[BlueJays09]

Celtics Open Season with a Loss to the Bulls

Rajon Rondo and Derrick Rose fighting for a lose ball in the Bulls 91-78 win over Boston

This could be a long season for Celtics fans as the team lost the season opener and their home opener to the Chicago Bulls by a score of 91-78. Derrick Rose was amazing scoring 39 points and sealed it in the 4th Quarter as the Bulls outscored Boston 31-15 in said quarter. The game was great going into the 4th as the Bulls only led by 3 but the Bulls and Rose were way to much for the rebuilding Celtics, and dominated them in every way in the 4th. Here is the box score:

Boston Celtics:
Gordon Hayward - 21pts 6reb
Rajon Rondo - 15pts 7ast 1stl (7TO)
Eric Bledsoe - 10pts 4ast 1stl
Alex Poythress - 9pts 3reb 1blk
Jared Sullinger - 6pts 3reb 2stl 1blk
Nerlens Noel - 5pts 3reb
Deandre Jordan - 5pts 11reb 4blk
Courtney Lee - 4pts 3reb 1stl
Elijah Johnson - 0pts 1reb
ChrisCopeland - DNP DC
Kyle O'Quinn - DNP CD
Alonzo Gee - INJURED (DTD)

Chicago Bulls:
Derrick Rose - 39pts 6reb 5ast 4stl
Luol Deng - 13pts 5reb
Joakim Noah - 11pts 6reb
Jason Terry - 8pts 2stl
Carlos Boozer - 6pts 6reb
Marquis Teague - 4pts 2ast
Kirk Hinrich - 2pts
Ish Smith - 2pts 3reb 3ast
Chris Kaman - 2pts 2reb
Jimmy Butler - 2pts 4reb 2stl 1blk
Taj Gibson - 2pts 11reb
Kenny Boynton - 0pts

Game Notes:
The Celtics had good production from Hayward who scored 21 points and was the best player for Boston. Poythress impressed in his debut and put up some highlight reel dunks in the loss. Noel and Sullinger were terrible, getting dominated by Gibson and Boozer. Jordan pulled down 11 rebounds and was a block monster sending 4 shots back. The Celtics will have to cut down on their Turnovers (Rondo - 7) and 4th Quarter play if they want to win any games this season.

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