The Chicago Bulls dropped the fifth game of their first round series against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night by a final score of 108-97. Though Isaiah Canaan bottled up Isaiah Thomas for three quarters and Dwyane Wade played his best offensive game of the postseason thus far, an off game from Jimmy Butler and poor officiating late in the contest ultimately became too much for the Bulls to handle down the stretch.
Contrary to what several expected heading into this one, the Bulls did not get run over from the opening tip. In fact, the Celtics struggled heavily on offense out of the gate.