We've done it before. Shawn Marion hasn’t played much in the postseason, Mike Miller struggled in his lone start and Kendrick Perkins has been effective in small doses. ""Everyone’s a little bit banged up right now, but that’s the playoffs. Rose, Bulls hold off LeBron, Cavs in Game 1. In fact, there are not any like him. Through four games, the only lopsided affair was Game 2 – with Games 3 and 4 being decided by a pair of MVPs at the buzzer. The Bulls failed to get any fluidity in their offense and moved side-to-side far too often.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls from the United Center. The Cavs outscored the Bulls by 20 points in the first quarter and never looked back. Smith was great late again on Sunday afternoon – going 4-for-4 from the floor, including all three three-point attempts as the Wine and Gold evened the series.

Mozgov is averaging 2.5 blocks per contest in the playoffs, 3rd-best in the postseason and he’s swatted at least three shots in five of the Cavs’ eight postseason games. The Cavaliers' big man has struggled in the playoffs, but did his job in a big way in Game 4. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)Matthew Dellavedova misses 25-foot three point jumperJ.R. We can win in Cleveland. it will apply to data controlled jointly by the NBA and WarnerMedia as well as other data controlled by WarnerMedia. Featured Columnist May 13, 2015 Comments. The ball movement, keeping the turnovers down, the rebounding – those are things that are necessary to put yourself in a position to win. The Bulls still haven’t officially announced whether Pau Gasol – who missed much of the fourth quarter of Game 3 and all of Game 4 with a strained left hamstring – will go for Chicago on Tuesday. Smith still hasn’t quite found his mojo in the postseason – topping double-figures just three times in six playoff games after finishing the regular campaign as the squad’s most effective long-range marksmen. With nagging injuries keeping Kyrie Irving from being himself on the offensive end – averaging 11.5 ppg on 5-for-23 shooting over the last two contests – the Cavaliers will need Smith’s offensive production for all four quarters on Tuesday night and beyond.

After Monday’s practice, Irving said, “I’d rather give 30 percent, 40 percent, rather than give none at all. The two problems with that is that this most definitely is J.R. Smith returned to action in Game 3 and, after a slow shooting start and some foul trouble, bounced back to hit three, three-pointers in the final 6:28 of Friday night’s heartbreaker. Chicago quickly tied the game, then pulled ahead by 11 on a Tony Snell three with under a minute to go in the quarter. Andre Iguodala was named NBA Finals MVP The 2015 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2014–15 season. Privacy Act, please use the links below to visit each company’s privacy center. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)J.R. Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)Nikola Mirotic blocks LeBron James 's 3-foot layupLeBron James makes jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)Timofey Mozgov blocks Derrick Rose 's 2-foot layupJimmy Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Taj Gibson assists)Kirk Hinrich makes three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)Nikola Mirotic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)Mike Dunleavy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)Joakim Noah makes two point shot (Tony Snell assists)Tony Snell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taj Gibson assists)Timofey Mozgov blocks Derrick Rose 's 8-foot jumperJimmy Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)Derrick Rose makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
"Bulls 106-91 loss sends series back to Chicago at 1-1Jimmy Butler looks to continue defensive momentum from Game 1So he’s back, right? J.R. Smith can hardly be considered an X-factor, but he has brought some big energy off the bench – especially in final period, where he’s scored 20 of his 27 points in the series. This site is operated jointly by NBA and WarnerMedia. LeBron James simply wouldn't let them. If you make a request through The only question is: Who’s it gonna be? ""I don’t mean to sound cocky but that’s a shot you want to take if you are a player in my position. The Cavaliers went on a 16-2 run that began during the end of the third quarter, taking a three-point lead on a James hook shot with just under seven minutes remaining. There are not many like him. All rights reserved. Without him, Mozgov and Tristan Thompson could hang back on Chicago's pick and rolls and not worry about the consequences. Box Score - Cleveland Cavaliers (108) vs. Chicago Bulls (105) - May 5, 1989 Cleveland had no timeouts, but a referee review that reset the block to 1.5 seconds allowed them time to draw up the game-winning play. Cleveland shot just 38 percent, while Chicago shot 35 percent.The Bulls came out firing offensively early on, scoring at will in the first quarter and early part of the second thanks to Rose and Jimmy Butler.

If you make a request through the WarnerMedia Privacy Center, But after hitting 37 points with nine minutes and 17 seconds remaining in the second quarter, the Bulls didn't score again for nearly seven minutes, allowing the Cavaliers to score 16 straight points. Bulls never trail in 99-91 victory in Cleveland This game happened just 40 hours after that one ended, and both teams struggled to generate enough energy to score consistently. Sometimes, his mere presence prevented shots from even being attempted. If the Cavaliers can slow Rose down and get any kind of production from Kyrie, they might be able to rely on their 11-time All-Star to take them the rest of the way. On Sunday afternoon, Timofey Mozgov had easily his best game of the series – netting 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting – nine boards, three assists and three blocks.