LeBron, Cavs ready to take on raging Bulls [...] a dozen of them. On Monday, the Cleveland Cavaliers, missing two starters, will open their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals against a confident and finally healthy Chicago team looking to exact some revenge on James, who has eliminated them from the NBA playoffs three times since 2010. The Cavs, who entered the postseason as the East's favorite to make the NBA Finals, will be without power forward Kevin Love and his 10 rebounds and floor-spacing ability for the rest of the postseason after he underwent shoulder surgery. The Celtics were physical with the Cavs, who lost Love when Boston's Kelly Olynyk yanked his shoulder from the socket in Game 4. Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau first crossed postseason paths with James as an assistant in Boston. James and guard Kyrie Irving, who averaged 23.3 points against the Celtics in his first playoff series. In the past, Noah has criticized the city for not being exciting, and he and James have had their share of physical and verbal confrontations. When the Cavs take the floor Monday, it will be their first game in eight days, a rest that could lead to some noticeable rust. For once, they have all their key players available, while the other team is missing pieces. The last time the Bulls had Derrick Rose available for the duration of the postseason was in 2011, when he capped an MVP season with a loss to Miami in the conference finals.