The Washington Wizards play the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday in Game 5 of their 2014 NBA playoff first round series. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream or listen to the radio broadcast via the links provided below.
Washington, up 3-1 in the series, can close out the series with a win on Tuesday. Behind the tandem of guards John Wall and Bradley Beal, the Wizards are one game away from winning their first playoff series since 2005.
One of the reasons Washington is on the verge of advancing to the second round, though, is the addition of veteran leadership into the locker room. One of those veteran leaders, recently-signed forward Drew Gooden, is certain to espouse to his younger teammates that the series isn't over until it's over.
Gooden was part of the 2003 Orlando Magic team that went up 3-1 in the playoffs against the Detroit Pistons before losing the next three straight games.
"We had a chance to put (them) down and finish them and we didn't -- and then they started a dynasty in the Eastern Conference for the next five, six years," Gooden told the Associated Press. "That was something I always looked back at. We could've beat that team, being up 3-1, just one (more) game. Who knows? The Pistons would've probably never been the Pistons."
Chicago, meanwhile, is playing to keep their postseason alive. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is confident his team can find a way to force another game, and guard D.J. Augustin believes coming out fast is the key.
"They're trying to be a bully to us, come out and punch us in the mouth early," Augustin said. "We've got to come out and jump on them early."
Watch the live stream HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE (WAS) and HERE (CHI).
