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Boston CelticsVERSUSChicago Bulls

2008-09 · Eastern Conference First Round Game 6 · Apr 30, 2009

#2 Boston Celtics vs #7 Chicago Bulls

Chicago and Boston extended a wild first-round series with another marathon game.

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Home starting five
Chicago Bulls
StarterBGBen Gordon
StarterDRDerrick Rose
StarterJNJoakim Noah
StarterJSJohn Salmons

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Defending champion Boston entered the playoffs without Kevin Garnett, and young Chicago turned that vulnerability into a series of close finishes. The first five games included three overtimes and repeated late swings before the series returned to Chicago.

  • Boston led 3–2 and could close the series; Chicago needed a home win to survive.
  • The series had already included multiple overtimes, late threes and a breakout from rookie Derrick Rose.

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Starter
TTTyrus Thomas
Away starting five
Boston Celtics
StarterGDGlen Davis
StarterKPKendrick Perkins
StarterPPPaul Pierce
StarterRRRajon Rondo
StarterRARay Allen

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.