Celtics beat Rose-less Bulls
February 13, 2012 14:39:47 UK
C.J. Watson scored 22 points, but it wasn't enough to make up for the absence of MVP Derrick Rose as the Chicago Bulls fell to the Boston Celtics.
Rajon Rondo was the star of the afternoon at the TD Garden in Boston, recording a triple-double adding 10 rebounds and 15 assists to 32 points on 11-of-22 shooting to help the Celtics halt their brief two-game slide, after losses to the Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors.
With word that Rose will be seeing a specialist concerning his back issues, the Eastern Conference leaders will have concerns at their ability to maintain their hot start to the season.
The Bulls are 5001.00 to win the Eastern Conference title, with the Miami Heat 1.71 and the Celtics 3.00.
Two games behind in the win column are the Heat who steamrolled the Atlanta Hawks 107-87 at the Philips Arena.
LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade combined for 58 points as Miami picked up their eighth victory in the last ten.
The Washington Wizards would like to get to eight wins on the season, winning just their sixth with a 98-77 defeat of the Pistons in Detroit.
Nick Young and JaVale McGee each had 22 points to offset Greg Monroe's game-high 27 for Detroit.
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