It's a familiar NBA formula, the impact of the Big Three, that has the Bulls leading the Boston Celtics 2-0 in this first round playoff series. From Bird-McHale-Parish to Garnett-Pierce-Allen to LeBron-Wade-Bosh. Now comes Portis-Mirotic-Zipser?
"Zipser, Mirotic, Portis," bemoaned Celtics coach Brad Stevens after Tuesday's Bulls 111-97 victory. "Those guys have had huge impacts on the first two games of this series. I expect it from (Dwyane) Wade, right? I think we all do. Last year, I think he hit less than 10 threes during the regular season and then more than that in the first round of the playoffs.