Ainge acknowledged that he will back off on his consumption of "comfort foods."

"Flat Patties in Cambridge may have to get in on that government bailout," he said.

--The Bulls aren't happy with Rajon Rondo's shot to Brad Miller's mouth that drew blood late in overtime Tuesday, but Doc Rivers defended his point guard, who wasn't called for a flagrant foul on the play.

"I don't think Rondo fouled him to hurt him or anything like that," said the coach. "I think that Rondo clearly was trying to go for it, and then he just couldn't reach it, and then he tried to grab whatever he could grab. But Brad Miller clearly wants to make a big deal out of that, so we'll let him."

The NBA sided with Rondo. League spokesman Tim Frank said that the play "stands as called." That means no fine or suspension, or even flagrant foul points.

"We felt Rondo was making a basketball play and going for the ball after a blown defensive assignment by the Celtic team," NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson said. "In terms of the criteria that we use to evaluate a flagrant foul penalty one, generally we like to consider whether or not there was a windup, an appropriate level of impact and a follow-through. And with this foul, we didn't see a windup, nor did he follow through. So for that reason we're not going to upgrade this foul to a flagrant foul penalty one."

As things get predictably rough in the series, Paul Pierce just shrugged.

"I mean, that's the way the playoffs are played," he said. "The refs aren't really going to give you anything. They're going to make you earn every win, and that's the way it should be."

QUOTE TO NOTE: "After the game, I was thinking about all the plays I missed. When you are on the losing end, that's what you remember." -- Ray Allen.