Bulls 111, Jazz 97: Boozer and Korver come out for some bumslayin'
Their awesome frontcourt just wasn't enough to genuinely compete with the NBA-winningest Bulls advancing to 34-9 in Saturday night's 111-97 win over the Jazz at the United Center.
Their awesome frontcourt just wasn't enough to genuinely compete with the NBA-winningest Bulls advancing to 34-9 in Saturday night's 111-97 win over the Jazz at the United Center.
President Barack Obama predicted that his hometown Chicago Bulls would win an NBA title while he is in the White House.
The important questions are: (1) how did Rip feel after over six of pain in his groin and thigh?; (2) how much play can we expect from him for the rest of the season; and (3) how much production can the Bulls reasonably expect? The first and second questions relate to the third. At this point, we can only expect to answer the first; and Rip did.
Rose denied reports he wants the Bulls to try and acquire Laker big Pau Gasol.
The Bulls' 90-79 win over the Hawks on Monday was a bit of dominance mixed with a bit of a stinker. Leading by as much as 21, pulling the starters from a game where Atlanta never really had a chance was nixed by the Bulls being brick-tastic and flat to recover on defense in the third quarter, seeing their lead shorten to five.
No matter how you slice it, the Bulls win over the Kings on Tuesday night was a fun game to watch. There was plenty of comedy to go with hustle. And where the score implies more drama than there actually was, it's reflective of two teams battling to push the ball down each other's throats.
The Bulls' ninth win in their tenth home game was one of those where they built a cushion, never ran away with the game, but were never really threatened. Credit the Bucks for coming out strong with a lot of hustle in the Bulls' 107-100 win at the United Center on Friday. They did a lot right in terms of how the players on the court performed
Despite torn ligaments in his left wrist, Luol Deng could return as early as Sunday, when the Bulls face the Heat in Miami; D-Rose doesn't like the Pacers
Derrick Rose is "telling people he plans to play on Monday" when the Bulls host the Nets at the United Center
Derrick Rose sprained his toe during last Tuesday's win in Minnesota, but has missed two of the four games since. He remains day-to-day, as a gametime decision for tonight's matchup against the Suns at the United Center.