The NBA playoffs standings has the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls tied 2-2 in their second round series in the eastern conference after the Cavaliers won over the Bulls in game 4 by the score of 86-84 and now the series shifts back to Cleveland for Game 5 after LeBron James hit the winning shot as time expired to give the Cavs the victory.
Derrick Rose hit the game winning shot in Game 3 of the series to give the Bulls a 2-1 advantage and now James has answered back to tie things 2-2. James now takes his team back to Cleveland for Game 5 and the team will get some much needed rest after they were banged up through these two games. James had 25 points and 14 rebounds in the victory over the Bulls and he went 10 for 30 from the field after struggling shooting in the last game.
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James has not been shooting great from the wing overall in this series, but that did not stop him from taking the final shot on Sunday and now the Cavs are back even with the Bulls. James had the most important points of his 25 points at the end and he hit the winning shot as time expired just like Rose did in the previous matchup. James had the chance to get the lead on his first attempt, but the ball was knocked out of bounds by the Bulls and that gave it back to the Cavs. James said after the game that he made too many mistakes, but that the team is resilient and can win on the road.
James had eight assists in the game and Rose came back with another strong performance, scoring 31 points and putting up two rebounds and four assists. Joakim Noah had 15 rebounds in the game and he needed to step up and play well with Pau Gasol out with an injury. The game was close throughout, but it has some major swings back and forth in the middle before the excitement at the end.
James was just one of seven from three-point range and he made some bad fouls in the game as well, including at the end with the Bulls still trailing. James committed an offensive foul late in the game that allowed the Bulls to tie things up and that led to James hitting the game winning shot. The Cavaliers were down by two heading into the second quarter and they outscored the Bulls 23-17 in that frame, but Chicago was able to bounce back. The Bulls outscored the Cavs 23-12 in the third to get the game close again, but the Cavs were able to hold the Bulls to just 16 points while scoring 25 in the final quarter.
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets are playing on Sunday night and that series has LA up 2-1 with Game 4 on the schedule. The Clippers are looking strong after winning over the Spurs in seven games and in the other matchups, the Hawks and Wizards play on Monday along with the Warriors and the Grizzlies. Washington is up 2-1 in the series over Atlanta, but they could be without John wall the rest of the way. The Grizzlies lead the Warriors after winning at home in Game 3 and they have Game 4 on Monday night.