(1) Cavaliers Vs. (8) Bulls

Possible. Compact movements to limit the hurt resulting in less wasted motion...

A shame it couldn't be more competitive but in getting one win to avoid the sweep I'd say the Bulls have reached the limit on realistic expectations, so I'm not too surprised or all that disappointed; I picked the Cavs in five, I wish the Bulls were a better team with a better chance but right now they're not. I think the only way the Cavs lose Game 5 - short of illness or injury - is complete and utter complacency, and even then I favour their chances of wrapping up the series then and there.

The Bulls of the second half were a disgrace.Really bad,nothing went in ,everything was in for the Cavs on the other side.

The Bulls of the second half were a disgrace.Really bad,nothing went in ,everything was in for the Cavs on the other side.

Hinrich needs to shoot better then 3-13. Bulls need more block shots, and Deng needs to get more than just 16 points after taking nearly as many shots as Rose....

Noah and Rose did good, especially Noah. But other guys gotta step up too...

When i saw the start of the game with Deng playing good i said myself "It's just too good to be true",
Yes it was too good to be true.Deng returned to his good old face with only 6 pts on the rest of the game

I feel confident in saying Deng's never going to be a clutch/takeover player, at least not consistently. There'll be times when he hits a shot or two in the fourth quarter as the Bulls are making a run but he's not the guy they want to rely on. He can do damage earlier in the game though, he's no scrub but he's frustrating to watch in crunch time.

In contrast, Rose has the heart and the desire to make things happen when the chips are down, but he needs to continue improving his jumpshot and do a better job at drawing contact when he takes it to the hoop so that his desire gets results. Noah similarly does not fade away in the clutch but although he'll make a clutch jumper from time to time with his form that rivals Bill Cartwright, ideally you don't want him putting up a mid to long range shot to win or tie a game. You certainly want him on the floor to crash the boards, score off an offensive rebound and play hard-nosed defense at the other end though. Hinrich's not terrible in the clutch, he seems to have the necessary poise and desire but unfortunately will sometimes just go ice cold.

Well, that'll do it. Bulls at least were competitive to the end and made a pretty good final push when it looked like the Cavs would have the game in hand for the last couple of minutes but it wasn't to be. A couple of unlucky breaks with the back to back fouls on Miller early in the fourth and the three point play by Rose that was waved off (kind of questionable, but continuations are such an inconsistent call that who knows what's right and wrong by NBA standards), but they still a decent shot at winning. If only they'd made some of those free throws...

I like that Rose wanted to take control on that last drive but I thought perhaps they should've gone for broke and tried for a three there; of course, had he not had to juggle the shot it might've worked out. They kind of bungled that last play too, obviously not a lot of time to work with but Deng didn't help matters by holding the ball and wasting two or three seconds before making the pass to Murray for the missed three. In all fairness it's not the kind of situation you want to be in and pulling out the victory was going to be a tall order even if the door had been left open, it was a good game and a great effort nevertheless.

Congrats to the Cavs, hopefully the series with the Celtics will be another good one. Looks like LeBron might have hurt his right wrist though, it might not be anything serious but all the same could be something to look out for in the next series.