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Derrick Rose scored 36 points as the Chicago Bulls held off the Indiana Pacers 96-90 on Monday night.

Antawn Jamison scored 25 points, LeBron James just missed a triple-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to a playoff date with Boston by beating Chicago 96-94 in Game 5 on Tuesday night in perhaps Vinny Del Negro’s final game as Bulls coach.

The Cleveland Cavaliers made sure Joakim Noah went home without having any fun. LeBron James scored 40 points and took over in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers, fueled by a rabid home crowd that booed every move by Noah, maintained home-court advantage by beating the Chicago Bulls 112-102 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

United for only one goal, LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal took their first step together toward an NBA title.