Thibodeau said Hinrich "made good strides" and the Bulls are "hopeful" he'll be ready.
"We just have to keep moving forward and concentrate on improving, " Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.
Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau was an assistant under Rivers when the Celtics won the 2008 NBA title.
"I thought Howard in particular in the first half set the tone, " Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.
The center was on the floor 39 minutes Saturday, about 10 more than Thibodeau wants to play him.
The veteran guard did not practice Wednesday, and neither he nor coach Tom Thibodeau declared him out for Thursday.
They still talk, and Thibodeau said his old boss invited him out Friday, but he wasn't able to go.
It was the middle of a lull between government tear-gas assaults, and in the calm, Thibodeau studied the thing.
"That's the difference in the game, the rebounding, " Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.
"He's willing it is what he's doing, and to his credit, " Thibodeau said.
Notes: Coach Tom Thibodeau said Noah was improving but wasn't ready to return.
My friend Pat Thibodeau at Computerworld made that connection in this post.
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It didn't matter to the Bulls, who backed up Thibodeau's vow that they would have no excuses and play well.
"There is a big difference between the time of injury that he's had and all these other injuries, " Thibodeau said.
"I tease Coach (Tom Thibodeau) a lot because it seems like every shot I shoot he's mad, " Robinson said, laughing.
Thibodeau indicated he will remain on a minutes limit after playing about 14 in each of the previous three games.
Thibodeau did say that Noah has been feeling less soreness the day after games than he was late in the regular season.
Once it was easy to pass over a story like David Thibodeau's.
It made up for Tom Thibodeau's worst loss as the Bulls' coach.
Noah has battled plantar fasciitis in his right foot and Thibodeau said he didn't want his All-Star center playing if he was injured.
And yet they're tied 1-1 with the presumed 2013 NBA champions, because they're well-coached by Tom Thibodeau, shrug off bad games and don't quit.
Thibodeau hasn't ruled out the former MVP returning in this series, noting the end would be two weeks from Saturday if it went the distance.
But coach Tom Thibodeau said he can't look ahead to how the team will adjust with Rose, the 2011 NBA MVP, back on the floor.
"The thing is, you've got to win different ways, " Thibodeau said.
Thibodeau said he's expecting a packed house for the auction because of the interest in the card, which is one of 425 items being sold.
"It was the end of the first (quarter) and they hit us with a haymaker, got us back on our heels, " Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.
The news was better on Taj Gibson (knee), with Thibodeau hoping his minutes won't be limited after he played about 21 in the final two regular-season games.
Coach Tom Thibodeau said the Bulls' center participated in most of Wednesday's practice and there were no setbacks after playing about 25 minutes in Game 2 on Monday.
He said he is not sure if he'll play in Game 1 at Brooklyn on Saturday, and coach Tom Thibodeau called him day to day for the series.
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