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Message: [QUOTE="gtcam, post: 2163672, member: 2844"] Some people just may not understand the matchups/workings of the NBA. The Bulls may have a crappy roster to some but DW, Rondo, Butler all have playoff experience and regardless of age are capable of putting together a strong string of games. The Bulls are big in comparison to the Celts and when you have 4 guys hitting their shots, all hitting the boards and have a big who is banging the boards with little opposition - lots can happen. Then you have a guy like Portis who all of a sudden comes alive and joins the rest of the team in hitting 75% of his shots. The two teams that Boston matches up the worse with in the East are Miami and Chicago - guess who they draw either Miami or Chicago. The Bulls have had some unbelievably impressive games this year, especially when Rondo plays and is on the same page as DW. The Celtics, as they stand now, are not a playoff tested team and it shows. They also need a legitimate 5 - if they had that this series would not be close. In addition - I Thomas is not his usual, for obvious reasons Brad Stevens has done a great job but he needs a big and to shore up the bench behind Marcus, Terry and Jaylen. Gerald Green was a lights out shooter and then after the All Star game he has gone stone cold. Losing last night spells trouble for their chances of advancing [/QUOTE]