Game #38, Fri, 01/15 Bulls vs Wizards

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Game 38, Home Game 21
Friday, January 15, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
WCIU / ESPN 1000 AM


BULLS VS. WIZARDS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 102-89
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win
BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 2 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK………….1 Win

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (17-20)
Home 13-7
Road 4-13
Div 6-3
EConf 12-12
WConf 5-8

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 93.6 (Opp: 96.9)
RPG: 45.2 (Opp: 42.3)
APG: 20.7 (Opp: 21.1)
SPG: 6.8 (Opp: 7.5)
BPG: 6.2 (Opp: 6.0)
TO: 15.2 (Opp: 13.9)
FG%: .438 (Opp: .441)
FT%: .756 (Opp: .733)
3p%: .338 (Opp: .330)

Probable Bulls starters



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


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 18.5, Deng 17.6
Rebounds: Noah 12.2, Deng 7.5
Assists: Rose 6.0, Hinrich 4.5
Steals: Thomas 1.57, Salmons 1.43
Blocks: Noah 1.73, Thomas 1.57

FG%: Noah .498, Gibson .496
FT%: Pargo .938, Johnsin .862
3FG%: Deng .400, Salmons .377

Injury report

Jerome James (right Achilles) is out.

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



Washington Wizards (12-25)
Home 6-11
Road 6-14
EConf 10-14
WConf 2-11

Probable Pistons starters
Randy Foye - PG
Nick Young - SG
Antawn Jamison - SF
Caron Butler - PF
Brendan Haywood - C

Injury report
MIKE MILLER (Strained Right Calf) is day-to-day decision.

Bulls get win #8 out of last 11 games.

Rose very good with 37 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Boxscore

Recap


By Sam Smith (Bulls Blog)

Slowly, though perhaps steadily, the Bulls are turning into a team. That’s 8-3 now since they moved Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson into the starting lineup, since Tyrus Thomas returned from injury, the team’s second four-game winning streak in that span with Friday’s 121-119 double overtime victory over the Washington Wizards thanks to Derrick Rose’s game winning 10 footer in the lane with 5.4 seconds left.

Not long ago a team that routinely was collapsing down the stretch, unable to find enough points and big game players, uncertain and uneven, the Bulls go into their final Western Conference trip of the season averaging 108 per game the last six games and with Rose officially a closer as he finished off Friday with a career high 37 points.

Good to see the Bulls win their last home game in january just before the second western road trip starting monday at Golden State. Now seven road games are ahead of them. Hopefully they can win 3 or 4 games.