NBA. CHICAGO BULLS vs BOSTON CELTICS. 1986 PLAY OFF. GAME 2. JORDAN 63 POINTS

[Music] for the Boston Celtics it has been the kind of year teams dream about nightly clinics on how the game should be played the architect Larry Bird arguably the NBA's best all-round performer but birds 30 points took a backseat to the clutch second-half shooting of Dennis Johnson in the Celtics first team playoff victory Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls put on a memorable individual display in the opening game of the series virtually every move Jordan made proves successful no matter who the Celtics tried Jordan had the answer a supreme effort that translated into 49 brilliant points but when it ended Michael Jordan and the Bulls came up short today is game 2 again it's bird and short two great stars of the nba's we're off in Boston the backdrop as the Celtics and the bones go out at once war in the playoffs [Music] it is the first week of the NBA playoff and this is game 2 of the best of five first round action and the Celtics will try to make it two in a row over the bowl before the 260 second consecutive sellout in Boston Garden looking at the Eastern Conference playoff fight Atlanta already has a two to nothing lead Milwaukee will try for two in a row against New Jersey later today and Philadelphia will try to rebound from a stunning loss to Washington on Friday 9 and a low again everyone I'm dick Stockton's and welcome to the NBA on CBS well the Boston Celtics won more games than anyone this year in the league they had the biggest winning streak at 14 they have won more championships as everyone knows at 15 but perhaps the most impressive number was their fantastic and astounding home court record 40 and 1 and 31 consecutive games to finish the season in the regular year then they beat Chicago in the first game Tommy Heinsohn will be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame on May the 6th who played for the Boston Celtics on this very floor this team apparently has no weaknesses that true they have a very strong inside game dick multiple low post players Robert Parish Kevin McHale Bill Walton Larry Bird very difficult to stop timely defense team defense the best kind so they're very difficult to stop outside shooting they've got it all now the Chicago Bulls with over 50 losses 52 to be exact the worst record of any team in the playoffs but they have a good excuse they never really found an identity this year all kinds of injuries suspensions Michael Jordan the biggest one he went down with a broken left foot on the third game of the year missed three quarters of the season but that he light up this place on Thursday night with a brilliant forty nine point effort Jordan as he single-handed for Chicago what's the story there too much for one man to try and beat the Boston Celtics other players have to get involved Michael Jordan scored half their points in the first half on on the other night and they end up two points down that's astounding but it's to training and experience and they must put pressure on the other Celtic defenders by getting the likes of Dave Cuisine Kyle Macy involved as well as a Lando Woolridge all right so that's the story right here and Pat O'Brien is with the man who lit up the place Michael Jordan Thank You dick Michael just got a nice round of applause here the question is can one man beat the Lakers or do you need a more diversified attack today probably playing the Boston Celtics Pat but I think it's going to be more of a five-man game and we really have to play a complete basketball game back I don't think one man can beat the ball Kentucky it's hard to imagine that six weeks ago you were sitting on the bench yes it is it's very hard for me to imagine I'm very happy I'm playing now and I'm very happy to contribute to the team I thank you good luck today you don't have to remind me again that you are playing the Boston Celtics Air Jordans getting ready to take off the problem is the runway is in Boston so strap yourselves in this is the NBA on CBS the starting lineups for game two of the same as they were for game number one starting out with the Chicago Bulls their leading scorer Orlando Woolridge up front top rebounder rookie Charles Oakley and veteran Dave pours een in the backcourt Michael Jordan and Kyle Macy playmaker and Stan all Beck in his first year as coach in Chicago for the Boston Celtics their front court of Kevin McHale Larry Bird and Robert Parish all amongst the league leaders in scoring and shooting and on the backcourt Dennis Johnson the catalyst on defense Danny aim Casey Jones another marvelous job as coach of the Celtics Jake O'Donnell and Jack Middleton are the officials and the jack needs will be the alternate and we're underway here the Celtics and whites the Bulls in red and Boston control Denis Johnson to check the matchups guarded by Jordan inside Hale and gets a quick loop inside then all back hoping that their sena dave cuisine will be able to muscle kevin mchale take his inside game away from him but the Celtics have a definite size advantage over the Chicago Bulls who may be a little quicker but they prefer not to run at least they didn't in the first game Jordan misses on the carry [Applause] Danny Ainge had a fine year Larry Bird guarded by walrus and Coors even gets the rebound for Chicago amazingly in the regular season in the season series the Bulls have an edge and offensive rebounding over the Celtics how many teams can claim that Oakley and Sidney Greene two real quick bought bangers Bloxom they're gonna call goaltending against Robert Harrison credit Michael Jordan so it looks already is if the Celtics are going to give a lot of help to Michael Jordan the first defense against Michael Jordan is Dennis Johnson he's got to try and keep him out of the middle and angle him off the hoop a little bit he tried five different players on Jordan ultimately he got a bit fatigued not before 49 points over Dennis Johnson seven in a row at one stretch in the third period misses he one of the things I was looking for early thick is the tempo of the game by the pulse to try and get some fast-break opportunity Jordan found his way in once again and has his second basket all four points nearly going commit and a half is transpire michail guarded by Coors een toughest matchup in the league maybe quasi does not have the foot speed to stay with Mikhail who gives powerful it's much quicker players a lot of problems last year he was the six man stolen played off Cedric Maxwell gone from the scene with the Clippers and so McHale was the start of this year building two minutes elapsed korzy past the Jordan inside the block shot with pass but Paris was there there was an attempt to get core zine involved era started by Oakley in a big size edge there and poor seen with a fine play just stuff to parish and Chicago coming back in a tie game George with a move on shot watch by the tail and already you see that everyone is going to take a hand - Stan all backsies - and trying to help Dennis Johnson guard Michael Jordan if they get by if Michael Jordan gets by Dennis Johnson the other Celtics are going to clog up the lane it looks like what's it Jordan do in that case look either pull off the glass and hope that one of his freer players can get an offensive rebound or make a direct pass into one of those free players Byrd good position inside gets it out to Ainge McHale again a little the basket McHale has six and Jordan has six and we're tied with those numbers Barzini with all this beef is still letting Kevin McHale get the sweet position down and close to the hoop nearly three minutes gone by opening period and we're tied Orlando Woolridge long-range scored 37 points and a tremendous game in the one game the Bulls beat the Celtics in the regular year though is at his best out in the open court and the first game the Bulls did not use that speed advantage at all Harris scored after Mikhail's miss Celtics known for getting the ball down court in a hurry lot of ways Jordan short they're inside Oakley fights his band and will have a foul against Chicago Dave core zine commits the foul of course he in an attempt right here that's trying to take away position but you can't let Kevin McHale get that close to the hoop McHale misses the shot and here's Jordan over to Woolridge Woolridge averaged 29 against the Celtics this season McHale the rebound out to Ainge the Chicago getting back defensively he had the great inside position on a rebound but didn't use it Ames throws the ball into the third row and Casey Jones who has 160 or more games four times both teams shooting well in the opening moments 807 on the clock Chicago by two the kale finds the house and Oakley thousand what can you do realistically Tommy when you have a six nine Oakley in the core zine who's 611 but not a big 611 against the likes of McHale Parrish and later on Walt what they're trying to do standoff back is put experience against Kevin McHale and Dave Cuisine knowing that the Celtics don't like to use Mara she's their second or close cops hoping that the Celtics won't use that against Oakley to take advantage of his inexperience there's Paris who symbolized the size edge with a 14 rebound average against the Bulls in the six games during the regular year I think that matchup Parrish against Oakley is their Sabre match up whenever they really have some problems they may go to that one we're tied attend name has been tied five times more Z moving outside bird guarding him if you want to call it that burst it's not like to guard someone the basket counts and it could play in a slice move in there by Orlando Woolridge interesting matches death match match up stick by Casey Jones bird is God in cuisine and McHale takes Woolrich normally you would expect further technical education skills McHale the major player will be able to do a better job take away the speed of Woolridge McHale with the personal foul and a three-point play by Orlando Woolridge and Chicago leads 13 to 10 Irish up against OFI drop out of bounds Chicago ball of course Larry Bird as he pointed out many times in the past is probably one of the best safety man a good team defender not perhaps individual defenders so the last thing Casey wants to do is to have bird guard one of the firepower men for Chicago it's too much of a burden for burden it's not a justified Casey John my opinion hopefully hits from outside so four of the starting five have scored for the Chicago Bulls so they have spread the sugar around his chance emphasis gets his own rebound and try to get him over to Larry Bird and hopefully maybe call for a second personal foul what a year and a strong finish for the ninth pick Charles Oakley it's gonna be a bona fide star in this league if he isn't already it's got some things to learn like how to get that shot off in a low post before it has heat bang on the boys actually drafted by Cleveland and then traded to Chicago in the deal involving Keithley there would be from Memphis State came from Virginia Union a year later is playing at Boston Garden the NBA playoffs Celtics tickets starting off not running as well and just like the other night a Dennis Johnson insisting on the celtic bench maybe the theories ins why the Celtics have had such a great year and good passing by Boston and it's 15 to 12 because the Bulls are getting back defensively stop that break the Celtics put the pressure on the defense by pushing it up fast that's when they're at the best both for layups and low post play eight on the shot clock Oakley hit one fakes her spos'n SWA and gets the basket Charles hopefully at six nine leading rebounder for the Wolves this year standoff ex shot shot has to be complete by now the only man who hasn't scored in the starting group has been Kyle Mason Ames goes for three nearly had spun out rebound by open Chicago had a 12-point lead in the first half of the game against the Celtics Thursday Jordan trying to fake bird can't do it hits the jumper but Birds Lake pretty well defensively against Jordan 80 you got a hang on Jordans shooting hand both players try to toss him to his left to make them bring the ball to you biggest lead of the game seven points for the bowl under six minutes to go bird michail the big play though when the Celtics back on the boards and they're perfectly capable of getting those offensive rebounds that's when they're doubly difficult the killed out to guard Woolridge in the lane tough defense by Mikael bird the rebound and the Celtics trailing by five with 5:25 remaining in the first period and hopefully intercepts that pass burden Thompson back defensively Oakley goes in and they got a fall offensive foul bird one of the great anticipate errs on defense knew what Oakley was going to do there and got position a master of the half inch got him good job and three fouls on Oakley and he'll come out of the ballgame when we return the Houston Rockets let Sacramento get back in the game last night and ended up winning to take a two nothing lead in that series Robert Reed 29 points he's been starting in the backcourt the Lakers with another blowout over San Antonio of a two nothing lead Magic Johnson with a superb game Atlanta to nothing over Detroit winning for the second straight time on their home court Dominique Wilkins 50 points but when was the last time you ever saw a five-foot five-inch player talking about spud Webb called for goaltending and here's what happened in the waning seconds of the game spud Webb the slam dunk champion called for goaltending and the Atlanta Hawks have a two nothing lead and a pretty good all-around game for spud Webb as well we're gonna see some good offensive rebounding by this Celtics bird gets free there but the shot left is no good but watch McHale come on that baseline and just out position core zine and then they hang tough Parrish Oakley turned them loose and the Celtics are smart enough that if you don't block them out they'll keep coming on the glass Sidney Greene has come into the ballgame for the Chicago Bulls replacing Charles Oakley who's gone out with three personal fouls Greene was having a banner year and then went into a slump has had tendonitis on the knee and from what was the MVP of the Bulls at midseason according to all back this has been struggling lately I think they need a big game from Sidney Greene you'll be guarding Robert Parish Greene plays in well woods gets the rebound Green would not let parish go baseline and now the Chicago Bulls with the ball on a five-point lead sit Green's got the speed and the mobility to give Parrish problems and he can hit outside two if you need that Kyle Macy looking inside their Sydney green loose ball and Danny Ainge scrappy as he is comes down with it with four and a half minutes to play Larry Bird [Applause] michail knocks it away and it's Chicago ball that his Johnson can't believe he wasn't found that's what give some good looks doesn't Larry Bird by the way is old for three shooting and is not scored yet Michael Jordan has eight points and is the game high score going baseline Michael Jordan the basket good and a foul fantastic quickness going to the baseline they sure got and sent them to me to his left watch him come to his left Dennis Johnson saying you can have the baseline now hoping that parish will be able to get in there and at least intimidate him but he didn't move quick enough bill Walden is making an early entrance and parish who committed the personal foul goes out of the ballgame but here's Bill Walton a very key acquisition for the Celtics at 33 years of age from the LA Clippers for Cedric Maxwell comes into the ballgame with 415 now remaining in the first period this lead by the Bulls there's a much more solid lead today than it was [Applause] one of the best big fan passers in the game good defender and rebounder but meanwhile Chicago can open it up to a ten-point lead if they can score you for Xena against bird takes it inside out as screen fails on The Tipping Celtics defenses giving up a lot of easy shots to the ball they're forced to play more one-on-one defense though in this game than they were in the open I have a good advantage korazim being got it by burden a little close still Boston ball they didn't score but a good pass here with Walton apiece why are you gonna say and cut to the hoop little push by bird loses his man wide open up a tough shot tough angle to get the shot off Celtics turn it over again and they're ragged right now in the opening moments 331 to go in the first period the Washington Bullets have an early lead over the Philadelphia 76ers who are playing again without Moses Malone we'll keep you posted on that game Jordan goes up ball slapped away but Jordan winds up with it and draws the foul playing Michael Jordan one-on-one is for a guy like Dennis Johnson who is a great defensive play is very difficult because Jordans got the speed advantage the quick step and he can go right left or over you and then his Johnson that time try to force him to his left left just a little bit too much room from get to the hoop Walton committed the foul his first and here's Michael Jordan Rookie of the Year last year and led his team in virtually every category including rebound a 10-point lead for the Chicago Bulls and the crowd getting a bit antsy here they're not used to the Celtics trailing there's no pace to the game for the Celtics the Bulls have got them in dance tempo knocked away Jordan to Woolridge changes back waters [Music] the only thing to any aides could do and it'll be a two-shot foul the Celtics with the turnovers unlikely for that team against Chicago foul was on Ainge and Orlando Woolridge will go to the line and shoot here that was off the steal by getting him out on the wing they have a speed advantage there for a fast-break basketball bird he's got a bird and by the time McHale gets up to get him he could be well up the court if they push the ball up the floor the balls we'll rich in his fifth year scored 25 points in the base game but didn't get underway much early right now he has six points one out of two for warrants it's 25 to 14 the Bulls by 11 under three minutes to play in the opening period Johnson Dennis Johnson [Applause] Celtics have to hit some of those outside shots to open up the inside game for McHale and Walton and birdie-bird has not scored yet Norwich outside eight points now first time this year he's shot under 50% in his career open again is Dennis Johnson Jordan picks him up the parquet as hard as you can walk and a timeout is called 2 minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the opening period the foul is on Sydney green first thing the Celtics want to do is not let Michael Jordan get a direct line of penetration down the lane they want to try and angle them off to hoop a little bit so that he doesn't have a decent shot to the basket these two men are going to try and cut down on that penetration even on the angle up but you see what happens here Jordan is so good a little move and quickly he gets by Dennis Johnson his bird stepping in he loses the ball but the rest of them are able to pick it up off the floor so you have to go out stop him and still worry about the big guys picking the ball off the glass one of the best scoring performances against the Celtics occurred in Game one of the series Boston 1 however 123 to 104 and keep in mind that the 104 points they allowed was exactly what their seasons defensive average was so they were not at all disturbed over that they'll take it again on the line is Dennis Johnson Celtics have not played the pace game that they normally do push it at you push it at you it's important to the Celtics big men why because if they can get up the court the double teams not develop that quit why haven't they then not quit that pacing the ball up the floor they'll walk it up well three-quarter speeding it up they got to really make a concerted effort to push apart at the defense shooting so far in this game Chicago 55% one time they beat the Celtics they shot over 50% it was the only time they did against Boston going inside is Sidney Greene that's the kind of shot he has to take even though that went off and Walton gets the rebound two minutes to go in the first period Sidney Greene had a game here earlier in the year where he dominated the low post against the Celtics under two minutes nine on the shot clock they go into McHale guarded by Coors even on Kevin McHale 16th leading scorer in the league and the 5th best shooter in the NBA and he hit 10 of 11 against the Bulls in Game one Woolrich against McHale gets a piece of walk quickly back to the Jordan picks up Mikayla takes the ball away from it that was a pickpocket move if there ever was one and Georgia goes off and the blocking foul against the Celtics and the crowd won't agree Mikael has no business putting it on the floor against a quick play like Michael Jordan a big guy dribbling it's too high easy for a smaller man to pick it off and up he comes any time he gets a chance to bring it up and get it into the painted area it's going to cause problems for the sofa we talked about Walden here's the other key man Jerry see sting with Johnson coming out of the ballgame see sting is given the Celtics that reliable outside shot 57% shooter from the field Jerry see sting formerly of the Indiana Pacers there's gene banks into the ball game a defensive stopper and he just may be guarding Larry Bird 6 8 former San Antonio spur in fact there are four former Spurs on the Chicago Bulls he banks has really got his hands full but he's got the intelligence to try and take that half a one-inch advantage that bird counts on away from the easy basket the ball was there for someone to grab and it was Bill Walton who has two fouls in two points so far see sting is guarding they see I wouldn't be surprised if George Gervin comes in before long lacy has not scored yet the only starter people core Zenon in and out Walton the rebound and now they're going to call the foul and banks and bird look at each other and it looks like thanks was headed 20 second timeout there's some banging going on that cause he shot the watchbird now swing thanks Lou more swinging shall we dance no dance we'll have a timeout Larry Bird who hit gene banks in the head is called for his first personal foul the Celtics have been over the limit and that's what Larry Bird is done over five from the field at this point dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn here at Boston Garden we'll be hearing from Pat O'Brien later at the half this is Game two of our best of five first round the NBA Playoffs in the first weekend and the Chicago Bulls lead the Boston Celtics 29 to 21 with 57 seconds to go in the first period keep in mind the Bulls playing I guess a different kind of game also had a lead of 12 points early against the Celtics before they turned it on in Game one but the fact that they're all involved ick is going to make them a lot more confident basketball team this lead is a substantial lead as compared to the previous ballgame where it was produced primarily by Jordans good play they're looking at Larry Bird's right hand [Music] and on the line is gene banks Thanks along with cuisine John Paxson and George Gervin are all former of San Antonio Spurs if it's that right index finger I'm bird that's gonna really affect him he had that broken finger with and it's caused the fires and shooting problems Mike spread a rookie Canisius in Buffalo New York comes into the ballgame he's a seven footer thanks mrs. to free throws in Corzine goes out of the ballgame he scored two points and he had lots of good shooting opportunities that didn't pay off Scott Wedman comes in for Larry Bird guarded by banks feasting off the screen they go loan out of McHale for the Sidney Greene Kevin McHale the leading scorer for the seller this is the unit that Casey Jones counts on to either produce a lead or create tempo this is the Green Team they didn't really have defined roles when the Celtics had their problems around Christmas it sure didn't that was the Christmas Massacre but it's a bet Jordan from the corner and now the Celtics playing for the last shot trailing by eight points 31 to 23 people look back at the qidan turnaround of the Celtics season it would be that time a year when convinced Jen and that'll be a Chicago foul and will put them in the penalty in the Celtics will go shoot two Larry Bird being tended to now by Ray melchiorri I don't know what finger it is dick but you know he broke that index finger playing softball a senior year in college and it's troublesome enough for him to shoot it's amazing to me that he shoots so well from the outside with that finger it looks like a crooked road with a dink toy Sidney Greene with a second foul as long as that crooked road leads to the NBA Finals that's all marine birds concerned by the way bird family didn't rid himself of those back and elbow problems this year it started out shooting well under forty five percent and then shot the latter stages of the year Mikhail's free throws 31 to twenty five six seconds to go Bank says Walton on his back Macy shot at the buzzer is good the basket counts and the Chicago Bulls who lost 52 games this year have taken a 33 to 25 lead and Larry Bird has yet to score a point in Game two of this best-of-five series [Music] Chicago has an eight-point lead as we start the second period but this was a key play as far as Larry Bird in the Celtics go well that's the penalty you pay Larry Bird as a team defender could pick and Byrd tries to fight his way through and doing that hurts his hand and you could see already he's looking at that right hand and it ended up is last two fingers now he gets a little angry and goes at the banks which I don't think was quite fair because languorous really played good offense that time now you see well it's that the last two fingers smaller tape I think Ray melchiorri put smaller tape on those last two fingers said look at that index finger he's got a bump on that index finger looks like Mount Everest bird was over five shooting in the first period and did not score keep in mind that bird was the only player in the NBA this year to finish in the top ten and five of the eight categories and heading perhaps for his third consecutive MVP award meanwhile we start the second period in the Bulls lead by eight you know I'm that injury Bird really as a team defendant backed in and banks smartly picked them off so close he could get the shot off leading scorers Jordan for Chicago and McHale for Boston dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn here at Boston Garden coming around a screen Rick Carlisle in the game state in Georgia misses and here's gets it into the hands of the right man see stick so Carlisle's in the game rick carlisle second year out of virginia good perimeter shooter and a very smart player low if not fast whitman gets it in to weapon the walton I should say and a foul called against Mike spray the the Celtics do not have one speed in there right now this is the fastest unit they have dick to tell you the truth Whitman at that fall ik spotters got more foot speed than bird who's about to re-enter the ballgame but this is what they count this team to be a fast-break unit birds going to be an hour replacing McHale so now it's a pretty fast unit in there for the Celtics as quick as they got fooled me bird double-team gets it to Vulcanus that is a good foul Michael Jordan commits a foul one of the things the Bulls wanted to do was to take that foul early when it looked as if the Celtics were going to get an easy two and there's an example but when you double-team bird you better cut off the guys cutting to the basket and it was much too late developing Mike's wreck the 7-foot rookie goes out of the game and Orlando Woolridge who scored eight points in the first period comes back in this is Cindy green Orlando Woolridge the tempo of the gang suffered may pick up with this unit in for the Bulls now at Sydney green being the center and water jugs wing maybe they'll turn them loose it is a quicker team much and they'll be playing against the fastest but the Celtics had to offer and both still have a tremendous speed advantage I love fast basketball players and that style play in easy hoops you got to practice it and it has to be a way of life for a team that's what the standoff exit did that they just weren't together long enough to get it down they started off fast breaking forename lowered shot misses and Stan all Beck was looking for interference and instead the Celtics have the ball we have a minute gone by in the second period and it's a six-point Chicago lead at 33 to 27 Walden guarded by Green Green gives Brown and what a shot Sidney Green the rebound out to gene banks they say no wall if you're gonna kill us from out there be my guest Whitman is on banks banks goes up mountain another rebound Walton has seven rebounds coming off the bench today's Carlisle guarded by Jordan Byrd guarded one-on-one with Woolridge big hits from outside Scott Wedman who was is a starter when Kevin McHale was out of action with his Achilles injury and an 11-3 record as a starter with the syllabus that was great rotation defense that time by the Bulls with Michael Jordan and yet Whitman the quick shooter still got an easy shot off I'll Macy insisting hooked in George Gervin gets off the bench he'll come in for the first time in a moment Green working against Walton goes in there's another rebound his Heath and here's a three-on-one break from us you don't often see that from the men in white and green set the green and George Gervin will be coming into the ballgame for the Chicago Bulls who still leave but now it's four take a look at the Western Conference first-round also best of five the Lakers lead to nothing so does Houston Dallas and Denver have one nothing lead in their respective series Utah plays Dallas tonight and a couple of key performers Mark McGwire with back spasms is questionable for the Dallas Mavericks Adrian Dantley will not play for the second straight time for the Utah Jazz well I think dentally is as important to his ballclub as acquire as to his so it might cancel each other out but there if either one of them is able to play it's going to give his team a tremendous advantage right in the middle there is number eight George Gervin who will be 34 years of age a week from today 14th year but his first with Chicago played of course at San Antonio the seventh all-time leading scorer with over twenty six thousand five hundred points all-time playoff scoring average is right behind Jerry West so George Gervin who's really had to make a I guess a traumatic adjustment going from San Antonio to Chicago coming off the bench here playing a lot less minutes but he's always been great in a low post and he's going to have a young player against them Rick Carlisle and they can isolate right now the Chicago Bulls spreading out their offense making the Celtics play individual defense not the team variety they get it into G thanks.thanks gets the basket that is the best to gene banks under control gonna look for more isolation plays I think here from the bull right now Michael Jordan is on the bench and we have an illegal defense call against Chicago effect they had three guys past that imaginary line down the middle of the foul line late and it took him a while a call to a legal defense Burt sorry I did a half minutes ago in the first half Waukesha they filed loose ball wrapped in the fountain in Chicago Denis Johnson reports back in the game for the Celtics and Rick Carlisle sister if the Bulls can get George Gervin going and get those ice fingers going I mean he turns to white-hot way he he's really firing away John 47% the lowest of his career this season because the lesser minutes Larry Bird with his first points in the game and it comes with 9 minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the first half and the Chicago Bulls cling to that four-point lead they had it up to 11 the only lead Boston had was the first points of the game without Jordan in the game that got to find a guy they can give the ball to and count on him to get him a couple of points Durban going in passing the boards and a good play inside shouldn't breed Sidney Greene with his first basket he is really great at crashing the board if you don't block them out on him on a penetration move bird overhead maybe getting got a layup maybe that's all he needed and now the outside shot and it's a four-point 3733 affair John Paxson getting off the bench for the Chicago Bulls coming in to replace Macy perhaps Thanks finally fires it with seven seconds on the shot that gene banks with his second basket and it's up to six countries they certainly were looking to get it to curve in that time to the point where bird fell off and gave banks the shot bird to straight misses that shot banks has the rebound forcing the action two bulls running a lot more than they had they run it all religion Game one Maisie controlling got it by Cecily here's walrus and then there's Sidney green on the weak side Jordan remains on the bench shaking his head and the Chicago Bulls have raised their lead to eight with Jordan City say a Walton retreated to stop any kind of penetration forgot about Sidney Greene you can't do that with Sidney Greene he'll kill you on the glass what Sidney Greene comes swooping in Walton has got him forgets where he is going for the rebound himself and his green the great leaper right behind him with a hate more than an elbow of leaping ability above wall John Paxson comes into the backboard and Robert Parish is back for the zone Harrison over the top commits the loose ball foul Orlando Woolridge who committed that last person was fouled by pirates second foul on Paris so right now Chicago has John Paxson almost a carbon copy of Kyle Macy perhaps a little stronger and quicker in the backcourt zine is in with banks will rich and Gervin Jordan still on the bench orange into the hands of Dennis Johnson and a Chicago foul and there's another good foul for Chicago because that was a three on one break for Boston and John Paxson against some big guys that were going to swoop in I'm amazed that Sydney kicked him out of that ballgame right now because he was given a man second effort at producing some sour points [Applause] two shots for Dennis Johnson the foul was on that banks had been talking about getting Sidney Greene back in his head back into the game and feeling good about himself boy I made two great Bulls and back on the planet keep in mind he has tendinitis in the knee and that may be a factor in this thing and so they got some good moments from green we'll see when he comes back that's the other side but till we finger Philly that time didn't look like he was thinking about his tendinitis it looked like he was thinking about it he thing but winning this game that's right seven minutes to go in the first half 41 to 34 in vapor Chicago Durbin which inside try to draw the foul he couldn't burn bodied as well McHale comes down with the ball into the hands of Dennis Thompson tried to draw the foul Harris sees Dennis Johnson open doesn't go that way [Applause] bird pick and roll decides to go sweat through their bull and it's a five-point Chicago lead with six minutes and 20 seconds to go into the first half and a 20-second timeout call by ceccacci a little fake pick-and-roll that creates a little problem but watch they allow bird to just swoop in they never cut off his penetration croisine trying to maintain contact with McHale didn't get there quick enough [Music] 6:22 go in the first half and the Chicago Bulls who have led all the way except for the first points of the ballgame speaking about a close game at the spectrum in Philadelphia the Washington Bullets are tied with the 76ers at 35 they're in the second period and Washington leads one to nothing in that series Michael Jordan has been on the bench the last four minutes and the Bulls have been unlawful we're introduced some other offense let's see if they get to work Durbin a little bit Durbin against parish in the Boston foul and their second team foul Jordan has played only two minutes this period he scored all his 17 points in the opening 12 and he is getting a lot of rest but as long as the Bulls are playing the way they're playing they can import some of that rest parish commits his third personal foul Walton played considerably and performed well off the bench so far try to isolate gurbin on one side but Woolwich didn't get to excel enough would have the shot blocked banks picks it up whirling dervish Posey an eight-core seen hints from the corner by the way Woolridge has missed his last six seven shots now in the game so he may not be the guy to notice he's taken some god-awful shot stick the penetration he should be kicking it out to guys like korzy who can hit that outside shot use them as a decoys the kale and of course the bird cherry see sting and it's 43 to 38 Chicago and Michael Jordan will be coming back in the game in a moment and Bill Walton from Boston Paxson controlling with 13 on the shot clock banks [Applause] rebound Paris bird was nowhere to be seen on banks bird off the basket food at five and wool comes back for the Celtics and Michael Jordan checks in for the Chicago Bulls push the ball up the court good things happen nice outlet pass it gets up reasonably and cease ting loves to fast-break back to Dennis in the middle and before the defense he's even alert the Celtic used the fourth man up the court no defender there Jordan comes in replacing George Gervin a lot of believed even attempted a shot in the time he was in there foul was on 4z the three-point play with five minutes to go cuts the Bulls lead to two that's a terrible thing a guy like George Gervin with all the playoff experience and a great offensive ability not to get a shot off while he's in there he's a weapon bird guarding backs rainbow shot mrs. Matsen safety man intercepts in the banks good stream mood thank stepped on the line it's going to be Boston ball so Bill Walton play a major role off the bench and Sidney Greene who played 11 minutes comes coming back in the ballgame for Chicago and the crowd is up this is sophix to tied here [Applause] now before the shot that gene banks is really having his problems offensively and defensively I think he's talking to himself and making this game much more difficult than it has to be making some bad shots last time he had Walton in a low post when it whenever he thinks that's a mismatch in his favor he got to go back to the scoring back to the playbook because there's no way he should be taking too long to the hoop in the low post banks goes out he scored four points and Larry Bird can tie the game we have had five ties early on before Chicago moved out in front and led by as many as 11 it's the first high since we were not at [Applause] earth was to God that's what the Celtics do so well they pick on people the Bulls are not picking on people here in the first half they don't have that many weapons although if they go with a quick team Cecily misses will reach the rebound Chicago does have a quickness edge on the Celtics generally down the roster have Knight Houston that effectively relevant you know quick steps like this Michael Jordan's on the increase line defended by Walton out of bounds Celtics ball majority shows a little frustration Denis Johnson holder Jordan Sydney green the rebound 315 to go Jordan inside to Laurel when he gets in the paint remember try and angle him off he gets everybody looking because their concern is him and he has become alert as it himself as a decoy for somebody to slip behind the defenders who have lost their attention and Wooldridge who shot at that time to get open interestingly enough Walden with the foul his third so the to Celtic centers parish and wolf each a burden with three personal fouls right now and parish on the bench forty eight to forty three in favor of Chicago winding down to three minutes to go in the hand [Applause] Danny Ainge return and Jerry C sting goes out for the Celtics and we'll have a timeout ourselves with just one second less than three minutes to go in the hand [Music] Celtics inbounding and Larry Bird what's the story with bird today how the Bulls playing Bird said that his prime function he thought was to really develop the inside game for the others and not to look for a shot but the polls are also getting out there and challenging him on his outside shot al draws the foul and looks like he hit his head michail scored all his 12 points in the first period he has none in this quarter Larry Bird Hall has all of his 11 this curve let's see what happens here he gets sandwich and somebody comes Oh actually what happened it looked like he got a little whiplash or an elbow in the forehead dick Dave cuisine commits his third foul Oh clean horsy nija three so McHale trying to get the cobwebs out want to remind you that you're watching the second game of the best-of-five first round NBA playoff the Boston Garden dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn here on CBS the Boston Celtics were the best record in the league and a 41 and 1 record at the garden this year trailing right now 48 to 43 and 256 to go in the first time bow story Harrison Walton the to Celtics centers of three in Oakley cuisine also and as is cust a true a nice little elbow he got there mr. Coggan would scored five in a row to break a forty three all-time afford the free throw 13 on the shot clock Jordan inside a Wooldridge spins allows basket counts and a foul great move by Orlando Woolridge and keep in mind he's had a knee problem in a sprained wrist but he showed no effects of it there I played a little chew on to basketball and that freed up Woolrich he was Dennis Johnson ended on up on him originally McHale has been trained to God when you do stuff like that this uptick is Mitchell on you gotta look for the advantage on a mismatch they finally got to it foul was on the kale his second it's fifty two forty four two and a half minutes to play in the opening half Chicago leading and they've led practically all the way in this first Birds thanks it's out tipped in the air volleyball comes down to eat wolf McHale and the poncho [Applause] way plot bird inside to Mikael Celtic passing at its very best and it's a four-point Chicago lead two minutes to go in the hand you know the gods patience of the other Celtics to find that good matchup is what really makes this team click Jordan controlling against Dennis Johnson and the isolated [Applause] to all Ziva [Applause] the bowls and everything but s'more on that sequence whistle no basket and a three-second violation called against Boston and even stand all Bexon join this first half any age makes one great steal here it goes up high I mean that's a great athletic skill there to take it away from a bigger man four-point lead for Chicago Sidney Greene is up on high setting a screen Johnson trying to fight through it on a switch Burt darts Jordan and Jordan hits the jumper anyway Michael Jordan 21 points and it's 52 to 46 bolts looking inside the McHale open do it for zine denying that is Johnson this is a three with under a minute to go and the ball bouncing into the hands of the bolts horsy inside the toxic toxin gets the basket and now the Chicago Bulls have open it up 54 to 46 and they have been the strong team down the stretch in this quarter they played good push-up basketball that time some of the Celtics big people didn't get back draws the foul stay at all back made comments after game on that he got less of a break from the officials and that the Celtics were able to use mayhem to say the least inside course Casey Jones said well when they're playing a physical game what do you expect they should commit most of the foul at any event zine has number four I used to be a coach I used to use rhetoric like that - it's like the coach's book for coming into the Boston Garden on your side not just the Boston Garden but anytime you you're on the road doesn't seem to help much here looking at the record of the Celtics this year you can see the back blood on the jersey of Kevin McHale from that cut hits the free throw banks is in the ball game with 38 seconds to go Chicago leading by six and they'll call the foul on age second foul but that will put the Celtics into the penalty and so John Paxson will shoot - I was kind of a chicken foul but look more like Paxson fell down an aged father Paxson of course comes from a great bloodline of basketball people of course you must have played against his dad I certainly do Ric Flair the Lakers and the Royals and his brother of course gymnast with the Portland Trailblazers they want this man here to shoot ball they want him to get that outside shot going they feel he can push it up the floor better than even the Kyle Mason 34 seconds to go eight-point lead for Chicago their biggest lead was 11 and Bill Walton at 6 points in the ball game and 13 rebounds has been the key Center not perished so far for the cell phones Celtics used some great stuff on the offensive boards on those fast breaks that penetration by Danny Ainge that time even though he missed it he produced the two points of the team six on the shot clock so there's a three-second differential Jordan with a face Denis Johnson beside himself with frustration after that did not agree with it that's his first personal foul Michael Jordan beat you going to the right you have to lean across him and bring your hand down Mike Tebow was one of the assistant coaches with Chicago said about Jordan he's got the the jump shot ability of a Jerry West and the ability to go to the hoop of the Julius Erving bow with three seconds to go and now it's Michael Jordan who is complaining there is Mike Tebow of kneeling down actually Tebow is not on the bench he must be upstairs sending in plays from from the top of the helicopter Sidney Greene gets called with his third personal foul Corzine has four Oakley and green three for Chicago Parish and Walton each with three for Boston the prism played as well as they can play and the Celtics really haven't gotten that game together whatsoever and this whole ticks are still in it Celtics are rarely out of it this early I guess though in the one loss they experienced to Portland here they were out of it right one out of two two seconds to go go Larry Bird had 12 all this period but Michael Jordan has 23 points and the Chicago Bulls who need a win here and that would make headlines in any event any team beating the Celtics at Boston Garden leave 58 to 51 at halftime Celtics lead one to nothing in games but the Bulls lead here 58 to 51 at Boston Garden where the Celtics lost only one time this year Tommy is that 58 to 51 Chicago lead de-seeding in any way that could very well be dick the Celtics shot very poorly and the Bulls defense against the low post game the various double teaming that they did confuse the Celtics and I think they might get that straightened away at halftime they used to it I think they might have taken the Bulls a little lightly in this first half I think the Bulls should be up by at least 20 let's take a look at some of the key statistics of the first half Michael Jordan owned the backcourt 23 the Celtics combined had only eight rare for the Chicago Bulls to turn it over only one time in a half but that's what they did but when it came to the offensive rebounding Boston owned that aspect of the game and the outreach 33 to 18 what was the last time you saw the Celtics shoot 38% and a half and that's what they did yet betrayal by only 7 underway third period Kyle Macy in the backcourt along with Michael Jordan who has the ball now genebank starts it forward with Oakley and warriors this is a very unusual lineup that the Bulls have out there who is playing center Oakley Woolrich they got a small front line in there the Bulls but very fast maybe they're going to run Celtics only lead in the game was 2 to nothing to start things inside of the tail the tail starts things in the second half and he has 19 points and it's a five-point lead Oakley hardly played in that first half as a matter of fact two seven minutes and scored four points Sydney green the key man again perhaps off the bench as Wooldridge misses he's taken some wild shots out I think you got fouled that time looking inside McHale against Oakley company this is that shot Parrish underneath the hoop now to bring it out lost it out of bounds [Applause] Celtics with a tremendous domination off the glass Woolridge with 13 points he has the ball along with Jordans 23 whoa it's missed inside row which on that one-on-one game I think they would have parked that for a while and find somebody else banks working against Byrne post-up misses again here's Michael Jordan basket will be good and a foul and 25 for Michael Jordan in the game I gotta ask him after the game why it's in there because there's no real size and real strength is well over arms there's no inside game or for bangin going in Dean Sidney Greene Sidney Greene I think it's got three fouls maybe to try to save them but McHale can have a field day against this unit min and a half gone by in the third period 61 to 53 and eight point lead bird inside the three-point line hits for two Larry Bird has 14 points they've been not allowing him to get that shot off avidin they've been in his jersey with him they've taken his defender out of the normal team defense Ainge is on Maceo is attempted only one shot in the ballgame Woolridge working against Mikhail goes in and a good move by Orlando Woolridge 15 in the game yes they're gonna give it to him until he gets it right six for 18 is the shooting for a Woolridge 33% aims for three does not have respect for Kevin McHale Dennis Johnson with his third personal foul and a timeout here with 938 to go in the third so Michael Jordan with 49 in game 126 right now and Tommy asked some of the Celtic guards their observations on how to play Michael Jordan foul him and hope someone else would come in and do the job you know if the team can't stop and maybe he'll shoot himself to death I don't know I guess you'd give a caller Clint Eastwood because I didn't how much he can do at that point they all tried on Thursday including this man Dennis Johnson but when the second half came to play Dennis Johnson with a tremendous effort he had seven baskets in a row in the third period in 26 and he did a better job against Jordan by the way something guards are shooting 3 for 13 Chicago with a de Jordan with nine and a half long range Jordan hits and a 10-point lead for the Chicago Bulls keep in mind their biggest lead in the first half was 11 and they're close to that now crowd getting a bit anxious again Tom Orange Ebanks is doing well on the job of trying to stay with Larry Bird not an easy task Oakley comes out to meet up and burn him Larry Bird now hitting two outside shots in the first three minutes of this third period Casey Jones counts on Larry Bird to bring him out of the dodgems he's done it I'm gonna Philadelphia game here when he did it to the tune of three three-point plays in the final moments of the first half Jordan working against Dennis Johnson McHale getting ready to help out he does but thanks to Bay with a beam wave John parish commits the foul and that'll be his fourth personal foul for on double zero a Larry Bird forgotten gene banks and let him sneak in there bird but ultimate team defender for the Celtics was at his total concentration on Jordan that time the advantage of the great depth of Celtics have Bill Walton Harris goes out he has scored six points and his burdened with four files but Bill Walton has 6 points and 13 rebounds of the game and he has been the big center force for the Celtics today dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn here at Boston Garden capacity crowd 260 second consecutive first weekend of the NBA Playoffs here on CBS and the Celtics trailing the Chicago Bulls by 10 67 257 a big shocker if the Bulls can hold the lead Boston lost believed once all year leading though one of nothing in the best-of-five Walton puts up the short shot there was a little confusion factor that stand all back hope to introduce into his defense in the low post sometimes double-team sometimes not send the devil from different directions it's working Jorden again handling the ball with a lemon on the shot clock dueling with Dennis Johnson Walt loses the rebound the Wooldridge and thousand go inside of two determined men going for one ball and the woman commits his fourth foul so both Celtics centers Walton and Parrish at four files spreading out but the quicker player Woolrich was able to step inside normally one place against the finger slower guys don't have the ability to use their quick feet to step inside you saw at Sydney Green was able to go to it in the first half but the foul story now becomes focused on the two celtic sinners who have four fouls if one or both get in the foul trouble that could be a major factor down the stretch should be but they're smart enough to use those fouls I would be I'm not too concerned our Casey Jones at this point for don't forget you have that man great height in his third years quite a banger who has seen some quality minutes this year nearly four minutes gone by third period on a whistle and a foul away from the ball ball against Chicago and a derisive tear from the crowd who would think that the Bulls have had the edge in balls Charles Oakley that's his fourth personal foul for on Oakley the rookie from Virginia Union double-team on Mikael open his Johnson penetrating store at that time they doubled forgot to get to Dennis Johnson quick enough the rotation of the defensive the balls wasn't there a point lead for Chicago they led by seven at the hand [Applause] 739 remaining in the third double on Jordan inside the bench lost the ball got hit in the eye by lost the ball Celtics pushing it up and age goes in and the foul will be against Chicago games may be the spark that the Celtics haven't had to get there fast great going so far he's their real push man because he has to desire to really attack the defense Dennis Johnson when he gets the ball on the outlet really kind of 3/4 it up the court for Steve applied to the fast-break to DJ done with his first point of the ball game averaging nearly 11 a game coming in and a 90% free-throw shooting this is one of the boat foul by the way was on Mason his person [Applause] they say with the ball guarded by eight Denis Johnson is sticking to Jordan effectively Jordi's can't seem to get away losing the ball momentarily by losing it for Buddha's open Celtics with bird and a 20-second timeout call by Chicago listen to the crowd as the Celtics have come back still trailing by five this is the exciting time of and the playoffs continue next weekend we'll be on the air Saturday 3:30 Eastern Time and then a doubleheader on Sunday beginning in one o'clock Eastern of course we don't know what matchups he'll see it could be at the tail end Game five of the first-round matchup or the beginning of the conference semi-finals but whatever it is you'll see some exciting action next weekend on CBS Philadelphia leading a night battle over Washington 64 to 61 in the spectrum the bullets lead one to nothing in the best-of-five of that series Philadelphia needs turned up a notch here see how Chicago respond and thanks quiet something for the moment at least what a smart play by Jean banks got right in there as they went to the penetration got the good position on the offensive board celtic spreading out their offense making chicago play more one-on-one defense not the team variety aged with a move on they see on the past's a one-shot Wow let's watch Banksy on the glass we talked it was Larry Bird going to the penetration and look at banks coming right in there steps inside with nobody really blocking him out timeout called by Boston with 627 remaining in the third [Music] Celtics have won 32 in a row at home but the point is in the best of all time home record in the history of the league at 40 in one every home team has won so far in the playoffs with the exception of the first game when the bullets shocked Philadelphia with that 18 to nothing spurt at the end well the further you go into the playoffs take the home court advantage isn't as great because the the teams are closer together in talented and that posted together in mental toughness and battling against the home crowd know one thing and that is though the Houston Rockets with a two nothing lead over Sacramento have to play that Tuesday night game in the Arco dome where the Kings were on game in this year see if that jinx continues very impressed with balls in this water that used a lot of good solid options bird even with that strange lineup huh well that man I gotta ask him after the hand Wyatt came on I never would have thought of this line about Syd tommy's doing after the we ask you to stand all of it about his lineup they don't have a true center in their glory the kale the basket is good in the file Awards gets the hoop and Woolrich now with 19 points you know what I think it is dick I think that a standoff bag really feels said there's not enough good one-on-one defenders on the Celtics he is the world by Woolrich against McHale he feels mchao cape god Woolwich that's why he's attacking the herd would never believed it myself I think the gales a very good defense another point here the Celtics shot 38% in the first half there's seven four nine so far in the third period and yet the Bulls have added a point to their lead and a whistle before the shot illegal defense against Chicago and that's a technical foul the second time an illegal defense call is made it's a technical so Danny Ainge has been shooting the chistine lien up Larry Bird was the free-throw shooting champion this year but age has been shooting the T's lately have not seen any tempo in this game in the third quarter whatsoever this has been a chess match with Boris taking two minutes to think about us next move that's how long the game is developing as far as I'm concerned no page whatsoever Boris I mean Dennis Johnson before us with the ball 540 to go bird Larry Bird with a left-handed move with 20 points now on the ball game keep in mind he did not score until the word over nine minutes remaining in the first half well they didn't double him that time and thanks boss him to the middle made him take the tough shot is 4 for 4 this ham Macy hits it in the foul on E and I'm sure Casey Jones is saying here's a guy that's taken one shot in the game why foul him all the way out there well that's a shot you know I think when you take a long-distance shot like that down a scene if he hits it now all of a sudden to chase you I'm thinking on the way you're going to drop into the paint to help you gotta go out there try and shut it down a little bit Ange with three well they got burned to a three-point fare-thee-well in at 77 to 69 once again Chicago by eight with five minutes ten seconds to go Hey I sold bird foul against Chicago you're right they if Chicago can do it with Woolridge and the or Jordan the Celtics can do it with Larry Bird nobody got to the rotation to stop that cutter quite quick enough almost got a hoop out of it mm ow on Orlando bullet Woolridge at sun's in shooting two shots the bird is responding to the defense that the Bulls are playing against him one time he doesn't get doubled he makes the swooping move this time he gets doubled he sets up to the easy free throw that turning what the defense gives you well he's the guy that as I said in the beginning it takes advantage of every half inch imagine if we give him a yacht Sixpoint game Chicago leading biggest lead was 11 in the first half they had a 10-point lead here in this period Jordan Johnson got a piece of boy that was some defensive play by Dennis Johnson Celtics can cut it to four knocked away Chicago ball that was terrible call a man was on his arm to the minute foul [Applause] Jordan up up on top of one for offensive alignment for the Bulls they see working aim banks would nicely but Moritz missed it all and the Celtics once again with a chance to cut at the floor bird he lost his footing but yet made the layup and a timeout by Stan all Beck it's a four-point Chicago leave [Applause] the Celtics of outscored Chicago 14 to 8 to cut a 10-point lead to 4 and then he ain't you know you have to force your weight to act of will power to create tempo sometimes when you get caught in a rhythm and as to any ng was challenging he'll have none of it he's going to take it as hard at the defense as he can and now they're in a good attack position and then our bird even with that stumbling move to come in and make a layup that's what pace can do to the south bird 5 for 5 this half 22 in the ball game Jordan Woolridge have 48 of chicago seventy-seven point [Applause] that one was not necessary under four minutes remaining in the third period keep in mind that the Bulls had a seven point lead and the way they were playing Tommy's opinion anyway he should have had a bigger lead the Celtics getting an extra light Dennis Johnson is fouled decisively there on the give and go on the pass from Byrd all that time there's no tougher guard in the league the double-team bird and the isolated bird down there everybody on the weak side for the Celtics is away from the ball but they did move quickly but not quitting drinking up [Applause] Wedman replaces Mikael who has 19 but only two in this third period they Jones says Larry Bird shall lead us out of the darkness not Kevin McHale and so far he's been doing a pretty good job Bill Walton has been the Celtics center played more time and Robert Parish although both have four personal files with 342 remaining in this third period Bulls now have to continue to play intelligent basketball like they did the first couple of minutes of this game they slowed the tempo down come to don't take bad shots move it around and the bullets have regained the lead over Philadelphia 7975 the Celtics meanwhile it's courtship tomorrow Dennis Michael Jordan that'll be number four on DJ for fouls on Dennis Johnson welcome to the club parish and Walton charter members right now and Dennis is playing them straight up nose and that means that he's drawn with that great first step can get by Dennis cause Dennis doesn't have the same kind of foot movement would you meet Jordan is 8 for 8 from the line [Applause] going for his 30th point of the game here this is the time of the ball game that should go to Michael Jordan I think he's strong overuse them in the first half these are the crunch points and we have not seen Sydney green his head no that'll be a reason why 325 remaining in the third period I'm gonna ask then after the game again it's two questions Oakley is on wall bird is there with the offensive rebound leading weapon short shot shotty normally makes hopefully clears with free tend to go Jordan against each 7975 prosper open his BC and they see his seven points but now they see and the Bulls who have their lead cut to two now up to six again when he has time to site the basket which the penetration of Jordan gives them he'll make that shot combination but they're three minutes remaining in the third period always been a big period for the Boston Celtics knocked away Celtics possession let's bring you up to date again on the foul situation poor zine and Oakley with for parish Walton and Dennis Johnson with poor and before the Celtics can inbound Jerry see sting will come back in the ballgame replacing Dennis Johnson that's going to put Danny Ainge on Jordan Jordan on Danny Ainge and Ainge chops one up there and they're down to four points now the first field goal of the game for a James might even do a better job than DJ because he's used to playing point guard shifty guys he did the other night with his quickness Jordan to the Celtics who can cut it to two [Applause] and Danny Ames will go to the line 90 percent from the free-throw line to try to bring the Celtics to to within two points John Paxson comes into the ballgame and Kyle Macy goes out they see with four or five Danny Ainge you know is a very big guy to play point guard he's got exceptional quickness for his size and has learned to keep contain a real good between his knees he plays straight on defense do a great job on Michael Jordan [Applause] two minutes to go in the third period [Applause] [Music] so Danny age is clearly the sparkplug for the Boston Celtics here in the third period leading the break making this great defensive play crowd into the game what a move but any you know in the player Michael Jordan and he knows he's got a get that first step on you now is gone shame home you can't do it and they're tied at 81 [Applause] by the Celtics they have erased a 10-point lead here in the third period that the Bulls enjoyed early on inside the toy who gets credit for the basket Charles Oakley [Applause] and a technical foul [Applause] has been leveled by Jake O'Donnell I think that was an unnecessary technical foul by Jakob Donald it was call from one end of the court Danny age made a gesture and Jake O'Donnell was completely up the [Music] Jordan 31 points and the Celtics trail by three with 135 to go age trying to make George pitch this bottle Georgia it keeps the pressure on for the Celtics in its 84 - 83 Chicago taking the tempo away from the Celtics trying to Michael Jordan right now ten points that is very strange what a great shot and a basket and a foul you talk about Birds sheer determination it's certain points in the game Michael Jordan has those same qualities he's got to get watch him get around Jordan Danny Ainge and strong left-hand drive now Walton right there and here comes Jordan by anxious in front of him angles them off turns him loose to the second defender of the Celtics but Jordan overpowers him and Walton has committed his fifth personal foul Bill Walton has five parishes on the bench with four under a minute to go and the Bulls lead by four C steam to weapon bird and Oakley powers his way for the rebound and Larry Bird gets called for the foul that's his second personal foul and Oakley will shoot it comes the rebound Oakley will inside and Byrd says well I'm gonna try and knock it out of your hands from underneath and he must have hit the ball into his jaw and Byrd said I hit the ball what a face face of a winner isn't it oh here's Charles Oakley who's a 66% free-throw shooter [Applause] kevin mchale who has 19 points only to this period those have made their last 14 free-throws but now make it 15 Walton on the bench with five Robert Parish also on the bench he has four fouls Celtics playing without a center McHale is playing center is this tension inside the and the foul against Chicago a push a very late whistle the shot was rebounded Sidney Green has come into the ballgame first time he has played in the second half replacing Charles Oakley Woolridge has his fourth personal foul and perished with four comes back in replacing Scott lifted so Sidney Greene who performs so well in the first half for Chicago with four points and five rebounds in brief play in that for the first time this hand they've got a bigger team in there right now the Boston Celtics see if they can capitalize on that or bigness that size fresh red because Chicago is not capitalizing on the quickness and speed with fast breaks Berta's 24 worids follows his way in blocked by McHale out of bounds Chicago still hasn't Kevin McHale with the block shot he's had at least one block in the last 30 games for the selvedge Woolwich rolls back in asthma care right there with him this key Jordan against teams jumper good with 16 seconds to go of 91-85 Ange lost him left Boston right into the second defender for Jordan with that greatly from the Philippines to open up you guys to playing for the - shot it's ghost betrayer Mitchell seven second Chicago has an opportunity leading by two [Applause] [Music] taken the blows against this great Celtic team at Fleet 9188 at the end of the third period and will return after this word from your local station let's have a review of this ballgame Chicago sparked by Michael Jordan the 17 first period points took an eight point bulge over the Celtics second time in the series they've had that lead Larry Bird had 12 as Chicago's lead was cut to 7 Danny Ainge was a spark plug in the third period bill Walden has done a great job off the glass the entire game as the Celtics have inch closer to 9188 but to the Chicago Bulls credit no matter what happens as you look at the shooting story the rest of the way and the Celtics certainly got hot so far in that third period that the Bulls have show poise and withstanding several thrusts by the Celtics at this time well an OPEX must feel that and believe that philosophy that the Celtics cannot play good one-on-one defense and he's spreading it out so that the Celtics are forced to play that type of defense Larry Bird gets the first points to start things off he has 26 in the ballgame Jordan with 36 is the high scorer in the game 85 points in the two playoff games Paxson guarded by see sting in the green greenness file there's that spring that Sidney Greene has inside see a heck of a fight in the private perish the free bird gene banks has to roll off but bird still last time to get this shot away and bird as we say each 1/2 inch foul was on McHale his third Sydney Queen has been the shooting slump the last month trying to work his way out of it at a very tough time to do it playoffs against us but this is a low post option that I think has been a full boil them in try a ballgame he can go over Sidney Greene go over Kevin McHale Celtics looking to tie it again dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn fourth period game to best of 5 Celtics won the opening game and they're in a dogfight here against Chicago trailing 92 tonight diving for the loose ball is gene banks but the Celtics still keep possession beau Chicago trying to do what only one of the team has done all year beat the Celtics here at Boston Garden you know you have to keep your mind together gene banks and playing a Larry Bird particularly in the Boston Garden they throw 9000 picks for Larry Bird to get one shot and banks has the utmost respect for bird he says the craftiest guy he's ever played against own game every time he plays it heard hits a three-pointer and the Celtics have their first lead since the opening basket of the ballgame Dennis Johnson steals it from Jordan inside a pirate and traveling call against Robert Parish here is the three-pointer with the clock running down comes by accident yet bird has to pop out as you really they could have called a foul instead bird as the clock is winding and dying husband has to let it fly and he hits it so now we'll see how Chicago responds to that knock down punch by Larry Bird bulls with it trailing by one minute a half gone by in the fourth period and a foul Michael Jordan this foul by Dennis Johnson and that'll be number five on Dennis so Johnson with five Bill Walton on the bench with five fouls and now he gets off the bench and Robert Parish playing with four in Paris will sit down parish today has six points and six rebounds there is Orlando Woolridge who has 20 points in support of Michael Jordan's 36 37 for Jordan Michael Jordan cannot stop him because he handles the ball so much they moment a percentage of the offensive designed for him to just get the ball and score 14 for 14 from the line Chicago regains the lead McHale going and his found bring up to date on the story involving Michael Jordan II missed 64 games of the season and the Chicago management did not want him to play anymore and a broken left foot he wanted to play they said okay you can play and they wanted to limit his minutes and they did however he had to sit down with 30 seconds to go in the game on the line against Indiana he wanted to play the crowd Howell and Michael Jordan put his foot down and said to the Chicago Bulls management I'm going to play basketball that's what I am a basketball player and they had to back down and Jordan has played and one of the great tributes to integrity and credibility in this sport is on the shoulders of Michael Jordan I believe I think it is a great story Stanny loves to play the game and he wants to be on a winning team [Applause] nearly two minutes gone by this final period Boston by one taco has led virtually all the way short back city and and Jordan 240 points they had 49 in Game one see sting went out age came back in and angels ended up with the defensive assignment now on given golfer [Music] [Applause] age is gonna guard Jordan now Cindy green bird [Applause] crashing the boards who wants it he was almost on his [Applause] now on to play too but no whistle Celtics by one three minutes gone by fourth period and a foul away from the ball there is and really banging on the board's McHale trying to keep it alive bird knocks it away des McHale gets submarine that shoots the ball and it should have been a foul stahma Shing shot by Kevin McHale Tommy let's see that shot by Kevin McHale again that'll be in all the highlights tonight at 11:00 it's like a quarterback throwing a touchdown pass as he's going down I've seen Larry Bird do some amazing things now they're gonna see another angle and probably look better from this angle of course look at that I mean didn't know what else to do with the ball that get it up there hoping that at the whistle would blow he gets the basket but no foul we expect more of the same as the playoffs move on next Saturday 3:30 Eastern and a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1:00 o'clock Eastern great stars in the game and you'll see them on CBS all the way to the NBA Finals which you'll see exclusively on CBS as the drama just begins 902 remaining the foul was on Danny Ainge his fourth personal foul VIN seesaw now six lead changes but most of them over the last two minutes Jordan working against Ames now Jordan apiece he was hit on the hand and looked like he lost control of the ball but he was pushed and if that's on Ainge that's five on Dan that is the McHale have an assist on this Danny is trying to stay one on one with embody some that's the wrong thing to do to body up Mikael pushes age into Michael Jordan that was on a lot of fouls called the two guards defending against George right now they're trying to save Denis Johnson for the stretch against Michael Jordan Jordan having Ainge play him now 42 points that's what you want you want Dennis Johnson to be there down the stretch and he has five on the bench things inside of the case see you later you over play against McHale and he gets the ball just counted and the Celtics regained the lead 25 for Kevin McCann Boston is really having trouble getting pace gone because that there's so much poise right now by the Bulls to get the shot they want Jordan misses Woolridge as the rebound Chicago Bulls are playing as if they've been in the playoffs every year for ten years Sidney Greene the Celtics getting in the tail the Celtics biggest lead was two to nothing and now they can open up a three-point lead wrong great inside move passes to Byrd double quickly good rotation for Chicago Dennis Johnson into the ball game Sidney Greene is filed going for the ball with 750 remaining stayin all Beck's reaction to the action I like the way his tie flops up and down and up he's got a hop in his step too huh Larry Bird with his fourth personal foul look at the litany of files we've got here we've got Walton with five Ames with five Dennis Johnson with five Paris with four bird with four maybe that's what that isolation game is doing is drawing attention to the individual one-on-one [Applause] Jones might be to try and really take the ball out of the hands of a Woolrich or a Michael Jordan with double teams 750 to go and a lot can happen but here's a team the Chicago Bulls lost 52 games this is the first time a team has made the playoffs with 50 or more losses since the Bulls did it in 68 and they're tied in Philadelphia and I have to say the 76ers want to use the old cliche backs against the wall they're against the wall now can't afford to go down to nothing two balls games coming up bird goes for three [Applause] Celtics lead 102 to 103 103 two points for Larry Bird we told you about bird and Jordan at the start Jackson has his shot block contains will get an easy basket [Applause] with seven minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the fourth period the Boston Celtics have their biggest lead of the ballgame now four points the Venus flytrap defense they invite you in close up on you and then chew you up and spit you out and out comes the ball and the Celtics converted that into a fast-break opportunity with nobody on Danny Ainge for the layup now this type of Boston trying to create tempo at this point they've got to do it with defense Chicago has really got the pace of the game exactly where they wanted John Paxson guarded by Dennis Johnson Michael Jordan guarded by Danny Ames who's shadowing it their isolated game of ice so right now isolates and they double-team now Walton has come out to meet Jordan use his quickness and it works Michael Jordan with 44 now on the ball game and Walton afraid to foul that time backed off Jordan a little bit Walton with five next foul and he's gone hopefully in there guarding Walden Laura John bird bird 34 get his first points and a half minutes [Applause] and the two stars we talked about at the top have not disappointed a soul [Applause] Walton trying to double now picking up Jordan isolated one-on-one they count basket no no basket to found before and Bill Walton is fouled out of the ballgame I believe Walton is fouled out of the ballgame and has played tremendously for the Boston Celtics today little pick-and-roll action crosses Walton to end up with Michael Jordan alertly knows that wolves and foul trouble and has a good opportunity to take it to the hope now wolf kind of bumped him before the shot was taken this is the first wall do 10 points and 15 rebounds today Jordan hit his first 16 from the line before this is coconut net fatigue I think it might be dick but you got to miss some free-throws once in a while I think John right now they did a great job of not asking him to keep do too much too early just under six minutes to go fourth period Celtics leading by four they'll call the foul away from the ball Michael Jordan two fouls on Georgia Parrish and the ball game is playing with four fouls Bill Walton fouled out on the ball game Dennis Johnson is playing with five first triple-teamed all of a sudden Paxson gets back to Johnson and a good quick defensive move by Pat see a button to EJ didn't swing the ball like they normally do to the wide open Danny Ainge who's had a hot hand here Jordan cuts the celtic lead to two and he has 46 points 523 remaining keep in mind the Boston Celtics went into this game with a 41 and 1 record at Boston Garden including Game one victory over Chicago on Thursday for xenon McHale double again the tachi Parrish [Applause] [Music] knowing when to double alert me playing good team VP confusing them that up the subjects are not aware all the time of where the double is actually coming from and who the open man it bird winds up in the ball and gets it to age three on one Boston Johnson to Eve Marissa [Applause] as age is slow getting up this is kind of playoff intensity as Jackson you know it was a pretty good no-call on bird with that outlet pass was going down when he made that outlet pass they easily could have called a foul on that but the Celtics didn't get a hoop out of it and that a free soul Harris gets free Paris with only eight points in the ball game his first point since the opening period but it's good enough to give the Celtics a four point lead 108 104 nearly four and a half to play Jordan Deshawn McHale the pants and tops it over and AIDS was hit in the eye Jordan brings it up Ainge staggers for the moment and a foul called against bird Coxon was shaken up and so is Danny Ainge that was a collision on that long McHale outlet pass a great athletic move here by PacSun to go over the top of Ainge and then Ainge gets hittin the job by Paxson's elbow Paxson really took took a head of two two down and eight to go Larry Bird was called for his fifth personal foul they have not never seen as many fouls in the game like this I'm gonna see bird on this outlet pass right now somebody's got him they're holding him that's where I said before they could have called the foul for zine ironic or zine which wasn't called and it was like maybe a good note call because Chicago's good and afford to do here [Applause] to go one out of two for Charles Oakley sobered with five fouls Dennis Johnson is fine Walton is fouled out of the game Parrish who has fours on easy street compared to the others for 11 remaining bird Woolridge I believe or Jordan I'll check Chicago with a chance to cut it to 1 what a morale builder that defensive stint was for the Bulls Jordan looks like lately the Bulls have been going to Jordan like they did at the start of the last game here he is the move in the basket and it's a one-point game to Spain all Bank urges his team on 108 107 that much time to go in the fourth [Applause] Tom what do you think to ignore the other guys because you're going to need somebody Detroit duties I think Jordan is the guy to go to right now at this phase okay portion of the game but the Sultan's gotta find somebody into the fake on Posey hits the shot three-point lead again for Boston it looks to me like the Bulls are going to double anything down low that the Celtics try to use McHale or Peres so it may end up in a lap of Danny agent Dennis Johnson a witness ball game for the solfege Jordan feeding core zine good horsy may rarely gone to him the six points of the game for the veteran and it's 110 to 109 but it's it's been the bird and Jordan show bird with 34 michael jordan has 48 on top of his 49 in Game one on Thursday night I used to have him pick and roll beautifully up top Jordan cuisine there's the time McHale this is the shot and the rebound by Oakley and now Chicago looking to take the lead Bulls led most of the way eleven-point goals in the first half a 10-point lead in the second half Celtics have fought back jordan short jumper and it drops and 50 points for Michael Jordan that's what Dominique Wilkins have for the Atlanta Hawks yeah you get a movement left and he still you think you're gonna have an advantage he's got to bring the ball back to you but his leaping ability normally takes you right over the top 11 on this clock in the past Jordan is saying it was before the shot and that will result in a timeout with 210 to go on the clock of this heated affair Tommy let's see the Chicago Bulls do it in both ends of the floor of the sequence well you got to have a good rotating weak side of your defense that's Michael Jordan and he gets over there beautifully to start and that was a morale building he comes up the other end and Kevin McHale playing put defense shows in the baseline with no help and with that leaping ability Jordan fouls it throw little pick-and-roll allows korazim to get into the pack and against birth this throw up this swooping hook shot so the heads of the Bulls are into this win to ten remaining 111-110 Chicago leading Parrish farted by Oakley given go to any age and a foul with 201 on the clock and Charles Oakley has picked up his fifth personal foul the rookie from Virginia Union who has been as good as any rookie the second half of this year rare miss for Danny Ainge a 90 percenter from the line now we'll try to tie it up for the Celtics very cocky kid loves to pee in these types of situations we want to welcome the audience that saw the Washington Bullets and the Philadelphia 76ers this is dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn were under two minutes to go in a tie game the Celtics trying to take it to nothing lead over the Bulls the 76ers are 1 & 1 now with their victory over Washington Michael Jordan has been a sensation of so again 52 points for Michael Jordan and Chicago leads by 2 the leading scorers in this game Michael Jordan and Larry Bird and the Bulls are within 134 becoming only the second team to beat the Celtics in the Garden issues McHale offensive rebound Wow Celtics wanted goaltending Jordan knocked it out of bounds no call from the officials dick we've seen the Bulls control the tempo of this game practically for the entire length slow it down and get the type of offense they wanted and a timeout call by the Celtics [Applause] it's come down to this in the Boston Garden dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn with 1:25 remaining in the final period and the Chicago Bulls lead by two the timeout story and the fouls situation which has played a major role here Bill Walton has already fouled out for the Boston Celtics Dennis Johnson Danny Ainge and Larry Bird have 5 Oakley with 5 and a host of people with 4 or may not be that much of a factor now unless we go into overtime want to remind you the final round action of the heritage coming up next on CBS Michael Jordan topped his first game effort he has 52 points in Roger Maltbie has a 2-stroke lead at the Heritage Jordan by the way also 16 points in this period is trying to find the matchup that they that can be the most productive they try to use McHale corazon did a decent job on him in Paris 10 on the clock double up Paris Dennis Johnson fenestrated draws the foul and gets the basket pick play by Dennis Johnson [Applause] can you imagine he didn't make the all-star team it may not be a more trucks what's that quart performer in the league all round and as the double-team they went left Denis Johnson and he took it to the pack and Paxson did not get over Meg quite quick enough that his squad got a chance for the three points wait he's so tough as a penetrating guard because he's six five and he's got that solid body take the outside shot he took it to the hoop the tough penetrated Celtics by one all eyes on Jordan with 52 short but there's Oakley fighting in Parris fix it the Celtics with under a minute to go has the lead by three Megan won 114 now extreme aims to power McHale 27 for kevin mchale those big guys run down the middle of the floor they get open then the Celtics story this year you're going to see Danny aged make a very intuitive play to Kevin McHale he's going to make it look like a shot to get the defense to relax and just lays it out there as nice as can be for Kevin McHale what a key pass at a key point in the ball game next Saturday 3:30 Eastern and a doubleheader Sunday starting at 1:00 o'clock CBS will bring you to the playoffs Kevin McHale the latest hero and the Chicago Bulls have talked things over 116 to 113 45 seconds to go Tommy well if it doesn't go to Michael Jordan I'll be very surprised but what they really have to do Mike if the Celtics could be jumping Adam is on the shot by Jordan if he misses everybody bang the boy accident or zine in the corner inside a local Paris that'll be his fifth personal foul five on Robert Parish so they went to someone else other than Michael Jordan and Casey Jones they peaked the Boston press and his Oakley underneath that nose the foul on pash Byrd had a hand on the ball hopefully 66% from the line four four five today when they pushed it up the rest of the by PacSun McQueen and the Celtics lead by two and now Chicago has to play defense right here and not allow the Celtics to score and perhaps not to file they'll get another possession 23 seconds and 11 on the shot clock bird guarded by Woolridge bird fires it up eight seconds to go except Tocqueville calls timeout with six on the clock a two-point ballgame Chicago Larry Bird throw up a wild shot Paris seemingly had the ball and there was staying all back looking on as Oakley ultimately wound up with the ball that was a four hop play and stand right on it close the timeout but his bird being double team I think was really hoping he get a foul call that time parish has the rebound and a nice knock away by Jordan right into the hands of Oakley well they got the ball to the man they won and Larry Bird not the best judgment that time he thought he might have gotten fouled that's right all right so six seconds to go Tommy the obvious thing is to let Michael Jordan do it either outside or inside he has a career high of 52 points tremendous effort by Michael Jordan what are the options now for staying all back other than Michael Jordan or is that it well he's your number one guy that can get by a man but all the Celtics are going to be running at him if they can get the ball to him quickly they'll be able to get a shot a quick shot and a potential rebound more for the that the fact that the Celtics will be concerned about him that's why I want the ball in his hands and hope that he makes the shot if not you got almost a guaranteed shot at a good rebound opportunity Bulls have one timeout left they led most of the way in this game 11 in the first half ten in a second Celtics whittled the lead they were down by three after three period and open up a lead of no more than four points with seven minutes to go in a little less than that in Chicago fought back had the score tied at a couple of times they went back and forth and now it's a two-point game the other question is as Kyle Macy takes jacket off you go for three and try to gamble and win it all here well you Mike because the three-point play for Kyle Macy is an easy shot and that penetration by Jordan might create that but he also may make the basket himself and get the foul I got a couple of ways they can score three points here we have one timeout left six seconds to go Paxson will inbound and now the Celtics call a timeout is there something they saw the lineup on the inbound play I think and who's in the ball game they just recognized Macy was in there I believe and now they said let's talk it over what we're going to do with Macy now what could they do with Macy now they have several possibilities for outside shots Jordan and Macy being just do it well by putting they see in the ballgame what you have is the potential of the defense extending all right we'll be back with the finish the Chicago Bulls have given the Boston Celtics a tremendous battle today but need two points to tie perhaps three to win with six seconds to go Michael Jordan with a career high of 52 points on the heels of 49 in Game one Larry Bird with 34 points in 11 rebounds today talking about whether to go for three or two keep in mind that bird has five fouls parish has five Waltons out of the game Chicago may be better off going for two but who knows they got Paxson and Macy in there by having them in the lineup that might extend the Celtics defense Wedman is info Boston for defensive purposes that's the change the Celtics made Michael Jordan working against Dennis Johnson clock running down three seconds three point shot go go a foul against kevin mchale has been pulled by Middleton with no time showing on the clock Kevin McHale can't believe it kevin mchale has been called Michael Jordan from 8 feet beyond the three-point line I have to see him myself is Kevin see what actually happened but later to fake the foul tie it up here and send the game in overtime his first 16 then this two before he made the one and this is pressure [Applause] overtime in game two of our best of five first-round NBA playoff and the Chicago Bulls are trying to do it only the Portland Trailblazers have done so far this year beat the Celtics in Boston they're going to see if we can't really see whether Kevin McHale phalam enough before that shot McHale has to go out there to react and whether that foul actually took place not I couldn't see cuz I was flaming following the flight of the ball - so McHale didn't think so he was telling Larry Bird that when he went by Jordan stuck out his arm and knocked himself down but stand all back sees it the other way of course Sam Benson had a bird's-eye view of all this but that is an ant's field the thing is that everyone was looking at the ball with the exception of the efficient one official was checking the ball the other one was out there now if you want to know whether the officials were in position to call it the answer is yes ed Middleton was no more than five feet from Michael Jordan when he took the shot in any event we're going to overtime and Michael Jordan with 54 points a career-high and five minute overtime session each team has three timeouts Boston still has a 20 he'll jump Center with Woolridge jumping against parish on the fourth foul the team will get into the bonus and the foul trouble situation becomes major now players with five Celtics control their biggest lead was four biggest lead for the voles was 11 in the first half McHale against poor zine doubled with Jordan loses the ball recovers it Burt and cuisine holds on for the rebound as that double-team again they had trouble finding the open man kevin mchale normally is able to find and locate that open man Jordans 54 points ties John Havlicek for the fourth best individuals single game effort in playoff history long range Jordan hits it 56 for Jordan and that ties the Chicago Bulls all-time leader Bob love will have 56 in the game and the Bulls lead by 2 that kind of answer your question about whether is tied or not you don't touch hitting outside shots like that the talons were ball game if you tie it I think he was used wisely in the offense the early part of the game by Stan all bacon roll rebound by Oakland and Chicago with a little more than a minute gone by with a two-point lead and content to walk it up floor one nothing Celtics lead in the best-of-five Philadelphia Washington are tied one in one in their best of five series a pick-and-roll is working beautifully for the falls Woolridge short the kale clears and the Celtics looking to tie it up bird page that's what they didn't do most of the game Tommy or it takes willpower to create tempo to push it at the defense they've been playing at the rhythm of the Bulls all afternoon long age twenty points in the ball game bird leads with 34 Jordan is 56 10 on the clock Laurens going in strong no basket they fell into the offensive foul and that'll be five on Orlando Woolridge so Woolrich and Oakley have five fouls for Chicago bird parish Dennis Johnson and Danny Ames all with five for the Celtics and they're all on the floor spurred by the feeds inside it's still Celtic ball with 255 on the clock [Applause] Ainge baseline fires it up bird loses the ball inside and hopefully got a piece of that one 118 118 245 remaining in overtime Jordan his two free throws with no time on the clock to send it at ot is that the wild shot here Celtics trying to take the lead two-on-one Parrish is fouled by so this is where we are game two and the drama is not over yet here at the guard Philadelphia and Washington are one and one the nets in Milwaukee play later with the Milwaukee Bucks leading one to nothing in their best of five and Atlanta will take a two nothing lead to Detroit this week in their series Celtics right now and that defense with trying to disrupt the rhythm of the Bulls offense right mm people taking the ball out of the hand the people the Bulls want to have the ball Michael John Wooldridge and is creating a little confusion for the balls they're not going to get the good shots it looks like but Boston has to convert one-point lead the Bulls Jordan or the loose ball we want to talk about macho pride for offense and defense right there and the Bulls will have it with 17 seconds on the clock leading by one check that the Celtics lead 119 118 [Applause] people might perish the difference right now Woolridge gone up strong and is Chicago now 1:22 1:19 sit back and watch this one that takin shots at each other k makers this crowd is quiet Parrish and under two minutes to go Chicago with a one-point lead at the ball this is a team that lost 52 games this year worst record of any team in the playoffs Celtics with the best record in the league 67 and 15 this close three on the shot to a basket good in a file and a big basket for the Chicago Bulls and Jordan could give them a four-point lead 58 for Michael Jordan why isn't he tied right now well to fix I think one he missed the great portion of the season he doesn't have the normal fatigue and - they used them very wisely in the offense in the first part of the game as Johnson has let's see foul out of the ball game and Jerry see sting has come in he fouls out with 50 points 59 for Michael Jordan second best playoff ever in a single game - Elgin Baylor 60 run we could see all-time record established feasting in a crime [Applause] see stick [Applause] with three or four men on him and he's only six one made a big basket for Boston and he did something that the rest of the Celtics have not been doing he faked when he got into the defense lifted people and then took the shot smart play by Jerry see sting foul on Jordan is for Justin this is the free throw Harrison see sting each have missed one important free-throw here otherwise this game would be Todd final round of the heritage coming up after this game 123 121 Chicago and overtime Jordan great play by Lao pass out by Jordan and the show takes a look at the time only [Applause] ah we play Chicago hands here he comes bird cuts off Jordan at the baseline they turned them loose push the money to eat the basket to fall a pass out hit the net so it ends up in the hands of Robert Parish I'll tell you this this is one bucket over time period in fourth quarter I'm telling it going at each other physically and bangin Chicago pulls a timeout and parish has won free throw to try a tied-up with 59 seconds to go in OT Michael Jordan 59 points Elgin Baylor the all-time single game performance of 61 that's ever against the Celtics regular season and playoff and Baylor 61 was against the Celtics in a playoff game in April of 62 and that's the top performance in a playoff game and Jordan his two points away from that meanwhile Robert Parish is on the line with one free throw to try to tie the game well they put the freeze on him trying to chill him down let's see if rabbit responds to the challenge he had one of two before makes him both here we're tied at 1 23 59 seconds to go [Applause] 116 apiece and over time Jordan over bird the Reba Celtics [Applause] [Music] knocked away from bird he recovers looking for anything and he traveled and the Chicago's credit they surrounded him in a hurry why they were poking at the ball and Larry really was looking over both shoulders to see where they were coming from and that's what caused the war 21 on the shot clock a 13 second differential and the Bulls with a chance to take the lead [Applause] Woolridge against McHale go ahead again poke it was cozy in with a tip Manhattan with 22 seconds to go to the Bulls lead again 125 123 and the Celtics will call a timeout in seconds to try to tie it or win it in fantastic playoff game from Boston Garden we're going to look at Dave cuisine right here Robert Parish is supposed to block him off the boards but he gets mesmerized by the penetration and he let's cause the step inside and he uses it to good advantage for a beautiful key tip in to put the pulls ahead by 2 and here it was they korzy one of the unsung leaders on a team aligned at home by the Chicago crowd with big of basket as he's ever had eight points and eight rebounds 15 seconds to go for the Celtics to try to tie it or win it trailing by two McHale 8 goes all the way ties it with 12 seconds left [Applause] still has two timeouts we'll use one of them now [Applause] it looked like aids had easy sailing for that time later when they were looking to play age for the pass and once he got past Michael Jordan everybody went back to their own man thinking he was going to penetrate an impasse nobody really made a real commitment to him so he just said why not I'll go all away particularly Oakley Danny Eames with 22 points all in the second half as Bill Walden who fouled out of the game leading the cheers but now the focus is on the Chicago Bulls this is first round playoff action tonight playoff action continues on several fronts in the NBA the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the New Jersey Nets with Milwaukee leading one nothing Denver is at home with a one-nothing lead over the Portland Trailblazers in Dallas we'll try to make it two in a row at Reunion Arena against Utah stay at Albany who coached the Spurs Coach Cleveland before that and the nets in his first year in Chicago in the topsy-turvy year with daily suspended drug problem injuries to a lot of people including Jordan 264 games he didn't really have it is true team for the last couple of weeks and this game here they are functioning sold so well and developing the roles that I didn't think that they would be able to do but they have really been outstanding today let's not forget you want to Oldham the seven-foot Center who is a great for the top shot blockers in the NBA who if the series goes to four games would be eligible to come back and all the has had a broken cheekbone he missed the last 18 games and if Chicago can win here he'll get a chance to play against the Celtic but miss they haven't won this it's 125 all 12 seconds to go in the first overtime session is Michael Jordan going to get it again the sun's trying to keep the ball away from him goes to horsy horsy he's got to get rid of it he is Jordan Jordan Jordan Toula time we'll get a chance to win it once more the first Regulation ended when was fouled by Mikael and hit two free throws with no time remaining and now Boston can have the last laugh [Applause] Tommy looked like Jordan had his shot here if they did get him the ball croisine said I'm going to get it to you and he does and he's wide open you can't ask for a better shot than that from a player of Jordans caliber but he misses and burnt alertly calls timeout Byrd with 34 McHale 27 Eames 22 all this half will get to the heritage as soon as this one is history what is Boston do now with two seconds on the clock some kind of pass either indent in the corner I think for Larry Bird or a lob pass over the top close to the basket maybe to McHale well they've got feasting in there who might also all Whitman for that outside bomb that's what you're hoping to get right now I think the LOB is out of the question aids will inbound last year the Celtics were hard pressed by the Cleveland Cavaliers they went to four games but they were tough team thanks comes in the game replacing opening or quickness purposes to get out there against the outside shooters page will his mouth bird has it one second ago [Applause] Larry Bird coming off the screen and the same kind of a shot he hit on that wild three-pointer and we go to double overtime here at Boston Garden the score 125 125 he slips right behind the defense and gets in there they go to double-team him but Woolwich was right on his shooting hand hey back rims it when those were fresh shots of course but yet you both teams had their best shooters best players taking that outside shot neither one made it watch it from another angle as woman's right on a shooting here Tommy I know that we're not into the finals and the trauma of the finals but you know this is kind of like the the shades of the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns in a three overtime game that you remember remember that one I remember it very well I'll tell you I fainted in a locker room man for that one I don't think it's going to happen to me tonight now you won't think because you're in good shape right now but we have seen a marvelous game because there's no question that the Boston Celtics had the height advantage with that great frontline Chicago really hasn't had the unit and you know while we give the Bulls a lot of credit for staying in and sending this game to double overtime they had many chances to win and the Celtics just would not allow it and they've been than the team that has been in more foul trouble than the Bulls today I think the balls have played the game exactly the way they wanted to the Celtics were not able to break the rhythm of the tempo of the game that the Bulls established never got pace into it never got any easy baskets the Celtics sometimes feel that we've got the best low post players to go to all those matchups will win that way it didn't work out that way so far all right now we go to a second overtime now as the game goes on is there any kind of any kind of emphasis that maybe shifts when you get into a second five-minute session well I think right now Danny Ainge is saddled with five fouls and if he ends up fouling out one of their good outside shooters goes by the boards and then rick carlisle or somebody else maybe will have to come in David third kill to try and play Jordan and that could be a big big factor the inside game I don't see any of those guys fouling out for the Celtics Walton has fouled out as you look at Red Auerbach and Don Gaston Don Gaston one of the owners along with Alan Cohen Paul Dappy bird with five fouls Parrish with five aids with fine Walton and Dennis Johnson have already fouled out for Chicago Charles Oakley in Orlando Woolridge both have five personal fouls so Paris and Woolridge to jump again they've done this before toss it up five minutes three timeouts apiece Boston still has a 20 that they have at their behest and penalty bonus and ago right at Danny ancient looks like or try to ages guarding Jordan inside right now Oakley comes outside now Willard's gets it into Coors even Burt steals the ball came around snuck around and knocked it out of the hands of poor Z I had Michael Jordan posting up Danny Ainge and they turned that option down Burt three-pointer from the corner hopefully all Chicago rich shirts underneath and now the Bulls will soul slow it up and set it up here Michael Jordan has 59 points and the most points scored in one game ever in the playoffs is 61 by Elgin Baylor this zine loses it here bird gets it out to it packs in his back see sting over [Applause] Woolridge a good play to get to him a minute gone by bird my Celtics lead and it took a minute and five seconds to do it see sting real good poised to hold up and find Larry Bird 36 points for Larry Bird [Applause] see sting Mikael giving Woolridge that shot Woolridge going into the hook third and scores nonetheless and 24 points now for Lando Woolridge and we're tied and open a winner first in the second overtime let Michael take a little blow the key of Orlando is on Burt great inside pool ball knocked away and it was last hit off of Woolridge who was out of bounds so the Celtics will maintain possession 12 seconds on the shooting clock Oakley korzy Jordan or out there for Chicago parish bird see sting AIDS McHale her double in a hurry see sting is okay Celtics by two that is absolutely the wrong guy to leave on a double team right now because bird is going to look for him and a little trap action defensively by the Celtics Paxson brings it across under three minutes to go in the second overtime session we were 116 at peace after regulation 125 all after wood over time Boise no basket travel before the shot the move and now the Sultan's with a tooth and possession pick and roll play is causing the Celtics trouble they're switching on to Michael Jordan mismatched against the little guy [Applause] the kale see sting all in three-point territory bird coming out rose [Applause] long pass Woolridge lock by Mikhail and it sucks [Applause] three points are saying to themselves we've had enough of this Chicago team let's just blow them out here they got to go find someplace to get that shot sees things the guy they should be looking on a double-team MacAlpine see sting [Applause] just the biggest lead for the Boston Celtics with just under two minutes remaining in second overtime [Applause] two hundred and sixty second consecutive sellout at Boston Garden Arsene the gym today we're back here 159 ago 131 127 the noise too much for this young tight [Applause] but he'll take it this is the excitement of the game so now it's 131 127 Chicago has the ball and keep in mind that man Michael Jordan who has 59 points has missed his last four shots [Applause] he finally might be getting tired [Applause] I'm kidding he should have been tired an hour and a half ago I'm starting Michael Jordan Jordan goes up to the shot and hits it and has 61 points to tie Elgin Baylor its all-time single game playoff record that he established against these Celtics 24 years ago michail what korzy Jordan the rebound and with a minute and a half to play in two overtimes Chicago looking to tie the both took off the double-team that time and respect for C sting and ages outside shooting [Applause] Jordan with 8 on the clock Jordan ties the game xD three points and you're looking at an all-time record Oh [Applause] I mean he went over three guys that time no one has ever scored more points in a single playoff game in NBA history than Michael Jordan a minute to go and tied in 131 seven on the shot clock McHale to see sting open and the Celtics regain the lead if you don't think Jerry see sting has been maybe ingredient to the Celtics this year just see what he's done in this eight points but big eight points an incredible shooting he went down and doubled at the last instant and see sting got the easy shot he's gonna make both the kale is on Jordan now with six on the clock [Applause] Celtics with 20 and 17 on the shot clock lead by two and this is a critical possession said that birds pick-and-roll power [Applause] I'll tell you a big rebound that somebody hit him at the ankles I think the great timing and as hopefully going down getting his foot trap got it up the court and a little pick and roll he goes strong to the hoop and just straight up with it that's pressure basketball making the big ones when they count they got nine seconds remaining to the Bulls and one timeout and they need two possessions really three pointer and they need a possession again I was very impressed with the real confidence of Jerry C sting at T points it's going to give Casey Jones if he hasn't already got a world with confidence in C stink to use them in real key situations down the stretch he is going to be might end up in a playoff the designated double-team breaker when the Celtics really try to exploit that inside game they'll go to Chicago to play but the Bulls hope if they do not come back and win this one two games at Chicago Stadium it's a best-of-five the Celtics are nine seconds away from taking a two to nothing lead but they won't escape out of here without the fight of their lives especially on their home turf where they have lost only one time all year Washington and Philadelphia are tied one in one in their series Atlanta has a two nothing lead over Detroit and Milwaukee will try to take it to nothing lead over the nets later tonight next weekend will be witnessed Saturday then a doubleheader Sunday big-endian 1 o'clock Eastern the NBA playoffs on CBS continue you know the other surprise is that Danny Ainge has not fouled out with Michael Jordan handling that ball birdie my pal out either I'm saying ain't played very smart defense seen knew he had to stay in this game especially with Dennis Johnson Fowley right 9 seconds to go cago needs a quick basket a foul hope the Celtics miss if they don't get a steal and now the Celtics use a foul and chop off a second next foul will result in the bonus so they had one foul to give in the overtime Paxson looking inbound Woolrich six seconds Woolridge fourth really short goes up an air ball and the Celtics will have it with four seconds to go victory for the Boston Celtics to take the two to nothing lead over Chicago in their best of five Miller Lite Most Valuable Player the game is Michael Jordan with an all-time record 63 points in a single playoff game coming up final round action from the Heritage so for Tom Heinsohn and Pat O'Brien dick Stockton saying so long from Boston Garden the final score the Celtics 135 the Bulls 131 the NBA on CBS has been a presentation of CBS Sports

Channel: Edu Baydal

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Id: 7-lfiZgtfzE

Length: 143min 8sec (8588 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 26 2020