I don't believe what I just saw

It is just mind-numbing that the Bulls and Celtics could produce what was already one of the great series in recent NBA history, then top it by playing three overtimes in Game 6.

Both teams showed plenty of guts in this one. Boston could easily have decided to save its energy for Game 7 after falling behind by 12 in the fourth quarter, but instead stunned the Bulls and a riled-up crowd at the United Center by unleashing a 21-2 run. The Bulls had to scramble to just get the game to one overtime.

At the same time, a tired Celtics squad expended a few metric tons of energy and now has to fly home and return to the court in less than 48 hours.

Here are a few more Game 6 tidbits:
--Game 7 will tipoff at 7 p.m. Central time on TNT and Comcast SportsNet. The winner gets exactly one day off before facing Orlando in the second round on Monday and Wednesday.

--The Bulls figured out the late-game defense a little bit better. Ray Allen couldn't be stopped, but the Bulls forced Paul Pierce into 2 missed jumpers in potential game-winning situations. He hit 3 in a row in the Game 5 overtime.

--Out of 15 minutes of overtime in Game 6, the Bulls trailed for just 1:37 and were behind after the three-minute mark only in the first overtime. That's when Glen Davis hit a long jumper to put the Celtics up by 2 with 40.1 seconds left. John Salmons answered with a driving layup on the Bulls' next trip.

--No other series in NBA playoff history had more than two overtime games. This one is up to four.

--The Bulls and Celtics have played five games decided by 3 points or less. Unless I'm missing something, that has happened just one other time in league history, the 1981 Eastern Conference finals when Boston beat Philadelphia in seven games. The last four games in that series were decided by 2, 2, 2 and 1 point.

--The Bulls are 3-5 all time in seventh games, but 0-5 on the road. The Celtics are 16-3 in game sevens at home, but lost as recently as 2005 to Indiana in the first round.

--John Salmons' 35 points was his highest total since scoring 38 against Boston in the regular season on March 17.

--Ray Allen's 51 points were the most by a Bulls playoff opponent and according to TNT, his 9 3-pointers were an NBA playoff record.

--Sorry to bring up the referees, but it's possible the Bulls got fewer calls in this game than they did in any of the three contests in Boston. The Celtics led in free-throw attempts for the first time since Game 1, even though Paul Pierce, Kendrick Perkins and Glen Davis all fouled out. Maybe I'll expand on this tomorrow, but this day has gone on long enough.

--A couple of prominent media members (think daily shows on ESPN) voiced disbelief that Rajon Rondo wasn't thrown out for tossing Kirk Hinrich into the scorer's table late in the first quarter. Personally, I thought the officials got that one right -- flagrant on Rondo, technical on Hinrich for shoving back.

I can't imagine there is any chance of Rondo being suspended for Game 7.