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\"Pierce<\/a>
\nThe result of Game 3 was actually pretty easy to predict.\u00a0 You have a young, emotional team like Chicago coming off two very tight games against the defending champs.\u00a0 They had stolen home court and they were returning to a city, hell… a country, that thought they were going to knock off the big, bad Celtics.\u00a0 The fact that they came out a little too jacked… a little too aggressive… came as no shock at all.<\/p>\n

But I wouldn’t expect the same result today.\u00a0 They’ve been humbled.\u00a0 They saw that anything less than their best game is going to lead to a very disappointing result.\u00a0 They’ve also had a couple of days to relax in their own homes.\u00a0 To get back into their own routines. To walk through the new wrinkles of the Celtics defense.\u00a0 They’ve calmed down, and they realize they’ve made mistakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We rushed our offense instead of taking our time and staying poised,” Noah said. “We took bad shots.<\/p>\n

“It was embarrassing. It\u2019s a situation we can\u2019t forget. But we must
\ncherish the ball and play every possession like it\u2019s our last.”<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t be surprised if a focused Celtics team came out today, put the clamps down on the Bulls early, and pulled out to a lead that the Bulls can never close… but I’m not expecting it.\u00a0 I’m expecting the Bulls to come out and be aggressive.\u00a0 I’m expecting them to be a little more patient offensively.\u00a0 And I’m expecting their jumpers to fall more consistently.<\/p>\n

So the Celtics HAVE to come out with a purpose.\u00a0 They HAVE to come out early and pick up where they left off in Game 3.\u00a0 Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo have to penetrate and draw fouls.\u00a0 Kendrick Perkins has to defend the basket without getting into foul trouble.\u00a0 Ray Allen has to be on the mark early.<\/p>\n

Go up 15 in the first quarter, and maybe the Bulls will get nervous and change their game plan.\u00a0 Play them tight in the first quarter and Chicago will have the confidence to make this another tight one.\u00a0 The Celtics will dictate the pace of this game.\u00a0 It’s something they’ve had a problem with in these early afternoon games.\u00a0 But it’s something they have to do.<\/p>\n

Herald: Rondo erases doubt<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 All things even to Doc<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 A need to C’s the day\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Globe:\u00a0 Knee injury latest painful chapter for Powe<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Pierce wants to finish business on this trip<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Rose seems to be fading<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Souza:\u00a0 Current Celts forge new path\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 ESPN:\u00a0 Big Baby having big series<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Chicago Daily Herald:\u00a0 Slowing down Rondo easier said than done<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Rondo’s Blog:\u00a0 Red Bull<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Celtics Hub:\u00a0 Sibling Rivalry?<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Josh Q Public:\u00a0 Why I hate Derrick Rose\u00a0 |\u00a0 As goes Rondo\u00a0 |\u00a0 AP:\u00a0 Rondo shrugs off criticism<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Lakers up 3-1<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Dallas up 3-1<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Hornets take game 3<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Heat smoke ATL in game 3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The result of Game 3 was actually pretty easy to predict.\u00a0 You have a young, emotional team like Chicago coming…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[703639561],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDon't Expect Another Laugher - The Sports Daily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Don’t Expect Another Laugher\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Sports Daily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-04-26T09:06:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-26T17:04:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/12\/68fdd-6a01156f2c3287970c01157053721c970b-500wi.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alan Draper\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2c8aadde2571800d0de74323730df7b5\"},\"headline\":\"Don’t Expect Another Laugher\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-26T09:06:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-26T17:04:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/\"},\"wordCount\":491,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/12\/68fdd-6a01156f2c3287970c01157053721c970b-500wi.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Red's Army\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2009\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dont-expect-another-laugher\/\",\"name\":\"Don't Expect Another Laugher - 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