Bulls edge Celtics on a pair of Butler free throws with 0.9 second left.

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Jimmy Butler made two free throws with 0.9 seconds left to lift the Bulls to a 104-103 victory over the ticked off Boston Celtics on Thursday night.Butler’s clutch foul shots capped a memorable duel with fellow All-Star Isaiah Thomas in the NBA’s final game before the break. Butler and Thomas had 29 points and seven assists each.Butler was touched on the right elbow by Marcus Smart on a turnaround jumper at the final horn, drawing a foul. Butler nodded his head up and down as an incredulous Smart danced up the court in disbelief.Butler calmly drained each free throw, and Al Horford air-balled a baseline jumper on the Celtics’ last shot, giving the Bulls (28-29) consecutive wins against Eastern Conference powers Toronto and Boston (37-20). Thomas said “We won this game, Smart made a great defensive play, but that was a terrible call”. Make that check out to the National Basketball Association Isaiah!