The Bulls host the struggling, comically inept Lakers on Christmas Day in what will surely be a merry night for all in red. Three years ago, these same two teams matched up on Christmas Day, in a sloppy, ugly game that nevertheless signalled the NBA’s renewal following the 2011 lockout. It ended with a game […]
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Game Recap #27: Chicago Bulls 95 – Brooklyn Nets 78
Well, that could have been worse. Completing their first winning streak since Derrick Rose got hurt, the Bulls managed to avoid embarrassing themselves on what will almost certainly be the biggest stage they play on this season, throttling the Nets in the second half and leaving Brooklyn at 11-16, good enough to insert themselves back […]
Game #27: Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets: There is Prodigious Strength in Sorrow and Despair
Coming off of their best offensive performance of the year, the Bulls visit Brooklyn on Christmas in a game everyone involved hopes isn’t just a giant lump of coal. Losers of 7 of 10 and 11 of 15 since the Derrick Rose injury, the Bulls have gone from a touted contender in the Eastern Conference […]