After Ray Allen hit what turned out to be the game winning three pointer with 2 seconds left in game 2, Chicago were unable to counter because they had no time outs remaining.

According to the Chicago Tribune, after Allen's shot Tyrus Thomas attempted a desperation 60-footer because coach Vinny Del Negro had burned the Bulls' final timeout with 20.1 seconds left and the Bulls trailing 115-113.

"People are going to second-guess and first-guess," Del Negro said. "So what? I don't care. I'm the coach. I will make the decisions. That's the way it is."

In two or three seconds, the ball is going to go to Derrick [Rose] because he's our fastest guy to get it up the court. We set up a play in the Celtics' timeout [with 12.3 seconds left]. We didn't execute it because the Celtics did a good job with their execution."

Ben Gordon, who had a career playoff high 42 points, sat on the bench for the final play, but if the Bulls had had a timeout Gordon could have re-entered and the Bulls would have inbounded the ball at half-court.

"Yeah, it was tough to watch," Gordon said. "We definitely wish we would have reserved one of those timeouts."

Via Chicago Tribune

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