Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls
EASTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 4 • Series tied 2-2
62-20, 27-14 Away
118
62-20, 27-14 Away
41-41, 28-13 Home
121
41-41, 28-13 Home
Shot Chart
- Tyrus Thomas misses driving layup
- Tyrus Thomas makes layup
- John Salmons misses 18-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Derrick Rose's 22-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks John Salmons's 15-foot jumper
- Ben Gordon makes two point shot
- Derrick Rose makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
- Ben Gordon misses 7-foot jumper
- John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot
- Ben Gordon misses 15-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose makes 21-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Joakim Noah makes dunk (Tyrus Thomas assists)
- Tyrus Thomas misses 14-foot jumper
- John Salmons misses 16-foot jumper
- John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ben Gordon makes driving layup (Joakim Noah assists)
- Ben Gordon misses 10-foot running jumper
- Brad Miller makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Kirk Hinrich's 30-foot three point jumper
- Joakim Noah misses layup
- Brad Miller makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
- Ben Gordon misses 22-foot jumper
- Ben Gordon makes layup
- Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ben Gordon makes 15-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brad Miller misses 18-foot jumper
- Brad Miller makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
- Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyrus Thomas assists)
- Derrick Rose makes 17-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
- Tyrus Thomas misses layup
- Kirk Hinrich misses layup
- Kirk Hinrich misses layup
- Brad Miller misses tip shot
- Tyrus Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose makes 7-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas makes slam dunk (Brad Miller assists)
- John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose makes 14-foot running jumper
- Ben Gordon misses 14-foot jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes 16-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas misses 13-foot two point shot
- Tyrus Thomas misses 9-foot jumper
- Brad Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot
- Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Derrick Rose misses layup
- John Salmons makes 13-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
- Derrick Rose misses 18-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
- John Salmons makes layup
- Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot jumper
- Joakim Noah makes tip shot
- Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas makes 15-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Ben Gordon makes 13-foot jumper
- John Salmons misses driving layup
- Mikki Moore blocks John Salmons's two point shot
- Derrick Rose misses 11-foot running jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
- Kirk Hinrich makes layup
- Tyrus Thomas misses layup
- Ben Gordon misses jumper
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup
- Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup
- Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup
- Ben Gordon makes two point shot
- Derrick Rose makes layup
- Ben Gordon makes 10-foot running jumper
- Derrick Rose misses 14-foot jumper
- Joakim Noah makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
- Kirk Hinrich misses driving layup
- John Salmons makes 21-foot two point shot
- John Salmons misses layup
- John Salmons makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Kirk Hinrich makes 20-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Ben Gordon misses jumper
- Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
- Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
- Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
- Ben Gordon misses jumper
- Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose misses layup
- John Salmons makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
- Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joakim Noah makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Derrick Rose misses 16-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 21-foot two point shot
- Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes 7-foot hook shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes 13-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup
- Rajon Rondo makes layup
- John Salmons blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Glen Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Stephon Marbury misses 13-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses 20-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas blocks Stephon Marbury's jumper
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Glen Davis misses 20-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Stephon Marbury makes 19-foot jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Brian Scalabrine misses 17-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 9-foot hook shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes 17-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes layup
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- John Salmons blocks Rajon Rondo's driving layup
- Joakim Noah blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup
- Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper
- Tyrus Thomas blocks Kendrick Perkins's hook shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes 6-foot hook shot
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Tyrus Thomas blocks Glen Davis's layup
- Glen Davis misses layup
- Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes 6-foot hook shot
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 18-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses 11-foot hook shot
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
- Kendrick Perkins misses 5-foot hook shot
- Rajon Rondo makes layup
- Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 16-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Glen Davis makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes layup
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (Glen Davis assists)
- Glen Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Glen Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses layup
- Glen Davis misses layup
- Ray Allen makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Brian Scalabrine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ray Allen makes 20-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 10-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Joakim Noah blocks Glen Davis's layup
- Glen Davis makes dunk (Eddie House assists)
- Joakim Noah blocks Ray Allen's layup
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes layup
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- John Salmons blocks Paul Pierce's 24-foot three point jumper
CELTICS
BULLS
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Joakim Noah (Glen Davis gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Paul Pierce misses 21-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Tyrus Thomas misses driving layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:33 | | Tyrus Thomas makes layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | Ben Gordon defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | John Salmons misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:25 | | Paul Pierce traveling | 0 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks Derrick Rose's 22-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Chicago offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks John Salmons's 15-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 9:57 | | Glen Davis defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Derrick Rose shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 0 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | 1 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Ben Gordon makes two point shot | 1 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Kendrick Perkins 3 second | 1 | 4 |
| 9:04 | | Derrick Rose makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists) | 1 | 6 |
| 8:41 | | Kendrick Perkins makes 7-foot hook shot | 3 | 6 |
| 8:17 | | Ben Gordon misses 7-foot jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 8:15 | | Glen Davis defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:11 | | Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot two point shot | 3 | 6 |
| 8:10 | | Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:02 | | John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot | 3 | 6 |
| 7:58 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Ray Allen offensive foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul) | 3 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Ray Allen turnover | 3 | 6 |
| 7:39 | | Ben Gordon misses 15-foot jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 7:37 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 7:37 | | Joakim Noah personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 3 | 6 |
| 7:22 | | Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 6:56 | | Derrick Rose makes 21-foot jumper (John Salmons assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 6:37 | | Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 6:35 | | Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 6:26 | | Joakim Noah makes dunk (Tyrus Thomas assists) | 6 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 6:05 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 6:03 | | Derrick Rose lost ball (Glen Davis steals) | 6 | 10 |
| 6:00 | | Ray Allen makes 13-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 6:00 | | Ben Gordon shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 8 | 10 |
| 6:00 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 5:48 | | Tyrus Thomas misses 14-foot jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 5:47 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 5:37 | | Kendrick Perkins misses layup | 9 | 10 |
| 5:35 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 5:33 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup | 11 | 10 |
| 5:16 | | John Salmons misses 16-foot jumper | 11 | 10 |
| 5:16 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 11 | 10 |
| 5:11 | | Rajon Rondo makes layup | 13 | 10 |
| 5:01 | | Chicago full timeout | 13 | 10 |
| 5:01 | | Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose | 13 | 10 |
| 5:01 | | Brad Miller enters the game for Tyrus Thomas | 13 | 10 |
| 4:54 | | John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 10 |
| 4:52 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 13 | 10 |
| 4:48 | | John Salmons blocks Paul Pierce's layup | 13 | 10 |
| 4:46 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | 15 | 10 |
| 4:46 | | Rajon Rondo makes two point shot | 15 | 10 |
| 4:28 | | Ben Gordon makes driving layup (Joakim Noah assists) | 15 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot jumper | 15 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Boston offensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 4:07 | | Brad Miller personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 15 | 12 |
| 3:59 | | Glen Davis makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 17 | 12 |
| 3:41 | | Brad Miller bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals) | 17 | 12 |
| 3:38 | | Kirk Hinrich personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 17 | 12 |
| 3:38 | | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 12 |
| 3:38 | | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 3:14 | | Ben Gordon misses 10-foot running jumper | 19 | 12 |
| 3:13 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 19 | 12 |
| 3:13 | | Kendrick Perkins turnover | 19 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Brad Miller makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists) | 19 | 14 |
| 2:42 | | Rajon Rondo misses 28-foot three point jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 2:41 | | John Salmons defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 2:30 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks Kirk Hinrich's 30-foot three point jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 2:28 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 2:19 | | Boston full timeout | 19 | 14 |
| 2:19 | | Stephon Marbury enters the game for Paul Pierce | 19 | 14 |
| 2:19 | | Derrick Rose enters the game for John Salmons | 19 | 14 |
| 2:09 | | Glen Davis misses 21-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 2:08 | | Derrick Rose defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 1:53 | | Joakim Noah misses layup | 19 | 14 |
| 1:52 | | Glen Davis defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 1:27 | | Stephon Marbury misses 13-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 1:25 | | Joakim Noah defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 1:20 | | Brad Miller makes layup (Derrick Rose assists) | 19 | 16 |
| 1:05 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Brad Miller draws the foul) | 19 | 16 |
| 1:05 | | Kendrick Perkins turnover | 19 | 16 |
| 1:05 | | Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Joakim Noah | 19 | 16 |
| 1:05 | | Eddie House enters the game for Ray Allen | 19 | 16 |
| 55.0 | | Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Brad Miller draws the foul) | 19 | 16 |
| 55.0 | | Mikki Moore enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 19 | 16 |
| 47.9 | | Ben Gordon misses 22-foot jumper | 19 | 16 |
| 46.2 | | Chicago defensive rebound | 19 | 16 |
| 32.9 | | Glen Davis misses 20-foot jumper | 19 | 16 |
| 31.9 | | Ben Gordon defensive rebound | 19 | 16 |
| 26.4 | | Ben Gordon makes layup | 19 | 18 |
| 4.9 | | Tyrus Thomas blocks Stephon Marbury's jumper | 19 | 18 |
| 2.9 | | Ben Gordon defensive rebound | 19 | 18 |
| 0.1 | | Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 18 |
| 0.0 | | Chicago offensive rebound | 19 | 18 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 19 | 18 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
United Center
6:00 PM, 26 April 2009
Chicago, IL
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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