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BOSTON - Its no secret that the Chicago Bulls are a much better team with a healthy Derrick Rose.He showed that again on Friday afternoon when the Bulls were struggling to get consistent offence.Rose scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half — 12 coming early in the third quarter — to help the Bulls pull away for a 109-102 win over the Boston Celtics.When he plays like that, its huge for our team, Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said. When you look at his plus-minus when hes on the floor for our team this year, its off the charts. When hes on the floor it makes a big difference for our team. I think we all know that.Rose missed large portions of the past two seasons with serious knee injuries. Hes been struggling to stay in the lineup this year due to ankle and hamstring injuries.The confidence is through the roof, he said. I dont need more confidence. I just need to play. I know how good I am and how good I can be. Its just I need to be out there playing.Jimmy Butler hit four free throws late in the game and finished with 22 points for Chicago, which had lost four of its previous six games.Pau Gasol had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added 15 points and 14 boards for the Bulls.Every time hes on the court he makes our team better, Noah said of Rose. Any time hes on the court it just makes us that much more dangerous.Rose was held to seven points in the opening half before the 2010-11 MVP scored the 12 in the opening 4 minutes of the second half. After he went to the bench with 4:52 left in the third, he didnt return until 7:02 remained in the game.Jared Sullinger led Boston with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Avery Bradley had 18 points and Brandon Bass 16 with nine boards. Rajon Rondo had eight points, seven rebounds and nine assists for the Celtics, who have lost six of seven.Boston shot 19.2 per cent (5 of 26) in the final quarter.Im not going to lose any sleep over the ball not going into the basket, Boston coach Brad Stevens said. Weve got to finish. Thats the bottom line.With the score tied at 100, Jeff Greens driving basket put the Celtics ahead with 2 1/2 minutes left. After each team failed to score on a couple of possessions, Butlers two free throws tied it with 80 seconds to play.Rondo missed two free throws and Sullinger front-rimmed an attempted 3 before Butlers two free throws moved the Bulls ahead for good, 104-102, with 51 seconds left. Noah then nailed a short jumper on their next possession.We had a lot of open shots that didnt fall in the fourth, Sullinger said.Boston missed 17 of its first 20 shots in the final quarter before Sullingers conventional 3-point play tied it at 100 with 3 minutes to play. He was fouled driving down the lane by Noah, who was attempting to draw a charge.The Celtics held a 91-85 edge after three periods when Sullinger made a 3 with four-tenths of a second left in the quarter.___NOT GOOD FROM THE LINERondo is shooting just 32 per cent (9 of 28) from the foul line this season.PROTECTING THE PAINTNoah returned after missing the last game with eye abrasion, collecting six of Chicagos 13 blocked shots.NEW LOOKThe Celtics wore their alternate grey home uniforms — with sleeves — for the first of six times this season.TIP-INSBulls: Rose played his third straight game after missing four with a strained left hamstring. Thibodeau said recent criticism is fair of Roses decision to miss games with injuries. Yes. Because its really not that important and Ive told him this: Whether its praise or criticism, its all the same. Its really what he thinks. he said. Only he knows if hes putting everything he has into each and every day. Once he know hes done all you can do, you should feel good about it. Ive told him this many times, If hes injured, I dont want him out there, and if hes healthy, I want him to go. Hopefully were moving forward.Celtics: G Marcus Smart missed his eighth straight game with a sprained left ankle. He pulled himself out (of practice) after a few minutes on Wednesday, coach Stevens said. The ankle was still tender.UP NEXTBulls: At Brooklyn on Sunday.Celtics: Host San Antonio on Sunday. Sebastian Rudy Jersey . Siddikur, who led on all four days and took a four-stroke lead going into the final day, bogeyed four out of six holes starting at the sixth and continued a forgettable last round in which he returned a three-over 75 to finish with a 14-under 274. 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Though the 26-year-old said he was able to participate, coach Dwane Casey kept Johnson out as a precaution.NORFOLK, Va. -- St. Johns can sit back and relax for a while if it can win Game 5 of its American Hockey League Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday in Norfolk. The IceCaps got first-period goals by Carl Klingberg and Jason Jaffray in coasting to a 5-1 win Monday over the Admirals and hold a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven semifinal series. St. Johns added goals from Jerome Samson and Eric ODell in the second period and another by ODell in the third, moving into position to win the series Tuesday and advance to the Eastern final while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Providence decide the other finalist. That series is tied 1-1 with Game 3 set for Wednesday. "We talked about having a killer instinct at the start of the playoffs," said Jaffray, the St. Johns captain. "If you get a chance to finish off a team, youve got to jump all over them. Weve got a chance (Tuesday). "As much as we enjoy playing in front of our home fans at Mile One Centre, any chance to send a team packing is a huge opportunity." St. Johns, which finished fourth in the East during the regular season, is the highest-seeded team left in the conference after all three division winners-- Manchester, Binghamton and Springfield-- were ousted in the opening round. The IceCaps goals Monday looked familiar. Klingberg set up shop in front of the Admiral net, screening goalie Brad Thiessen in position to tip in a shot from the blue line by Josh Morrissey to earn a 1-0 lead with only 4:11 played in the opening period. The play replicated one that earned St. Johns two goals only two nights earlier in Game 3. Jaffrays goal came when he was at the net to tip in a shot by Morrissey with 14:39 played. "Youve got to make it tough on any goalie you play against," Jaffray said. "Any scouting report is going to say get traffic, put rebounds uppstairs and get the dirty goals.dddddddddddd Weve got a lot of them in the last couple of games." The antidote to St. Johns scoring from in front of the net is clear. "Were just not blocking enough shots," Norfolk coach Trent Yawney said of the IceCaps getting the puck to the net in the first place. "The bottom line is that they blocked more shots than we did. When theyve got people standing in front of the net, and were not filling shooting lanes, were not doing a good enough job." Jaffrays goal was the IceCaps fourth with a man advantage in the past three games. It was scored against what was the AHLs best penalty-killing unit during the regular season, but one which has struggled during the playoffs. Samson scored from the right faceoff circle to make it 3-1. He had the winning goal in Game 3 from the same spot. ODells first goal came when he managed to nudge the puck through a seven-player pileup in the crease that included Thiessen. ODells second goal was easier, scored after Thiessen rejected a shot by Jaffray, but left the puck on the doorstep. ODell skated past, stopped and reached back to tap it into the net. St. Johns goalie Michael Hutchinson gave up only a second-period goal to Norfolks Andre Petersson, while turning away 28 shots for the win. Thiessen made 23 saves in defeat. "A lot of teams have come back from 3-1 deficits and have this playoff year," Yawney insisted of his players. "They can be a part of that group, or they can be part of the group that says theyve had enough. Well see (Tuesday). But Im not giving up." Thats something St. Johns expects after its first really easy game of the playoffs. "Were expecting a huge push from them," Jaffray said. "Theyre playing for their season." The IceCaps are playing for a little extra rest. [