Tonight the Suns dropped 140 for the 3rd straight game, this even without Amare Stoudemire, who is now out for 8 weeks with detached retina surgery. Of course, these 3 games were against the Clippers twice and OKC.
1
11:30 – Deng hits a leaner.
10:20 – Deng hits a jumper.
9:17 – Rose hits a pretty fallaway from the baseline.
8:49 – pretty feed from Joakim to Tyrus for the 2-handed slam.
9:50 – With the shot clock about to expire, Noah does a crossover and drives to the hoop. He completely missed rim on the layup, but surprised me with the move.
7:22 – Nice play Rose to Noah.
5:12 – Deng hits a jumper. 18-12 Denver.
4:42 – Gordon hits a 3, assist from Rose underneath.
4:25 – Bullups is killing us – hits a 3.
4:03 – Rose badly misses a one-handed jumper. So, he is human.
2:35 – Deng slashes to the hoop for 2.
1:53 – BG steals the ball underneath the Bulls’ basket, and takes it all the way for the layup. You knew he wouldn’t pass it.
1:32 – Billups hits a Deep 3.
1:13 – Gray puts back a Tyrus miss.
0:01 – Tyrus blocks a shot
31-19 Denver.
2
11:42 – Hinrich slashing and flips it up in the lane for a basket.
11:13 – Good find by Hinrich for an alley-oop to Noah, who gets fouled.
10:57 – Nice find Rose to Gray underneath. If the bigs run the floor with Rose, they will be rewarded.
9:57 – Hinrich steals and hits a jumper. 33-28 Denver.
9:25 – Tyrus hits a long jumper
7:27 – Nuggets go on 8-0 run, Suddenly it’s 41-30. Bulls call TO to stop the bleeding.
6:55 – nice drive and score by Tyrus.
6:25 – Nene is 7/7 with 14 pts so far.
4:04 – Hinrich finds Tyrus cutting for 2. Back within 7.
3:33 – BG with a 3! 47-43.
3:07 – Gordon hits from the top of the key.
2:37 – BG hits another jumper. Apparently he is torching Carter. Bulls back within 1, 48-47.
59.1 – Hinrich with a 3 to tie it at 52.
12.1 – Tyrus with an emphatic putback. Bulls take their first lead of the game, I believe, 54-52.
1.1 – Billups drives to tie it just before the half.
Halftime – 54-54. Gordon 14, Deng and Tyrus 12. Nene 17, Billups 16. We are on hot dog pace for the fans tonight!
3
10:54 – Nice inbound play, Rose finds Gordon in the corner for 3. Almost a 5-sec violation. Bulls 57-54.9:45- Very pretty drive by Gordon, who lays it up over the defense. 61-55.
9:16 – Noah with another drive, and HUGE stuff over Nene. My Goodness!
7:43 – Rose with a nice toss-up off an offensive rebound. Still can’t get a foul though.
6:44 – Rose hits an open jumper.
6:03 – Rose with the one-handed push shot from the baseline.
4:40 – Gordon with a 3. 72-66 Bulls.
4:13 – Tyrus with a nice block.
3:30 – Gordon with the steal, and again takes it all the way himself. And-1. He’s got 27. 75-66.
2:22 – Gordon with another jumper. He’s on fiyah!
2:02 – Tyrus explodes out of the floor for a nice rebound. Gets fouled on the put-back.
4.6 – Rose with a pretty take on the last possession of the 3rd.
Denver goes on a bit of a run at the end, but overall it’s a great quarter for the Bulls, who lead 83-77. Now we’ll see if they can put it away in the 4th. This has been a problem spot for the team this year.
4
Tied 83.
9:27 – Deng forces a Carmelo airball for a shot-click violation.
8:00 – Tyrus hits a jumper. He goes about 1/2 on those these days.
7:52 – Good help by Noah, gets the block.
7:25 – Hinrich passes ahead to Gordon who gets the layup. Bulls back up 4, 91-87.
6:23 – Deng with a jumper.
5:23 – Hinrich to Noah for the stuff. Hinrich is playing well lately. Biggest lead of the game for Bulls, 97-87.
5:09 – Tyrus with his signature goaltend.
4:20 – Deng to Noah, for the hot dog! 101-92.
3:49 – Holy Crap! Thomas channeling his inner MJ, hits a turnaround baseline jumper, and gets fouled by Carmelo. The shot bounces around on the rim before falling, long after the whistle blows. Tyrus hits the FT. Bulls are really pulling away.
1:46 – Gordon with a nice off-balance shot. He’s got 37. If I didn’t already miss the nail in the coffin, this was it.
Final 116-99. Bulls played really well tonight, and deserved this one. They only have 8 players, and they are the 8 best to have after the deadline, in my opinion. They are only going to get better once the new players come in. They are 7-3 in their last 10. I'm getting a little excited!
Box score notes
Chi: Gordon 37 points on 13/23 shooting, 4/7 3PT, 7-7 FT. Deng 22 and 12R, 10/10 FTs. Tyrus 21 and 12R on 7/11 FG, 7/9 FTs. Noah 5/6 FTs. Tyrus and Noah 5 blocks. Team shot just over 50% and 31-34 FTs. Not bad for this core of players. Hinrich 9 and 8A off the bench.
Den: Billups 25 points, Nene 19. Carmelo 12 on 5/18 shooting. Luol Deng really shut him down.
Jumpers: Rose 2/4, Deng 3/7, Tyrus 2/4
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