Mattie T’s 1st Round NBA Playoffs Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on April 15, 2010
Season series recap:
November 5th, 2009@Cleveland:
Luol Deng scored 15 points, as the Chicago Bulls made a last-second stop on LeBron James to squeeze past the Cleveland Cavaliers 86-85.
John Salmons & Derrick Rose each added 14 points, as Chicago won despite shooting just 40.9% from the field.
LeBron James led Cleveland with 25 points, 7 rebounds & 6 assists while Shaquille O’Neal added 14 points & 10 rebounds despite being plagued with 5 fouls in 31 minutes.
December 4th, 2009@Cleveland:
LeBron James starred with 23 points, 11 assists & 6 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers used a big 3rd quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 101-87.
Mo Williams & Daniel Gibson added 15 points apiece for the Cavaliers, who shot 51.3% from the field.
Taj Gibson led the Bulls with 14 points & 13 rebounds, as Derrick Rose added 13 points & 7 assists despite his 5-of-16 shooting.
March 19th, 2010@Chicago:
LeBron James scored 29 points to become the fastest player to 15,000 points in NBA history during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 92-85 win over the Chicago Bulls.
Mo Williams added18 points, as Cleveland outscored Chicago 53-41.
Taj Gibson led Chicago with 20 points & 13 rebounds, as the Bulls lost without Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah & Luol Deng.
April 8th, 2010@Chicago:
Derrick Rose led a balanced scoring attack with 24 points & 10 assists as the Chicago Bulls edged past the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108.
Kirk Hinrich scored 23 while Luol Deng added 22, as the Bulls won despite connecting on just 16-of-25 free-throws for 64.0%.
Cleveland lost despite a game-high 35 points from Mo Williams, who also had 10 assists and hit 6 three-pointers.
Antawn Jamison added 23 points & 6 rebounds, as the Cavaliers played without LeBron James & Shaquille O’Neal.
Mattie T’s Prediction: Cavaliers in 6.
