Trounced

It went from bad to worse for the Bulls in their game three matchup with the defending champion Boston Celtics last night.  In a contest that many people were predicting the Bulls to win, Chicago was down by more than 20 points by halftime and the game was essentially over.  The team shot a dreadful 38 percent from the floor last night and Ben Gordon led the Bulls in scoring with a mere 15 points.  Derrick Rose had a really rough game as well, shooting just four of 14 from the field and committing seven turnovers.

Rajon Rondo came up big yet again for the Celtics, pouring in 20 points to go with his six rebounds, 11 assists and five steals.  Paul Pierce also finally had a good shooting game, dropping 24 points but doing little else.  The Celtics didn’t play great basketball, the Bulls just played poorly.  Kirk Hinrich was the only Chicago player to log double-digit minutes and hit at least half of his attempts from the field.  The Bulls had been playing extremely well at the United Center as of late, but last night’s game certainly did not follow suit.  Game four will be played on Sunday at 4 p.m. eastern and is basically a must-win situation for the Bulls, now down 2-1 in the series.

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