NBA Playoffs 2017: Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls Game 6 live stream
By Noah Torr
Here’s what you need to know about to watch the Boston Celtics take on the Chicago Bulls at 8:00 ET in Game 6.
The Boston Celtics currently have a 3-2 lead over the Chicago Bulls and they have the possibility to close out the series tonight. The Celtics have found a solution to the energy problem in their starting lineup through Gerald Green. Ever since Gerald Green made his way into the starting lineup, the Celtics are 3-0 in the series against the Bulls.
The Celtics are back to playing their old ways of unstoppable basketball that everyone loved in the regular season. That “old way” of playing got the Celtics into the No. 1 seed in the Eastern conference and caused speculation that they could be challengers for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Bulls, on the other hand, are back to playing their normal style of basketball where they rely on Jimmy Butler for offense and throw other random pieces in the lineup to try to make it work. Those Bulls that were up 2-0 earlier in the series are no more. Instead, they have been replaced by the stagnant offense, bad defense Bulls we saw earlier this year. Their starting lineup tonight will consist of Isaiah Canaan at point guard, Dwyane Wade at shooting guard, Jimmy Butler at small forward, Nikola Mirotic at power forward, and Robin Lopez at center. Rondo won’t play tonight because of the nagging thumb injury that has kept him out for the entire series.
The Celtics will go with their successful small ball lineup of Isaiah Thomas at point guard, Avery Bradley at shooting guard, Gerald Green at small forward, Jae Crowder at power forward, and Al Horford at center. Al Horford and Avery Bradley both had very productive outings in their last games and they have to continue that excellent play for the Celtics to win tonight.