Okay, seriously, are the Bulls cursed? On the surface, that question seems irrational and misguided, because there are no such things as curses. But it sure feels like a witch doctor somewhere worked some major voodoo on this team. For the past two seasons, the Bulls have had championship potential that was ultimately undone by […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Bulls-Nets Playoff Preview
Schedule: Game 1 in Brooklyn: Saturday at 7 p.m. Game 2 in Brooklyn: Monday at 7 p.m. Game 3 in Chicago: Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Game 4 in Chicago on Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m. Game 5* in Brooklyn on Monday, April 29 (TBD) Game 6* in Chicago on Thursday, May 2 […]
Sixers-Bulls First Round Playoff Series Preview
Not to overlook last night’s game against the Cavaliers — which the Bulls won 107-75 despite resting Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Kyle Korver — but the regular season is over. The Bulls (50-16) once again compiled the league’s best record. San Antonio again has the second-best record (the Spurs are also 50-16, but Chicago […]
Game 4: Cavaliers 121, Bulls 98
A few years ago, I went to a local court to play pickup basketball with a group of friends. In our first (and what turned out to be our only) game, we got matched up against a team composed of skinny high schoolers. Admittedly, we went into the contest assuming an easy victory. After all, we […]
Game 3: Bulls 108, Cavaliers 106
The Bulls snuck into the NBA playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Given the number of injuries and the amount of drama they went through during that 82-game gulag, that accomplishment was nothing short of amazing. However, their efforts merely earned them the right to face soon-to-be-MVP LeBron James and his league-best Cleveland […]
Bulls-Cavaliers Season and Playoff Series Stats
Over at Synergy Sports, they’ve posted a comprehensive and thoroughly fascinating statistical breakdown of the Bulls-Cavaliers series (not to mention all the other playoff series). They also provide a side-by-side comparison of the regular season stats. Go check it out. Seriously. Right now. I’ll probably write more about this after I’ve had a chance to sift through the numbers. […]