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| The Limping Chicago Bulls Look to Eliminate the Indiana Pacers |
BetPhoenix is the best online sportsbook to wager on the NBA and they have the latest odds on this and all other games on the schedule. Derrick Rose sprained his ankle but he plans to suit up for Game 5 on Tuesday when the Bulls try again to close out their first-round series with the Indiana Pacers. The swelling has gone down, and although he plans to get a painkilling shot before the game, he was in flip flops one day after wearing a walking boot. He did sit out Monday’s practice, but the Bulls can breathe a little easier knowing that an MRI confirmed there was no major structural damage. Rose sprained his ankle driving to the basket late in the first quarter of Game 4 on Saturday and wasn’t his usual dominant self as the Pacers beat Chicago 89-84 to avoid the sweep, finishing with 15 points and 10 assists. He scored just eight points on 3-for-16 shooting after the injury but wasn’t about to use that as an excuse. The Bulls, meanwhile, are getting pushed in a big way after a posting a league-leading 62 wins and securing homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. They could just as easily be trailing in this series—if not out of it— considering they rallied to win the first three games by a combined 15 points. They made a big run in the closing minutes of Game 4, nearly wiping out a 13-point deficit, but came up short. A broken play near the end left Carlos Boozer attempting and missing his first 3-pointer since the 2007-08 season and helped keep Indiana’s season going. The Pacers see no reason why it has to stop now. The Pacers have frustrated Rose and the Bulls with traps, throwing the offense out of sync, and they’ve been fouling hard on shots down low. That in part explains why Indiana has 67 turnovers into 89 points and why Chicago is shooting 39.8 percent, although Indiana isn’t much better at 41.3 percent. Rose was not shooting particularly well before the sprain, although he is averaging 28.3 points in the series. Now he might be slowed—not that the Pacers are buying that idea. The Pacers have always played the Bulls tough and they will do it again as they attempt to extend the series. Play on Indiana Pacers 
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The Chicago Bulls have a 3-1 lead over the Indiana Pacers and may have some bigger issues as players have some injuries.
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