Game #44, Fri, 01/29 Bulls @ Hornets

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Game 45, Road Game 24
Friday, January 27, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
New Orleans Arena
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM


BULLS VS. HORNETS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 46-34
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ..... 3 Wins
BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 2 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK ............... 1 Win

BULLS VS. HORNETS THIS SEASON
Dec. 26 @ Chicago – BULLS WON 96-85
Jan. 29 @ New Orleans

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (22-22)
Home 14-7
Road 8-15
Div 6-3
EConf 13-12
WConf 9-10

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 95.3 (Opp: 97.8)
RPG: 45.5 (Opp: 42.9)
APG: 20.4 (Opp: 21.0)
SPG: 6.7 (Opp: 7.3)
BPG: 6.5 (Opp: 6.0)
TO: 14.9 (Opp: 13.5)
FG%: .442 (Opp: .437)
FT%: .756 (Opp: .726)
3p%: .351 (Opp: .336)

Probable Bulls starters



Derrick Rose - PG
Kirk Hinrich - SG
Luol Deng - SF
Taj Gibson - PF
Joakim Noah - C


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 19.8 Deng 17.5
Rebounds: Noah 12.1, Deng 7.3
Assists: Rose 5.9, Hinrich 4.6
Steals: Salmons 1.35, Thomas 1.29
Blocks: Thomas 1.90, Noah 1.72

FG%: Noah .495, Gibson .486
FT%: Pargo .955, Miller .873
3FG%: Deng .442, Salmons .394

Injury report

Jerome James (right Achilles) is out.
Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis) is questionable.

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



New Orleans Hornets (25-20)
Home 16-4
Road 9-16
EConf 7-10
WConf 17-9

Probable Hornets starters
Chris Paul - PG
Marcus Thornton - SG
Peja Stojakovic - SF
David West - PF
Emeka Okafor - C

Injury report
Ike Diogu (strained left knee) is out.
James Posey (right Achilles strain) is questionable.

Another win for the Bulls. The 5th straight road win. Impressive. After they only won 4 of the first 15 road games. Hopefully they can extend their streak at home.

Boxscore

Game Recap

NEW ORLEANS -- For a year and a half, the Chicago Bulls rarely won on the road. Suddenly, they can't lose away from home.

Luol Deng scored 26 points, including a putback with 0.2 left in regulation to force overtime, and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the New Orleans Hornets 108-106 on Friday night.

Derrick Rose added 18 points for the Bulls, including two free throws that put Chicago ahead for good in overtime. The Bulls finished a season-long, seven-game road trip with their fifth consecutive victory.

After going 13-28 on the road last season, Chicago had won four of its first 19 away from the United Center this year before its hot streak. At 23-22, the Bulls are above .500 for the first time since they were 6-5.

"When you're winning, everything is positive," Deng said. "We're going into games expecting to win. A game like that, if we had lost four in a row, we might have lost it. But the mentality right now is we can win every game."