Game #48, Fri, 02/05 Bulls @ Hawks

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Game 48, Road Game 26
Friday, February 5, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
Philips Arena
ESPN / Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. HAWKS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 111-97
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK……..4 Losses

BULLS VS. HAWKS THIS SEASON
Dec. 9 @ Atlanta – HAWKS WON 118-83
Dec. 19 @ Chicago – BULLS WON 101-98 (OT)
Feb. 5 @ Atlanta –
Mar. 1 @ Chicago –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (23-24)
Home 14-8
Road 9-16
Div 6-3
EConf 13-13
WConf 10-11

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 95.4 (Opp: 97.9)
RPG: 45.6 (Opp: 43.1)
APG: 20.4 (Opp: 21.0)
SPG: 6.7 (Opp: 7.4)
BPG: 6.4 (Opp: 6.0)
TO: 15.1 (Opp: 13.6)
FG%: .441 (Opp: .438)
FT%: .758 (Opp: .723)
3p%: .352 (Opp: .342)

Probable Bulls starters



Derrick Rose - PG
Kirk Hinrich - SG
Luol Deng - SF
Taj Gibson - PF
Brad Miller - C


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 19.9, Deng 17.7
Rebounds: Noah 12.0, Deng 7.4
Assists: Rose 5.9, Hinrich 4.6
Steals: Salmons 1.30, Thomas 1.25
Blocks: Thomas 1.75, Noah 1.70

FG%: Noah .495, Gibson .479
FT%: Pargo .955, Miller .862
3FG%: Deng .426, Salmons .396

Injury report

Out: Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis, left foot) and Jerome James (right Achilles)

Probable: Taj Gibson (plantar fasciitis, left foot)

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



Atlanta Hawks (31-17)
Home 20-5
Road 11-12
EConf 17-11
WConf 14-6

Probable Hawks starters
Mike Bibby - PG
Joe Johnson - SG
Marvin Williams - SF
Josh Smith - PF
Al Horford - C

Injury report
None to report.

With Noah out, the Bulls will hopefully get some good games from Miller and some more production from Thomas.

Atlanta have a home record of 20-5. This sounds like a clear loss for Bulls without Noah. But you never know with this Bulls team.

Go Bulls!

Bulls lose their game against the Hawks. Only 8 points from bench players (Crawford alone had 17 points for the Hawks bench). Many minutes for the starters. And even with Noah out Thomas get only 16 minutes. Don't understand this.

Boxscore

Recap

The Hawks had two 8-0 runs and outscored the Bulls 27-11 in the fourth.

Luol Deng had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Derrick Rose scored 19 points for the Bulls, who lost their third straight.

The Bulls led 70-64 entering the fourth.

"We wasted, I thought, a pretty good effort," said Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro.

"Too many [Hawks] rebounds. Too many second shots. We hung in there. But in the fourth quarter they showed why they're one of the better teams."

Del Negro said the Hawks "knocked us back on our heels a little bit" by opening the final quarter with an 8-0 run, capped by Horford's jam.