The 2009 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the 1st Round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Boston Celtics outdueled Chicago Bulls , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Chicago Bulls ’s 3 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Chicago Bulls had an offensive rating of 91.5, defensive rating of 113.8, 27.0 free-throw attempts, and 22.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.409 percent clip as a team. Boston Celtics had an offensive rating of 113.8, defensive rating of 91.5, 24.0 free-throw attempts, 21.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.571 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Chicago Bulls finished the game with a record of 94 , and Boston Celtics recorded Chicago Bulls possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics’s based on the advanced stats,Boston Celtics had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.557 percent, Boston Celtics had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 14.9 vs 23.4 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics matchup of the 2009 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were John Salmons and Rajon Rondo based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. John Salmons for the Chicago Bulls in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 11.0 and made 5.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 3.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.064. While Rajon Rondo put up 15.0 and made 8.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 11.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.307.