Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Live Stream, Start Time, Watch NBA Playoffs Online

By Martin Martinez, Christian Post Contributor Friday, May 08, 2015

Tying the series in Game 2, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls lock horns again in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NBA Playoffs. The match is on May 8, 2015 at 8 p.m. PM ET and will be held at the United Center.

Chicago surprised a lot of people as they won the first game of the series in Ohio. They played physical and tough as the Bulls tried their best to contain Cleveland's star player LeBron James.

Meanwhile, Derrick Rose had a superb game in the series opener as he led the Bulls to a 99-92 win and a 1-0 lead in the series.

In response, James reverted back to his earlier look, sporting his headband, and it seemed to work wonders in Game 2 as he was ultra-aggressive in attacking the basket to help the Cavaliers win 106-91 and tie the series at 1-1.

James had 33 points on 45 percent shooting and also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists in the process. Kyrie Irving had another good game with 21 points as he was also very aggressive in attacking the basket, resulting in him taking 12 free-throw attempts in the game – converting 10.

Still without Kevin Love due to injury and JR Smith due to a suspension, other Cavaliers players stepped up with Iman Shumpert scoring 15 points, while James Jones erupted for 17 while shooting 56 percent from beyond the arc.

Meanwhile, the Bulls could not muster the offense they needed in the match. In fact, no players scored more than 18 points in the game.

Jimmy Butler, who recently won the NBA's Most Improved Player award, had the team-high 18 points but shot only 36 percent from the field. Rose only had 14 points and shot even worse, 30 percent for the game. Big men Pau Gasol and Joakim Noah also found life difficult in Game 2 as they combined for only 15 points and neither pulled down more than 10 rebounds in the game.

Now that the third game is in Illinois, watch for Chicago to try and regain the series lead, meanwhile, the Cavs will seek to get home advantage back with a win.

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