Props to Robin Lopez for morphing into a beast during the first round series between the Bulls and the Celtics, especially for the games in Boston. The Bulls center continued his hot streak during Game 5 on Wednesday, with 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting.
However, that lone miss was absolutely brutal:
https://twitter.com/its_whitney/status/857416202548899845
Was there some contact from behind with Celtics wing Jae Crowder? Maybe. But not much.
That’s just a big ol’ whiff by Lopez. And missing open looks in the lane while trying to gain an edge in a 2-2 series (especially in a road playoff game) stings. At the time, the Bulls trailed 59-56 with nine minutes left in the third quarter.
But still, Lopez is overall having a great Game 5. Without Lopez, Chicago might not still have a shot in this series to knock off the top-seeded Celtics.
Despite that ugly miss, he still has almost as many makes as Isaiah Canaan ass slaps.
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As the Celtics pulled away in the fourth quarter, Lopez also received a (understandable) technical foul as the ref didn’t call an obvious foul on Crowder using a leg lock on the Bulls 7-footer.
Jae Crowder leg lock on Robin Lopez pic.twitter.com/8Vx4TXEvMr
— ✶ Ⓜ️𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕤 ▶️ ✶ (@_MarcusD2_) April 27, 2017
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The Bulls lost their cool late, with Dwyane Wade picking up a T as well. They head back to Chicago down 3-2, and this series looks a lot more like we expected it to look before the Bulls won the first two games.