Game 5 IGT: Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavs (Series tied 2-2) 6:00PM CDT TNT

[Scoot26]

NBA Bracket

Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game 4

#3	Chicago Bulls	vs	Cleveland Cavs	#2
	2		2

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
6:00PM CDT

Quickens Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

TV: TNT
Radio: ESPN 1000

Series Information

Game	Results	Date/Time	TV
Game 1	Chicago 99, Cleveland 92	Mon, May 4, 2015 6:00PM	TNT
Game 2	Cleveland 109, Chicago 96	Wed, May 6, 2015 6:00PM	TNT
Game 3	Chicago 99, Cleveland 96	Fri, May 8, 2015 7:00PM	ESPN
Game 4	Cleveland 86, Chicago 84	Sun May 10, 2015 2:30PM	ABC
Game 5	Chicago @ Cleveland	Tue, May 12, 2015 6:00PM	TNT
Game 6	Chicago vs Cleveland	Thu, May 14, 2015 7:00PM	ESPN
*Game 7	Chicago @ Cleveland	Sun, May 17, 2015 TBD	TNT

*If Necessary
All Times are Central Time Zone

Team Regular Season Rankings

	Bulls	Cavs
Off Rating	11th	3rd
Def Rating	11th	18th
FG%	22nd	8th
Opp FG %	3rd	23rd
3PT%	10th	6th
ORebs	6th	11th
Rebs	3rd	18th

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Chicago Bulls Projected Starters

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Player Derrick Rose Position PG Jersey Num. 1 Height 6'3" Weight 190lbs Experience 5 Years

Regular Season Stats​

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
18.0	3.2	0.3	0.7	5.0

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Player Jimmy Butler Position SG Jersey Num. 21 Height 6'7" Weight 220bs Experience 3 Years

Regular Season Stats​

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
20.0	5.8	0.5	1.75	3.3

Player Mike Dunleavy Position SF Jersey Num. 34 Height 6'9" Weight 230lbs Experience 12 Years

Regular Season Stats

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
9.5	3.9	0.3	0.3	1.8

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Player Pau Gasol Position PF Jersey Num. 16 Height 7'0" Weight 250lbs Experience 13 Years

Regular Season Stats​

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
18.5	11.8	1.9	0.3	2.7

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Player Joakim Noah Position C Jersey Num. 13 Height 6'11" Weight 232lbs Experience 7 Years

Regular Season Stats

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
7.2	9.6	1.1	0.7	4.7

*Injuries
Pau Gasol (Hamstring) - Doubtful
Taj Gibson (knee) - Probable

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Cleveland Cavs Starters

Kyrie Irving
Regular Season Stats

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
21.7	3.2	0.27	1.5	5.2

J.R. Smith
Regular Season Stats

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
12.1	3.1	0.3	1.2	2.8

LeBron James
Regular Season Stats

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
25.3	6.0	0.7	1.6	7.4

Tristan Thompson
Regular Season Stats

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
8.5	8.0	0.7	0.4	0.5

Timofey Mozgov
Regular Season Stats

PPG	RPG	BPG	SPG	APG
10.6	6.9	1.22	0.3	0.8

*Injuries
-Kevin Love (Shoulder) - Out for Playoffs
Kyrie Irving (Foot, Hamstring, Hip) - Probable

[video=youtube;oZzgAjjuqZM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM[/video]

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[Novak]

Thanks for the projected starting lineup. I expected rose and lebron to start but wasn't sure.

 

[Scoot26]

chuck swirskyVerified account‏@swirsk054

Offiicials for tonight's Bulls-Cavs game: Joey Crawford, Zach Zarba, Derrick Stafford.

We're fucked.

 

[Scoot26]

 

[Axl Rose]

[video=youtube;m5RtlpXsl8k]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5RtlpXsl8k[/video]

 

[Scoot26]

K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop · 27m27 minutes ago

Thibodeau said Gasol is gametime decision, feels a little better. Would have to do shootaround and warm up without incident.

 

[Choisauce]

fuuuuuuuckkkk i hope the bulls come out and crush the cavs tonight.

If bulls win tonight, i would feel good about closing Cavs out at home in Chicago game 6. If bulls lose tonight, means they gotta win out with last game in Cleveland which i do not want.

 

[Scoot26]

fuuuuuuuckkkk i hope the bulls come out and crush the cavs tonight.

If bulls win tonight, i would feel good about closing Cavs out at home in Chicago game 6. If bulls lose tonight, means they gotta win out with last game in Cleveland which i do not want.

The NBA wants this series to go 7 I'm sure.

 

[knoxville7]

The NBA wants this series to go 7 I'm sure.

but I still have a good feeling about tonights game...maybe road teams win out in this series? :shrug:

 

[Scoot26]

but I still have a good feeling about tonights game...maybe road teams win out in this series? :shrug:

Bulls win 3 out of 4 games on the road in this series? That would be something.

 

[knoxville7]

Bulls win 3 out of 4 games on the road in this series? That would be something.

they are just crazy enough of a team to pull it off haha

 

[clonetrooper264]

Joey Crawford? The fix is in folks! I say this not because of Lebron getting star calls, but because every Joey Crawford game seems to go against the Bulls.

Spoiler

I'm sure that's not actually true, but it certainly seems that way

 

[Scoot26]

they are just crazy enough of a team to pull it off haha

I dont know. I more so feel like if the Bulls win tonight, they'll close out in 6.. if they lose tonight, they'll win Game 6 and force it back to Cleveland. But I don't have much confidence winning a road Game 7.

We shall see though. Obviously if Cavs get more and more injured, one would think we should easily take advantage. Our guys have to want this though. They didn't show much of that in the 4th quarter Sunday until it was too late. Now is the time to have that killer instinct.

 

[knoxville7]

I dont know. I more so feel like if the Bulls win tonight, they'll close out in 6.. if they lose tonight, they'll win Game 6 and force it back to Cleveland. But I don't have much confidence winning a road Game 7.

We shall see though. Obviously if Cavs get more and more injured, one would think we should easily take advantage. Our guys have to want this though. They didn't show much of that in the 4th quarter Sunday until it was too late. Now is the time to have that killer instinct.

I like your confidence for game 6 no matter what at least :buttrock:

 

[clonetrooper264]

I like your confidence for game 6 no matter what at least :buttrock:

lol well game 6 is a must win regardless. I think we'll see a better team come out to play tonight than in game 4. Idk though...I have a feeling it'll be another one of those games where Cleveland shoots twice as many free throws. I don't want to blame the refs...but Joey Crawford always makes me wary.

 

[Scoot26]

Joey Crawford? The fix is in folks! I say this not because of Lebron getting star calls, but because every Joey Crawford game seems to go against the Bulls.

Spoiler

I'm sure that's not actually true, but it certainly seems that way

I'll do a since Derrick Rose was a Bulls (injury included) list for you because this is the things I do:

2015 Playoffs -1st Round Game 5 Bulls vs Bucks
L-Bucks 94, Bulls 88

2014 Playoffs -1st Round Game 2 Bulls vs Wizards
L-Wizards 101, Bulls 99 (OT)

2013 Playoffs- 2nd Round Game 3 Bulls vs Heat
L-Heat 104, Bulls 94

2013 Playoffs -1st Round Game 2 Bulls @ Nets
W-Bulls 79, Nets 76

2012 Playoffs -1st Round Game 3 Bulls @ 76ers
L-76ers 79, Bulls 74

2011 Playoffs -1st Round Game 1 Bulls vs Pacers
W-Bulls 104, Pacers 99

2011 Playoffs -1st Round Game 6 Bulls @ Hawks
W-Bulls 93, Hawks 73

2011 Playoffs -ECF Game 4 Bulls @ Heat
L-Heat 101, Bulls 93 (OT)

2010 Playoffs -1st Round Game 2 Bulls @ Cavs
L-Cavs 112, Bulls 102

2009 Playoffs -1st Round Game 6 Bulls vs Celtics
W-Bulls 128, Celtics 127 (3OT)

Bulls are 4-6 when Crawford refs since Rose's arrival. They're 0-3 vs LeBron.. and they're on a 3 game losing streak.

I can safely say that 4 of these loses (2011 ECF, 2012 Game 3, 2014 1st round game 2, 2015 1st round Game 5) that the Bulls either gave those games away or just played like utter shit and I can't think of Crawford having any real influence on the games. In all honesty I can't recall Crawford having much influence on any of these games.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I'll do a since Derrick Rose was a Bulls (injury included) list for you because this is the things I do:

2015 Playoffs -1st Round Game 5 Bulls vs Bucks
L-Bucks 94, Bulls 88

2014 Playoffs -1st Round Game 2 Bulls vs Wizards
L-Wizards 101, Bulls 99 (OT)

2013 Playoffs- 2nd Round Game 3 Bulls vs Heat
L-Heat 104, Bulls 94

2013 Playoffs -1st Round Game 2 Bulls @ Nets
W-Bulls 79, Nets 76

2012 Playoffs -1st Round Game 3 Bulls @ 76ers
L-76ers 79, Bulls 74

2011 Playoffs -1st Round Game 1 Bulls vs Pacers
W-Bulls 104, Pacers 99

2011 Playoffs -1st Round Game 6 Bulls @ Hawks
W-Bulls 93, Hawks 73

2011 Playoffs -ECF Game 4 Bulls @ Heat
L-Heat 101, Bulls 93 (OT)

2010 Playoffs -1st Round Game 2 Bulls @ Cavs
L-Cavs 112, Bulls 102

2009 Playoffs -1st Round Game 6 Bulls vs Celtics
W-Bulls 128, Celtics 127 (3OT)

Bulls are 4-6 when Crawford refs since Rose's arrival. They're 0-3 vs LeBron.. and they're on a 3 game losing streak.

I can safely say that 4 of these loses (2011 ECF, 2012 Game 3, 2014 1st round game 2, 2015 1st round Game 5) that the Bulls either gave those games away or just played like utter shit and I can't think of Crawford having any real influence on the games. In all honesty I can't recall Crawford having much influence on any of these games.

Well you know...the Bulls just play scared when Joey is reffing and they don't want to win :elephant:

 

[Axl Rose]

ive had time to cool down from game 4 and have decided to give Bulls one last chance in this series

they need to come out lased focused...if they lose tonight thats it....its a first class ticket to the offseason

 

[clonetrooper264]

ive had time to cool down from game 4 and have decided to give Bulls one last chance in this series

they need to come out lased focused...if they lose tonight thats it....its a first class ticket to the offseason

Yup...must win tonight. Must win game 6. They might win game 6 regardless, but I highly doubt they'd win game 7.

 

[Scoot26]

Soo apparently this is all wrong. LeBron is 14-12 in games officiated by Crawford.