How the Sixers Shut Down the Celtics in Game Two
A beautiful breakdown of the Sixers smothering defense over the Celtics in Game Two.
| Final - 5.10.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 22 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 78 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 79 |
Stories
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Sixers Advance to Second Round Post-Game Andre Iguodala Marry Me Thread
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Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Game Six Open Thread OVERFLOW2
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GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 22 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 78 |
| Philadelphia | 24 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 79 |
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 42 | 8-16 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 17-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-0 | 19 |
| Carlos Boozer | 27 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 13-1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 3 |
| Omer Asik | 39 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 9-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Richard Hamilton | 37 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 8-5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 19 |
| C.J. Watson | 38 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 6 |
| Kyle Korver | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-1 | 14 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| John Lucas III | 9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mike James | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Brian Scalabrine | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Joakim Noah | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Derrick Rose | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30-80 | 2-13 | 16-21 | 56-15 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 19-1 | 78 | |
| .375 | .154 | .762 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 2 (7 pts) | |||||||
| Philadelphia | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Iguodala | 42 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 4-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 20 |
| Elton Brand | 35 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-0 | 5 |
| Spencer Hawes | 30 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-0 | 8 |
| Evan Turner | 28 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Jrue Holiday | 40 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 3-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 14 |
| Louis Williams | 26 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 4-7 | 2-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 14 |
| Thaddeus Young | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Jodie Meeks | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Tony Battie | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Craig Brackins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sam Young | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Lavoy Allen | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Xavier Silas | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Nikola Vucevic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-73 | 6-16 | 15-20 | 33-5 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18-1 | 79 | |
| .397 | .375 | .750 | Team Reb: 5 | Total TO: 0 (18 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Ron Garretson, Sean Wright
Duration:2:36
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Ron Garretson, Sean Wright
Duration:2:36
