All-Star center Pau Gasol will return to the Bulls’ lineup Thursday for Game 6 against the Cavaliers after missing the previous two games with a hamstring injury, he told reporters. He did recommend a minutes limit, according to Bleacher Report’s Ethan Skolnick.
Pau Gasol to return from hamstring injury in Game 6
The Bulls’ center told reporters he will suit up after missing the previous two games.
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Gasol has not taken the court since suffering the injury in the third quarter of Game 3 last Friday. The Bulls won without him in that one, but they’ve dropped the past two games with him sitting as the Cavs have taken a 3-2 lead in the series. He will presumably return to the starting lineup, pushing Taj Gibson back into a reserve role and Nikola Mirotic further down the rotation.
Gasol helped the Bulls win Game 1 by nailing jumper after jumper in pick-and-pop situations, but was less effective in Games 2 and 3 before the injury. Still, his shooting, post scoring and passing will help a Bulls offense that has suffered through too many scoring droughts in this series.
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