NBA Playoffs 2017: Celtics vs. Bulls Game 5 live stream: Watch online
By Noah Torr
The Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls are tied 2-2. This game will likely decide the rest of the series. Here’s how to watch online.
The Celtics won their last matchup to even things up. Isaiah Thomas has been phenomenal this whole series and now the role players are starting to step up and perform at their expected level. The Bulls are playing a totally different style of basketball than the first two games. They look gassed and don’t have any rhyme or reason to their play on the court. That is where Fred Hoiberg comes into play. He has had to put random lineups together while on the fly to try to make this team work. Those random lineups have not worked in the last two games and Hoiberg needs to find a solution — and he found one last game.
There was a rumor going around that Rondo has the intention to play tonight, but he has officially been ruled out for tonight. But, Hoiberg found a temporary solution for point guard in Isaiah Canaan, who performed very well in the last game. The starting lineup should be Canaan, Dwyane Wade at shooting guard, Jimmy Butler at small forward, Nikola Mirotic at power forward, and Robin Lopez at center.
The Celtics are going to go with the lineup that has given them newfound success, which includes Gerald Green at the small forward position. Isaiah Thomas will start at point guard, Avery Bradley at shooting guard, Green, Jae Crowder at power forward, and Al Horford at center. Thomas has been fantastic this series and needs his other guys to keep stepping up to the plate in order for the Celtics to have success.