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The primal screams and “jazz hands” gestures keep coming from Joakim Noah, and for good reason.
Playing 38 minutes, 43 seconds Saturday — close to nine minutes more than coach Tom Thibodeau’s stated pregame limit — isn’t something the Bulls’ emotional leader takes for granted.
“It’s a miracle,” said Noah, who is playing through plantar fasciitis in his right foot. “Before the series started, I thought I wasn’t going to be able to play.”
Noah didn’t just play. He stuffed the box score with 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks before fouling out with 4:21 remaining after sinking a 17-footer for the first points in the third overtime.
“The crazy thing is as the series has gone along, he has done more and more,” Carlos Boozer said.
— Reported by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune
