References: For this preview, I gathered stats from the following sites: 82games Basketball-Reference ESPN.com Hoopdata TeamRankings Atlanta on offense: Allow me to present some meaningful offensive numbers: 30th in FGA at rim (20.0) 29th in Free Throw Attempts (1,728) 29th in Offensive Rebound Percentage (.209) 28th in Points in Paint (36.5) 20th Offensive Rating (106.1) 18th in Three-point Percentage […]
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The Hawks are coming! The Hawks are coming!
The mystery is over. The Bulls will face the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the NBA playoffs. I plan to publish my full Hawks-Bulls preview this weekend. For now, a few thoughts: First things first. By the Horns reader inkybreath asked: “Am I missing something … did Orlando have any business losing to […]
Chicago’s second round schedule
From ESPNChicago: Game 1 Monday, May 2, on TNT Game 2 Wednesday, May 4, on TNT Game 3 Friday, May 6, on ESPN Game 4 Sunday, May 8, TBD Game 5* Tuesday, May 10, on TNT Game 6* Thursday, May 12, on ESPN Game 7* Sunday, May 15, on TNT *If necessary Game times to […]
Kyle Korver: Dunk Master
Game 5 Recap: Bulls 116, Pacers 89
Finally. Finally the Bulls played like the Bulls. I’m still not sure exactly what happened in Games 1-4. Maybe they just needed the wakeup call they got in Game 4. Maybe the Bulls were abducted by space aliens and replaced with android duplicates until right before Game 5. Maybe we’ll never know. Whatever the case, […]
First Round Game 5: Preview and Open Thread
Game 4 Stats Chicago: Joakim Noah: 21 points (8-13), 14 rebounds, -14 plus/minus Derrick Rose: 15 points (6-22, 1-9 from three), 10 assists, 4 steals Indiana: Danny Granger: 24 points (9-19), 10 rebounds, 4 assists Roy Hibbert: 16 points (6-12), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks Overview: First things first; according to K.J Johnson of the Chicago […]
Why the Bulls have to stick with Carlos Boozer
By The Horns reader Tae writes: “Why is Taj Gibson not playing way more minutes? He’s outperformed his counterpart 3 out of 4 games in both ends of the floor, yet Boozer is the one still out there. Did I miss something that we reward crappy play, or did Boozer decide he’s going to take […]
First Round Game 4: Bulls-Pacers Preview and Open Thread
Game 2 Stats: Chicago Luol Deng: 21 points (8-19 shooting), 6 rebounds, 6 assists Derrick Rose: 23 points (4-18 shooting, 13-15 from the line), 5 TOs Indiana Danny Granger: 21 points (10-21 shooting), 4 rebounds, 2 steals Overview: Looking to close out the Pacers, Chicago will try to finally put a complete game together in this series. In games one […]
Kyle Korver’s dream
Sometimes I dream. That he is me. You’ve got to see that’s how I dream to be. I dream I move, I dream I groove. Like Rose. If I could Be Like Rose. That’s the kind of praise Kyle Korver was singing after Game 2. From ESPNChicago.com: “I would just like to be athletic for […]
Foster’s fouls: Under review by the league
From ESPNChicago.com: “The NBA is reviewing two hits Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster leveled against the Chicago Bulls during Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series on Thursday, according to a league spokesman.” Regardless of whether the league actually does anything — such as suspending Foster for Game 4 — hopefully this will dissuade […]