The Chicago Bulls returned home for game 5 of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, and the Bulls showed everyone exactly why they were the number one seed in the East. The Bulls dominated the Pacers 113-89 to eliminate Indiana 4 games to 1. The Bulls will now await the winner of the Orlando-Atlanta match up where Atlanta leads 3-2. The big question mark coming into this game was how Derrick Rose's ankle was holding up. He would go out and show everyone he was perfectly fine scoring 25 points and adding 6 assists. Luol Deng added 24 points as the Bulls had 6 players in double figures, (Rose, Deng, Korver, Bogans, Noah, and Gibson). Danny Granger chipped in 20 points for the Pacers, but the Bulls went out and looked like a team on a mission. All series long the fans have been waiting to see if the Bulls would be physical back to Indiana seeing they have been playing physical all series. This was the game led by Joakim Noah, the emotional leader of the team. Josh McRoberts would be thrown out of the game for throwing a punch at Joakim and Tyler Hansbrough was given a technical for getting tangled up with Noah. The Bulls eliminate Indiana from playoff contention, but I don't think this will be the last time we will see this up and coming team. The Bulls will have a few days off to rest to see who they will play in the semifinals. GO BULLS!
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