Following a riveting three overtime victory in the United Center, the Bulls have a chance to close out their first round series with the Nets at Barclays Center. That long game took its toll on the Bulls though. Kirk Hinrich will miss Game 5 with a bruised calf. Hinrich played 60 minutes in the triple […]
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Game 4 Recap: The Legend of Nate Robinson
It seems fitting somehow that in a playoff game where the teams involved combined to score 276 points, had a whopping 13 players in double figures, and needed three overtimes to decide the outcome, the smallest player on the floor had the biggest impact of all. Mind you, there were significant contributions on both sides. […]
Nets-Bulls Game 4 Preview
With some help from Brooklyn’s offense, the Bulls’ defense has been fantastic the past two games, helping Chicago to a 2-1 lead in the series. But, not surprisingly, the Bulls haven’t been able to pull away and capture a convincing win. C.J. Watson missed a chance to tie at the buzzer, but looking at the […]
Chicago takes the series lead: Bulls 79, Nets 76
Now that was some good old-fashioned defense. The Bulls shook off an awful start — falling behind 17-5 halfway through the first quarter and earning a hot-and-nasty earful from coach Tom Thibodeau — to give a vicious defensive performance against the Nets. For the 36 minutes anyway. Here are Brookyn’s shooting stats for the first […]
Nets-Bulls Game 3 Preview
With the series heading to Chicago, the Bulls find themselves back on track, after righting the ship in Game 2 of their matchup with Brooklyn. The Bulls followed up a dismal Game 1 performance with a much more spirited defensive effort, and managed to wrestle home-court advantage from the Nets. Fighting through injury Joakim Noah […]
First Round Game 2 Recap: Noah and the Bulls respond
The Bulls were embarrassed and humbled by their blowout loss in Game 1 of this first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets. But under coach Tom Thibodeau, this has never been a group to hang its head and meekly accept defeat. Despite the ongoing absence of Derrick Rose and a variety of guys playing […]
Quick Reaction: Bulls 90, Nets 82 (Game 2)
With a 90-82 win over Brooklyn in Game 2, the Bulls head back to Chicago tied 1-1 in the series. MVP (Most Valuable Player): I’m going to give it to two guys who really stepped up: Joakim Noah and Nazr Mohammed. Noah tallied 11 points, ten rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 26 minutes…and […]
Bulls-Nets Game 2 Preview
Game 1: Brooklyn wins 106-89 Nets lead series 1-0 Brooklyn: Brook Lopez: 21 points, 5 rebounds Deron Williams: 22 points, 7 assists Chicago: Carlos Boozer: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists Nate Robinson: 17 points Overview: Almost nothing went right for the […]
First Round Game 1 Recap: A humbling defeat
Historically speaking, Game 1 blowouts aren’t necessarily indicative of how a series will proceed. Just ask the Bulls. They defeated the Miami Heat by 21 points in Game 1 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals and then went on to lose the next four games. Whether a team loses by one point or one hundred, […]
Quick Reaction: Nets 106, Bulls 89 (Game 1)
MVP (Most Valuable Player): Deron Williams looked great carving up any defender the Bulls put on him, tallying 22 points (9-15 from the field), seven assists and three steals. Williams had an impressive second half to the season, and if this is how he is going to play in the series the Bulls are in […]