Video Breakdown Of Chicago’s Worrisome Game 5 Defense

Their issues are fixable, but still a massive concern for this playoffs.

In a charged and entertaining series during which homecourt has been more like Kryptonite than the Fortress of Solitude, the Boston Celtics were able to regain their composure by reeling off three wins in a row against the Chicago Bulls, including a Game 5 win in Boston.

The C’s certainly have been the beneficiaries of a Rajon Rondo-sized injury. The Bulls sport a +14.5 offensive rating (ORtg) when their point guard is on the floor and a -11.5 ORtg when he sits for a grand total of +26 per Basketball Reference. That is a large impact—in fact the largest of any Bulls player to have logged ten or more minutes in the…