Found September 01, 2009 on Bleacher Report:
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Last season, NBA fans were witnesses to one of the most exciting first-round playoffs series everywhere. The seventh-seeded Chicago Bulls squared off against the second seed, the Boston Celtics.  Personally, I thought the Bulls were getting swept.  Ray Allen could guard Ben Gordon, and Derrick Rose would be nervous, while Rajon Rondo had been there and done that.But myself, along with many others, including ESPN's "expert panel," which all had Boston winning the series, were shocked.  Chicago had pulled off a huge upset, taking the game to overtime, and Bulls rookie Derrick Rose scored 36 points and had 11 assists.After seven games, seven overtime periods, a few too many clutch free throws missed by Paul Pierce, and a sweet dunk by Joakim Noah on Pierce, you had the Celtics over the Bulls.Ben Gordon averaged 24 points throughout the series and was the go-to guy for the Bulls all season.  But soon, this would change. Ben Gordon's contract was up ...
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