Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls Match Player Stats On Apr 28, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Apr 28, 2017

CHICAGO -- Avery Bradley scored 23 points and all five Boston starters reached double figures as the Celtics blew out the Chicago Bulls 105-83 in Game 6 to close out their Eastern Conference playoff series Friday night.

With the victory, the Celtics advance to face the Washington Wizards, who eliminated the Atlanta Hawks with a 115-99 victory Friday night.

Gerald Green scored 16 points for the Celtics, who also got 12 points from Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford in the win.

Jimmy Butler, hobbled by knee soreness, led Chicago with 23 points. Robin Lopez also scored 10 points for the Bulls, who dropped the final four games of the best-of-seven series after grabbing a 2-0 lead with a pair of lopsided victories in Boston.

Dwyane Wade appeared to aggravate an elbow injury he sustained late in the regular season. The veteran struggled throughout the night, hitting on only 1-of-10 shot attempts.

Isaiah Canaan scored nine points, Michael Carter-Williams added eight points off the bench and Paul Zipser had seven.

The Celtics broke the game open early in the third quarter. Boston started the second half on a 10-2 scoring run to build a 64-43 lead. Greene capped the run with a 3-point field goal as the Celtics, who led by as many as 30 points, pulled away.

Boston held a 54-41 advantage at halftime. The Celtics led by as many as 17 in the first half when they shot 50 percent (9-for-18) from 3-point range before finishing the game 16-for-39 from beyond the arc.

NOTES: Celtics G Isaiah Thomas was scheduled to leave for Seattle after Friday's game for his sister's funeral, which will be held on Saturday. Thomas' sister, Chyna, was killed in an automobile accident earlier this month. Celtics coach Brad Stevens would not comment on which members of the team would be traveling to the funeral besides Thomas. ... Bulls F Jimmy Butler played 31 minutes despite dealing with soreness in his knee. Asked if Butler had taken any medication for the soreness, coach Fred Hoiberg said he did not know. "He's obviously got some soreness, but Jimmy's going to fight through it," Hoiberg said before Friday's game. "He's a warrior, he's a guy that is as well-conditioned as anyone in this league and he's going to go out and give everything that he has." ... G Rajon Rondo (thumb) and G Cameron Payne were inactive for the Bulls.