Gordon day-to-day but angling to play

An MRI on Monday confirmed that Bulls guard Ben Gordon strained his left hamstring during Game 4 on Sunday.

Gordon was injured in the second quarter but completed the 121-118 double-overtime victory over the Celtics that tied the best-of-seven series. He finished with 22 points, including the three-pointer that forced the second overtime.

Gordon is listed as day-to-day for Game 5 tonight in Boston, but he sounded Sunday as if he would play as long as the MRI didn't reveal serious damage.

''I'll do what I need to do to play,'' he said. ''We've played pretty well against them there the first two games. We just have to play with the same edge and see what …