K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune writes "Less than two weeks ago, Trenton Hassell walked out of a home exhibition game at halftime after a heated exchange with coach Bill Cartwright. Wednesday night, Hassell walked out of the FleetCenter a hero."

Hassell scored the Bulls final 8 points including a game winning 3-pointer with one minute remaining in the Bulls? 99-96 victory over the Boston Celtics. "My role is playing defense," Hassell said. "But I know I can score. That's all I did in college."

Hassell was given the chore of guarding the Celtics Paul Pierce who finished with 28 points for the game, but scored only 5 points in the 4th quarter.