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,646) and No. 71 Ted Williams (2,654). ... Young gu
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(Sports Network) - Make no mistake, the Chicago Bulls are in a dogfight now. The top-seeded Bulls were a prohibitive favorite over the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals before superstar Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL late in a Game 1 rout. Now Chicago is fighting for its playoff life without Rose as the series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday. Watch the game live on TSN2 now. The 76ers found a way to turn out the lights on a Bulls team trying to rally without their superstar on Tuesday. They shot em out. Jrue Holiday, Lou Williams and Evan Turner combined to score 65 points in Game 2 as Philadelphia shot nearly 60 percent from the floor to stun Chicago 109-92 and even their first-round series at a game apiece. The Bulls, of course, won the series opener on Saturday but lost the reigning MVP Rose for the rest of the season to a torn ligament in his left knee. Tuesday was a different story as the Sixers became the first No. 8 seed in the East to win a game on the road since 2003. Holiday scored 26 points, Williams had 20 off the bench and Turner added 19 for the Sixers, who shot 59 percent for the game and led by as many as 24 down the stretch. "A wonderful win," said Sixers coach Doug Collins. Philadelphia shot better than 68 percent while outscoring the Bulls 36-14 in a third quarter punctuated by alley-oop dunks and 11 fast-break points. "The third quarter was the game," said Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. "They got into the open floor and crushed us off isolation. We have to come back with a lot more fight." Joakim Noah scored 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting in Roses absence and John Lucas had 15. C.J. Watson started for Rose, who watched the game from a United Center booth, and had 12 points. 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The Rays handed Justin Masterson (5-1) his first loss and the Indians, playing their second straight game without Grady Sizemore, had two runners picked off, killing potential rallies. "I dont think its a good idea to be getting picked off," said Indians manager Manny Acta, who was blunt in his assessment. "I dont have to go out there with a big sign to tell them that. We have to take care of those (outs) because theyre precious. Theres only 27 of them." Not having Sizemore didnt help. The clubs leadoff hitter, who has played like the three-time All-Star he was before undergoing season-ending knee surgery in 2010, sat out with a bruised right knee. Sizemore injured his knee -- not the same one he had operated on -- while making a hard, late slide into second on Tuesday. An MRI exam showed only a bruised kneecap, and both Sizemore and the Indians want to be cautious before he plays again. "Obviously after last year, you dont want to have to go through any injuries," he said. "But with what I had last year is the reason why were taking this slow and making sure were OK. I understand it. My goal is to be here all year and finish the season here, not to push through it and make something worse." Sizemore said he was relieved the tests were positive. He also described the pain being in a "similar area" to where he hurt his left knee. "After what happened last year, I was obviously a little scared to be in the same situation," he said. "But everything came back positive, and now I just want to make sure Im healthy before I go back out there." Its not clear when Sizemore will be back in the lineup. He hinted it could be a few days before he returns. The Indians, who have stunned many with their strong start, aree only complete with Sizemore batting leadoff and playing centre.ddddddddddddSince being recalled on April 17, he was batting .282 with six homers, 10 doubles, 11 RBIs and 15 runs in 18 games. Asdrubal Cabrera homered for the Indians, who had their 14-game home winning streak stopped by David Price on Wednesday. They had just as much trouble with Shields (4-1), who gave up two runs and scattered seven hits. The right-hander came in 0-4 in six career starts against Cleveland, the only AL team he had never defeated. "I beat Cleveland, at Cleveland," Shields said, smiling. "I got one more on my bucket list." The Rays scored four in the second off Masterson, who had trouble locating his fastball and didnt go at least six innings for the first time this season. "We know hes not going to spend the whole season being perfect," Acta said. "He had an off-day today, but hes come a long way. He kept us in the game for the most part. Its better than the times last year he didnt do that." After the Rays loaded the bases on a walk and two singles, Brignac gave them a 2-0 lead with a two-run double, his first extra-base hit in 105 at-bats. Brignac had hit nothing but singles since Sept. 22, but slapped a double into the left-field corner. One out later, Sam Fuld made it 4-0 with a two-run single off Masterson, who didnt give up four runs in any of his previous seven starts. Masterson managed to hang around until the sixth, but with the Indians unable to mount any threat against Shields, they lost for the fifth time in eight games. There seem to be reasons for worry. Masterson, though, isnt concerned. "Its two games," he said. "If we stick to losing just two games once in a while, I will take that in a heartbeat. Our execution has been off and thats what weve been doing well. Well get back to that, and youll see a lot of good things." NOTES: Despite the slide, the Indians are 23-13. Last year, they were 15-21 after 36 games. ... Rays OF Johnny Damon had two hits, moving him into a tie for 73rd place on the career list with 2,605. Next up for him are No. 72 Jimmie Foxx (2,646) and No. 71 Ted Williams (2,654). ... 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