Winners of four in a row, the Bulls now hold the league’s longest winning streak, believe it or not. The streak is in jeopardy tonight though. As mentioned last night, this back-to-back in Washington is the biggest obstacle remaining on their schedule. Now, Washington is also on a back-to-back, but they are at home and […]
Just two days after a marathon triple-overtime, it would’ve been fair to expect the Chicago Bulls to come out flat in what would be a 96-93 loss to the Washington Wizards. Instead, led by Jimmy Butler — he of the franchise record 60:20 played in Orlando — the Bulls posted one of their better offensive […]
Chicago’s late-game execution, so good two nights ago in Orlando, was nowhere to be seen as the Washington Wizards used a 6-0 run in the final four minutes to key a 96-93 home win that sends the Wizards back to .500 (19-19) for the first time in 2014. The Bulls had lead the Wizards […]
Well kids, that’s why you shouldn’t believe in momentum. As noted in the game preview, Washington was just 2-5 since New Year’s, with their wins coming over two teams in a heap of trouble at the moment, while Chicago was the only team still unbeaten in 2014. Those things were irrelevant in tonight’s 102-88 loss […]
In what qualifies as a showdown in this year’s Eastern Conference, the 17-18 Bulls, holders of the 5 seed and, along with Denver, the league’s best winning streak having won five in a row, host the 16-19 Wizards, currently the 6 seed. The defense-centric Bulls (second in defensive rating, second to last in offensive rating) […]
According to a report from ESPN’s Marc Stein earlier today, the Chicago Bulls are once again exploring Luol Deng’s trade value and have entered “exploratory discussions” with the Washington Wizards about a possible trade. As of now the outlined trade would send Luol Deng and his expiring contract to the Washington Wizards for the Emeka […]
In many ways — and perhaps fittingly — last night’s regular-season finale seemed to epitomize the roller coaster ride the Bulls have been on all season. With Derrick Rose’s season officially a wash (even if no official announcement to that effect has been made), the Bulls had a chance to secure the fifth seed in […]
The Bulls will open the playoffs on Saturday against the Nets. Chicago is 3-1 this season against Brooklyn, including 1-1 at the Barclays Center. MVP (Most Valuable Player): This one goes to Nazr Mohammed, because why not? He scored a season-high 17 points (7-12 FG), grabbed seven rebounds and threw down a solid dunk. He […]
Washington Wizards Status Check: Record: 29-52 Division: 5-11 Conference: 15-36 Road Record: 7-33 Last 10 Games: 3-7 Streak: Lost 5 Last game: 106-101 loss to Brooklyn PPG: 93.2 (28th) Opponents PPG: 95.8 (8th) Offensive Rating: 100.2 (30th) Defensive Rating: 102.9 (5th) Pace: 92.2 (14th) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .476 (25th) Turnover Percentage: .143 (26th) Defensive […]
Remember back in late January? Early February? Things were looking up for the Bulls. They weren’t just thinking about making the playoffs. They were taking aim at the second or third seed in the Eastern Conference. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah were named to the All-Star team. An early March return by Derrick Rose looked […]
