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Hoiberg abruptly ends presser when asked about Isaiah carrying

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After the Boston Celtics beat his Chicago Bulls to level their first-round series at two games apiece, head coach Fred Hoiberg bellyached about Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas getting away with what he considered carrying.

"When you're able to put your hand underneath the ball and take two or three steps, and put it back down," he said, "it's impossible to guard him in those situations."

After the Celtics won their third straight in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead, Hoiberg wasn't in the mood to dredge up that complaint. When a reporter asked him about Thomas' carrying, Hoiberg curtailed his postgame presser in record time.

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