2-0 for the Bulls with Zipser and Mirotic sizzling

2017-04-19T10:40:19+00:00 2017-04-19T10:45:24+00:00.

Aris Barkas

19/Apr/17 10:40

Eurohoops.net

The tables were turned in Boston as the Bulls got their second break in the series and they are hosting the next two games at Chicago.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and also had 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Rajon Rondo finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and the Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 to take a 2-0 lead in their series against the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Rondo had 11 points and 14 assists on a night when all five Bulls starters reached double figures. Dwyane Wade had 22 points, including 16 in the second half.Isaiah Thomas scored 20 points for Boston.

The Celtics got within 91-82 early in the fourth before Chicago went on a 14-4 run to push its lead up to 19. German Paul Zipser picked up the slack in Game 2, scoring 16 points in 29 minutes, while Spaniard Nikola Mirotic (photo) had 13 points and 7 rebounds.

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