Cavaliers await ... with some issues

Cleveland moved on to the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 101-93 victory Sunday at Boston.

The Cavs are presumably headed for a matchup with the Bulls, but they may not be at full strength when the next series begins.

Forward Kevin Love suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the first half and did not return. He will be reexamined in Cleveland, so his status for the next round is unknown. Love is right-handed, so it's not out of the question for him to be ready by next weekend.

The injury occurred when Love got tangled up in a battle for a loose ball. Boston center Kelly Olynyk clamped down on Love's left arm and the Cavs forward immediately grabbed his shoulder and ran to the locker room. He wasn't happy after the game.

"I thought it was a bush-league play," Love told reporters. "I have no doubt in my mind that (Olynyk) did it on purpose."

Cavs shooting guard J.R. Smith is facing a likely suspension after he struck Boston's Jae Crowder in the face with an arm swing. The two players were pushing under the basket, when Smith threw back his right arm and connected with Crowder. Smith was ejected, while Crowder had to be helped to the locker room and did not return.

Smith almost certainly will get a one-game suspension, and it could be longer. The last time the Bulls played the Cavs on April 5, Smith knocked down 8 baskets from 3-point range.

Center Kendrick Perkins might be considered for a suspension. Earlier in the game Sunday, he set a screen and struck Crowder in the face with both hands. Perkins was give a flagrant 1 foul.

Thibs expresses no regrets:

Coach Tom Thibodeau talked more Sunday about the Bulls' final possession in Game 4 and why he chose not to take a timeout when the Bulls gained possession with about 20 seconds left and the score tied.

"Because Derrick (Rose), in those situations, he's won a lot of games with that type of play," Thibodeau said. "He had just scored, and I felt like we'll take a shot at it."

Asked if he'd like to do anything differently, Thibodeau said, "No, hindsight's 20-20. I also didn't want their defense to get set. I thought we had a chance to crack them. It didn't work out, but next time hopefully it will be different."

Thibodeau said after the game he initially called a timeout, but the officials didn't hear him. The Bulls ran a simple clear out for Rose, which probably is what they would have done if they used a timeout. Rose dribbled into traffic and lost the ball, allowing Milwaukee to win on a buzzer-beating layup.

Looking for Noah:

One area of concern for the Bulls is the health of Joakim Noah. He had a quiet Game 4, finishing with 4 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 30 minutes of action.

For the series, Noah is averaging just 4.5 points but also 11.8 rebounds, second-best on the team behind Pau Gasol.

Noah has been on a minutes limit all season because of a sore knee.

"It's been up and down. Hopefully he'll be better," Thibodeau said Sunday. "He's got to be aggressive. He's got to attack and go from there. The one thing when you're in rotation like that, the rebounding - particularly the offensive rebounding - has to be strong. That's one thing he does extremely well. The more he goes, the more he gets."

Thibodeau is talking about how Milwaukee's frequent double-teams should leave openings for the Bulls to crash the glass.