In a battle of two teams that have dealt with more than their fair share of injuries, the Chicago Bulls embodied their coach’s “Next Man Up” philosophy while the Denver Nuggets folded, with the Bulls taking home the 117-89 victory. The Bulls jumped on Denver right from the beginning, and not even Jimmy Butler leaving […]
The Chicago Bulls’ extended their winning streak to four Wednesday night against Toronto, holding on to a withering lead and leaning on the defense of Jimmy Butler to move three games above .500. The Bulls are now tied for the second-best record in the East since January 1st at 16-7 (tied with Indiana), one game […]
The Bulls kept pace with the Nuggets for 3 quarter or so before falling victim to Nate Robinson and the Nuggets on Thursday night. Their record is now 6-4. In a first half characterized by a blistering pace (by the Bulls standards), the Bulls saw a brief return to form from Derrick Rose, who was […]
Without Jimmy Butler, the Bulls look to win their 6th straight game against Ty Lawson and the Nuggets, winners of 3 of their last 5 after starting the season 1-4. The Nuggets, fresh off a 2nd place finish in the Northwest and one of the best regular seasons in team history, are facing an […]
It’s too bad they don’t have a “Moral Victory” column in the NBA standings. The shorthanded-as-always Bulls — who were once again without Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Rip Hamilton and Taj Gibson — were faced with a daunting task: Slow down the Denver Nuggets, the league’s second hottest team, winners of 11 straight games. The […]
The Bulls got their butts kicked last night. It’s pretty much that simple. The Nuggets put on an offensive show. As you can see from the Four Factors in the Basketball-Reference box score, Denver finished with a Effective Field Goal Percentage of 63.4 percent and scored at a phenomenal rate of 143.9 points per 100 […]
Heartbreaking loss. It shouldn’t have been a heartbreaker. It should have been a hope-lifter. After all, without Derrick Rose — who missed the game with a neck injury — it looked like the Bulls were going to get blown right out of the Pepsi Center…especially after the Nuggets built a 19-point third quarter lead. But […]
This is unfamiliar territory. After coming back from 23 points down to beat the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday night, the Bulls are 3-2 on their annual circus trip of horrors. With two games remaining on the trip — tonight in Denver and tomorrow night in Sacramento — the Bulls are one win away from […]
Was Carmelo Anthony auditioning for the Bulls? Maybe. Maybe not. Whatever the case, he had an impressive night: a season-high 32 points on 11-for-22 shooting (including 1-for-1 from downtown and 9-for-9 from the line) to go along with 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocked shots and an assist. Oh, and 4 turnovers. ‘Melo was at […]
With Carmelo Anthony and his Denver Nuggets coming to town, this could be one of those classic “look what you (supposedly) could’ve had” games. There was a lot of buzz about whether the Bulls should (or, rather, could) trade for Anthony during the offseason. ‘Melo apparently wanted out of Denver…although you wonder whether he still […]
