Game #10 - Bulls vs Pistons - Game Thread

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Game 10, Home Game 3
Monday, January 9, 2012 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO 1200 AM


BULLS VS. PISTONS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME .................. Bulls trail 114-117
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ... 12 Wins
BULLS HOME STREAK .......... 10 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK ............. 6 Wins

BULLS VS. PISTONS THIS SEASON
Jan. 4 @ Detroit – BULLS WON 99-83
Jan. 9 @ Chicago –
March 30 @ Chicago –
April 15 @ Detroit –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (7-2)
Home 2-0
Road 5-2

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 96.8 (Opp: 88.7)
RPG: 45.00 (Opp: 37.89)
APG: 23.3 (Opp: 20.0)
SPG: 7.56 (Opp: 9.33)
BPG: 5.33 (Opp: 4.22)
TO: 15.67 (Opp: 14.44)
FG%: .451 (Opp: .434)
FT%: .750 (Opp: .672)
3p%: .406 (Opp: .360)

Probable Bulls starters


Derrick Rose - PG -
Ronnie Brewer - SG -
Luol Deng - SF -
Carlos Boozer - PF -
Joakim Noah - C -

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points:Rose 19.4, Deng 15.2
Rebounds: Boozer 8.3, Noah 7.4
Assists: Rose 8.4, Watson 3.4
Steals: Watson 1.20, Boozer 1.11
Blocks: Gibson 1.22, Noak 0.89

FG%: Boozer .518, Brewer .510
FT%: Rose .891, Deng .788
3FG%: Brewer .857, Watson .462

Injury report
Richard Hamilton (sore left groin) and CJ Watson (left elbow sprain) are day-to-day.

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Detroit Pistons (2-6)
Home 2-2
Road 0-4

Probable Pistons starters
Brandon Knight - PG
Ben Gordon - SG
Tayshaun Prince - SF
Jones Jerebko - PF
Greg Monroe - C

Injury report
Austin Daye (sore right ankle) and Rodney Stuckey (sore groin) and Charlie Villanueva (sore right ankle)
are day-to-day.
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NOTE-A-BULLS

[*]Chicago’s 7-2 record is its best start since 1996-97 when the Bulls began the year 12-0.

[*]Over the last two games, Kyle Korver is shooting .667 from beyond the arc and has connected on eight treys (8-12 3FG). In his first seven games Korver shot .409 from downtown (9-21 3FG).

[*]On Friday (01/06) at Orlando (01/06), Carlos Boozer registered 20 points and 13 boards and Derrick Rose chipped in with 21 points and 10 assists in Chicago’s win over the Magic. It is the fourth time since Dec. 25, 2010, that Boozer and Rose have each recorded a double-double with 20-or-more points in the same game. Only three other pair of teammates has done that as many times as Boozer and Rose over that span: Miami’s James and Bosh (five), OKC’s Durant and Westbrook (four) and GS’s Ellis and Lee (four; Elias Sports Bureau).

Nie Bullsger!

Bulls 92 Pistons 68

Very good game from Boozer as he was effective with 23 pts and 8 reb in 26 minutes.

Nick Friedell's rapid reaction

What it means: The Bulls didn't play the way coach Tom Thibodeau wants them to in the first half, but they found a way to win by locking up the Pistons in the final 24 minutes. Boozer had probably his best game of the year, giving the Bulls an offensive jolt when they needed it most. The only real concerns on this night for the Bulls were that Luol Deng looks exhausted and Joakim Noah is not looking for offense. Thibodeau is going to have to find a way to get Deng some rest and get Noah into some kind of offensive rhythm.