Hey, at least it’s not Chicago Bulls versus a Lebron James led team in the NBA playoffs! That’s a story we’ve seen re-hashed more than Fast and Furious and Batman combined. The ending is just as entirely predictable too. The best thing you can say about #1 seed Boston Celtics versus #8 seed Chicago Bulls is that it’s not Bull-Cleveland Cavaliers.
This series might be slightly more interesting than Bulls-Cavs would be in 2017, but it won’t be as good as the legendary Bulls-Celtics first round series in 2009 which set an NBA Playoff record for the most overtime games (4) and periods (7) played.
Of course, three games in this series are scheduled for TNT, and you know that the TNT Bulls are UNSTOPPABLE! The TNT Bulls could be even the ’97 Chicago Bulls in a best-of-seven series. Maybe.
Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics 1st round of NBA Playoffs TV and Radio schedule
Game 1
Sunday, April 16
Chicago @ Boston
5:30 p.m.
CSN / TNT
WLUP-FM 97.9
Game 2
Tuesday, April 18
Chicago @ Boston
7 p.m.
CSN / TNT
WLUP-FM 97.9
Game 3
Friday, April 21
Boston @ Chicago
6 p.m.
CSN / ESPN
WLUP-FM 97.9 / WRTO-AM 1200
Game 4
Sunday, April 23
Boston @ Chicago
5:30 p.m.
CSN / TNT
WLUP-FM 97.9 / WRTO-AM 1200
Game 5*
Wednesday, April 26
Chicago @ Boston
TBD
TBD
TBD
Game 6*
Friday, April 28
Boston @ Chicago
TBD
TBD
TBD
Game 7*
Sunday, April 30
Chicago @ Boston
TBD
TBD
TBD
*If necessary
Games 1-4 will also be live streamed on CSNChicago.com and the NBC Sports App
Prediction: Celtics in 5
Dwyane Wade came back ahead of schedule and saw action for the last three regular season games, while it was previously thought he could be gone for the entire season.
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