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Don't Panic asked in SportsBasketball · 1 decade ago

Why does everybody think the Bulls beat the Celtics tonight?

They beat a watered down, tired, beat up version of the team who didn't feel like playing.

Boozer took Baby to school, but it wasn't the Baby that shows up for the playoffs. Come playoff time it won't even be Big Baby out there, it will be KG, and it will be a different story.

The refs were calling all the fouls the Bulls way tonight. They put Rose on the line 19 times. I guess they felt the Bulls needed the win more than the Celtics or something.

Rondo led the team in rebounds, with 5, and that's just laziness.

Rondo isn't 100% yet either, he's only about 75% on the defensive end, if that.

Don't forget Delonte West is still out, Jermain O'neal isn't 100%, Perk is coming back at some point too.

The Bulls were missing Joakim Noah, who has been playing well this year. But otherwise they were fired up, healthy, they had the refs on their side and they beat a Celtics team that was watered down and feeling lazy.

They got a win, but if they get a false sense of accomplishment from that they will have a very rude awakening if they face a healthy and motivated Celtics team in the playoffs.

Why is everyone under the impression that the Bulls Beat the Celtics tonight?

Update:

Many people seam to think these are excuses. The Cs are missing players, plain and simple.

Laziness is not an excuse, and there is no excuse for laziness.

Okay, you guys might have a point about the BS calls, that sounds whiny...whatever.

This is a warning to Bulls fans. Don't get too cocky. We might meet in the playoffs and it aint going to be like it was tonight.

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  • kate
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    I agree but a win is a win. This was just one game and it won't really hurt the Celtics. They were just plain lazy and they were playing like the the Kings or something who have only won 8 games. They know what they are capable of. I am sure no one in the organization is worried after losing 1 to the bulls.

    Rose went to the line 19 times the Celtics whole team went to the line 20. The Celtics didn't go to the line the whole 3rd quarter and half the 4th quarter. They were doing the same thing the Bulls were doing on the other end except the Bulls were getting calls. Whatever though. Theres no way the Bulls can beat the Celtics in a 7 game series. In the playoffs a whole nother beast is unleashed. We saw that last season when the Celtics just floated through the season and some people didn't even think they could beat the Heat. And they went all the way to game 7 of the finals. which i think they should have won. to bad the lakers got 22 more freethrows than the Celtics......

  • 1 decade ago

    yeah you got a point but we actually don't know who the better team is yet regardless of the record because of injuries. And about those fouls that were given to rose. He deserved those fouls 110%. Do you know how much the refs don't give rose the fouls this whole season? And dude, a win is a win. Give them the credit. No whiny whiny and givin excuses and shyt. When the bulls lost to the New jersey nets, they admited loss and looked back on the mistakes they had in the game.

  • 1 decade ago

    First off missing Noah and Garnett a pretty comparable. 2nd every fan blames the refs when their team loses. 3rd lets be honest here and say that Delonte West and Jermaine Oneal wouldn't make a drastic difference because they are too old. 4th Perkins is always out so who cares. 5th Rondo wouldn't beat Rose if he was a 100% and who said that he wasn't 100% tonight. He sprained his ankle its not like he is coming off surgery.

    I'm not even a Bulls fans these points are basic knowledge if you watch basketball.

    Stop making excuses because you lose a game. No one cares and they got dominated. Any team that loses can make excuses thats why you have to play hard to not have to make them in the first place.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's more about Rondo and Rose than it's about Celtics and Bulls.

    About the fouls, I thought Rose was actually fouled. I don't know if there were 2 or 3 bias calls but Rose drove to the hoop and drew contacts.

    Otherwise, I agree with you, Celtics were really short handed. Garnett was needed tonight.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    A win is a win dont act like your team doesnt get bs calls thats why you wont that champioship in 08.

    Also the was the bulls 3rd game in 4 days ans just played last night and we didnt have joakim so its not like they werent beat up or watered down.

  • 1 decade ago

    it's really not an excuse because it's true ... although i must say that the bulls owned the Celtics tonight i wish that the bandwagon bulls fans would stop with the remarks about how somehow all of a sudden because they beat us once this season that rose is better than rondo when the previous two games proved otherwise .. but i guess everyone wants to over look those two games right haha? i promise you guys blow me!!!

    Source(s): C's fan from Cali :)
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sure. Let's not make sorry illogical excuses. Accept the fact that your team loss and will have another shot against them later this season.

  • 5 years ago

    To let you know honestly Derrick Rose is a quality leader for the bulls. It'll not be a shock if the bulls beat the celtics this play-offs, Celtics is just protecting on to their satisfaction as champions, however Bulls play with their heart seeing that of young gamers that received nothing to lose, however just giving all their quality in the play-offs. Well, that's just me...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    im guessin ur a celtic fan. shut up and stop crying a loss is a loss we werent cryin wen boozer wasnt 100 percent

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The game isn't about excuses your bring your A game every game

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