Bulls (10-2) at Celtics (4-5) 1/13

[ManUp]

We're going to have to play some amazing defense to win this one.

[Marcus13]

Rose is a go tonight...hopefully he'll be trying to play through some pain though

[fairweatherfan]

Rose is a go tonight...hopefully he'll be trying to play through some pain though

Sweep the toe!

[JustAfam]

hopefully we win this one.if not.they should be booed out the garden

[FrDrake]

I see 4-6 in the very near future.  For all the arguing on the boards between the "I'm panicked! Blow it up" crowd and the "wait until things settled down" folks, the Cs are obviously too old to be anything but an also ran IMO.  They'll be #6-8 seed if lucky and will struggle all season long with this schedule.

What makes me mad is that Stern gave us this bull@#$@% compressed season and expects the fans to pay for and watch sub-standard quality ball.

[Celts Fan 92]

We're going to have to play some amazing defense to win this one.

lol the bulls aint no offensive juggernaut im hoping Pierce can show more effort tonight

[Who]

No Rip Hamilton ... I'd like to see Ray play aggressive help D off of Ronnie Brewer.

Leave him alone, let him take jumpers.

Shrink the floor, make it difficult for Rose to find driving lanes.

[vinnie]

If the Bulls control the boards the way I expect, the Bulls will win this one.

[Who]

If the Bulls control the boards the way I expect, the Bulls will win this one.

Yeah, the game is going to be won or lost on the boards.

[Celtics18]

I'd like to see us throw the Honey Badger at D-Rose for a few minutes in this contest.

[SHAQATTACK]

  WE GOT THIS...Its time for the Bull to lose another game, turf toe boy can't score 45 points against Rondo.  Its a game the Bulls are set up to lose and us win.

Our guys are literally playing to stay on THIS team...I think one more showing at home like the last .., and DA is though with the whole lot ( except Rondo, Bass , Pie)  

[nickagneta]

This team has pride and has never been this bad record wise this deep into the season. I think you see when of those, "we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore" performances that has this team control the game from the outset and win going away.

Celtics show up big tonight. I just know it.

[clover]

i hope Scalabrine gets some court time...

that means we are down by at least 20...

Or - it could mean that WE are up by 20, and CHI has given up and are playing their bench.

It hasn't been a great start so far for Boston, but I'm looking for them to soon snap out of their funk.

Ponce de Leon, is that you?

[TheTruthFot18]

I dont know if anyone brought this up but if Rose does play tonight, I feel he will be at least a little off. Since he was a game time decision throughout the day, his toe must still be a little uncomfortable.

My thinking with this is while he could still play a lot of minutes, his toe may limit his greatest threat in driving to the basket, or at least as effectively. What this would do is make him pull up for jumpers and 3's more to make up for layups. And if this is true, it would result in a less productive Rose who is not the greatest shooter especially from deep.

Whatever, lets just beat him in the garden. Rondo's biggest challenge yet. Rose scored 30 the last two games against us so this game will rest on rondo's defense.

[j804]

Bold prediction: Pietrus will shut down Deng