By Bud L. Ellis
Derrick Rose picked the right time to get hot. So too did his Chicago Bulls teammates.
Rose scored eight of his 18 points during a 16-6 fourth-quarter spurt, a run that turned the game in the Bulls’ favor. Down 80-74 to Denver midway through the fourth quarter Monday at the United Center, Chicago rallied to win 94-92.
Chicago had to hold on at the finish as the Nuggets pulled within one on two Carmelo Anthony free throws with 11 seconds to go, then missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game.
Joakim Noah snagged a game-high 19 rebounds for the Bulls. Rose finished with six assists.
Chicago plays host to Golden State on Thursday, then welcomes in Washington on Saturday.
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Monday, November 15, 2010 at 11:29 am by bud
Tags: Carmelo Anthony, chicago bulls news, chicago bulls schedule, chicago bulls tickets, Denver Nuggets, Derrick Rose, Golden State Warriors, National Basketball Association
By Bud L. Ellis Derrick Rose came into Monday night’s contest leading the
NBA in scoring. But he wasn’t even the most prolific young
Chicago Bulls scorer on this night. Luol Deng hung a career-best 40 points on the previously unbeaten Blazers, helping
Chicago move to 2-1 on the young season with a 110-98 victory over the Blazers.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 6:58 pm by bud
Tags: chicago bulls news, chicago bulls schedule, chicago bulls tickets, Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, National Basketball Association, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers
By Bud L. Ellis
Three games in a row. Two games above .500. Wins in back-to-back games since the All-Star break.
The Chicago Bulls hope they are finding their stride at just the right time.
Kirk Hinrich scored 20 points to lead the way, and the Bulls continued their good work with a 100-94 win at Minnesota on Friday night.
Derrick Rose scored 19 points and Luol Deng added 18 for Chicago, which won for the fifth time in its past six games and stayed one percentage point ahead of Miami for sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bulls trail fifth-place Toronto by two games.
Minnesota led this one 58-55 at halftime and was as close as one point early in the fourth quarter. Brad Miller led Chicago with 10 rebounds.
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Friday, February 19, 2010 at 11:03 pm by bud
Tags: Brad Miller, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, National Basketball Association, Toronto Raptors
By Bud L. Ellis
Were the playoffs to begin today, the Chicago Bulls would be in the postseason. But the Bulls hope for far better things in the season’s final 31 games.
Chicago opens the post All-Star section of its schedule Wednesday night on the road against the New York Knicks. The Bulls are eighth in the Eastern Conference standings, holding onto the final playoff spot in the conference by one game over Milwaukee.
But with a record of 25-26, the Bulls hope they can play better down the stretch and move up in the conference standings. It’s certainly possible, given that Chicago sits just two games behind sixth-seed Charlotte, and is one percentage point behind seventh-place Miami.
The Bulls showed some signs of better play in the two weeks leading up to the All-Star break, winning six of their final 10 games. Chicago returns home Friday to play 13-win Minnesota, then plays host to 20-32 Philadelphia on Saturday.
Chicago has a chance to continue its winning ways, as the Bulls don’t see a team with a plus-.500 record until Portland comes to town next weekend.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 8:02 pm by bud
Tags: Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, National Basketball Association, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers
