 28-23Brian Scalabrine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
0:18John Salmons turnover28-23 
0:18 28-23Eddie House enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
0:18 28-23Rajon Rondo enters the game for Brian Scalabrine
0:18Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Brad Miller28-23 
0:06 28-23Tyrus Thomas blocks Rajon Rondo's 4-foot jumper
0:04Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound28-23 
0:02Kirk Hinrich lost ball (Ray Allen steals)28-23 
0:01 28-23Eddie House bad pass (Tyrus Thomas steals)
0:00Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper28-23 
0:00Chicago offensive rebound28-23 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter