
Pippen scores 27 points en route to a Bulls 111-88 victory (some great plays by Jordan and Dennis Rodman as well). Box score: www.basketball-reference.com March 24, 1998|By Terry Armour, Tribune Staff Writer: If it wasn't an Oscar-winning performance by the Bulls, it was pretty darned close. In one of their better all-around games, the Bulls waylaid the struggling Boston Celtics 111-88 Monday night at the United Center. The only trick for the Bulls (52-17) was fighting off a bout of disinterest. Dennis Rodman's disease has been a problem the last few games, which have included matchups against weak Dallas, Toronto and Vancouver. But the Bulls had a little more energy against the Celtics, who try to force them to run. That game seemed to be played in a hurry out there," Bulls coach Phil Jackson said. "It took some time to finish it with a fourth-quarter effort that finally put the game away." That fourth-quarter effort featured 73 percent (11-of-15) shooting by the Bulls, who won their sixth in a row. They outscored the Celtics 31-20 in that period, which helped the Bulls turn an 85-78 lead after an Antoine Walker layup with just under 9 minutes to go to a 111-86 advantage on Toni Kukoc's jumper with just under 10 seconds left. "We finally found a nice way to beat their defense by just being in the right place and using the whole court," explained Kukoc, who had 17 points and 10 assists. Boy, did they. The Bulls shot 54 percent for the game, with Scottie Pippen leading <b>...</b>
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