The Boston Celtics will face the Chicago Bulls Monday night in an NBA game Free Live Streaming Online from the UNited Center at 8:00 PM ET
All the Bulls needed to get their offense going was a date with the struggling Celtics and a little help from their backup point guard.
Chicago looks to build on that performance while dealing Boston a 10th straight road loss as the clubs complete a home-and-home set Monday night.
The Bulls (41-32) entered Sunday's contest against the Celtics averaging just 83.3 points over their last four games and shot 39.3 percent in Friday's 91-74 home loss to Portland.
Joakim Noah finished with 13 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who will be looking to win for the fourth time in five games. They also can earn their first season sweep of the Celtics since 2006-07.
"That is how we have to win. Our margin of error is not great," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We've got to play with great intensity each and every night."
Chicago, which has clinched a playoff spot, leads Brooklyn by two games for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and home-court advantage in a potential first-round rematch from last postseason.
Sunday marked another tough defeat for Boston (23-50), which allowed a late bucket in a 105-103 loss to Toronto on Friday and never trailed by more than seven against Chicago.
Rajon Rondo finished with 17 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who have dropped four straight and nine of 10. They haven't won on the road since beating league-worst Milwaukee on Feb. 10.
"You can look at it a couple of different ways, but we hate losing," Rondo said. "We've got to find a way eventually to win some of these games. They're very winnable. We're just not closing the games the right way."
Boston has dropped seven of the last eight meetings at the United Center, including a 94-82 defeat Jan. 2 as Noah led the Bulls with 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
Noah has a double-double in six straight meetings with the Celtics, averaging 13.7 points, 12.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists in that stretch.
The game will be live streamed online at www.nbalivestreamfree.net
