Game #61, Mon, 03/04 Bulls vs Grizzlies

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Game 61, Home Game 30
Thursday, March 4, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. GRIZZLIES ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 16-11
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 5 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK……….4 Losses

BULLS VS. GRIZZLIES THIS SEASON
March 4 @ Chicago –
March 16 @ Memphis –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (31-29)
Home 19-10
Road 12-19
Div 8-4
EConf 19-18
WConf 12-11

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 97.1 (Opp: 98.5)
RPG: 45.3 (Opp: 43.2)
APG: 20.3 (Opp: 20.8)
SPG: 6.8 (Opp: 7.3)
BPG: 6.2 (Opp: 5.6)
TO: 14.8 (Opp: 13.7)
FG%: .447 (Opp: .439)
FT%: .759 (Opp: .737)
3p%: .332 (Opp: .345)

Probable Bulls starters



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


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 20.4, Deng 18.2
Rebounds: Noah 11.4, Deng 7.5
Assists: Rose 5.7, Hinrich 4.4
Steals: Hinrich 1.04, Deng 1.03
Blocks: Noah 1.56, Gibson 1.22

FG%: Noah .494, Gibson .494
FT%: Pargo .964, Johnson .868
3FG%: Deng .381, Hinrich .359

Injury report

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

Probable:Taj Gibson (plantar fasciitis, left foot) and Luol Deng (Knee)

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



Memphis Grizzlies (30-30)
Home 18-13
Road 12-17
EConf 13-9
WConf 17-21

Probable Grizzlies starters
Mike Conley - PG
O.J. Mayo - SG
Rudy Gay - SF
Zach Randolph - PF
Marc Gasol - C

Injury report
Ronnie Brewer (partially torn right hamstring) is out.
Lester Hudson (D-League assignment) is not with team.
Steven Hunter (sore left knee) is a game-time decision.
Hasheem Thabeet (D-League assignment) is not with team.
Jamaal Tinsley (sore left hamstring) is a game-time decision

Bulls need to find a way to get more rebounds. Memphis outrebounded the Bulls 46-31.
Bulls blowing a 17 points lead in the last quarter.

It will be hard and long way to the playoffs this year.

Boxscore

Recap

"It's not time to panic," Bulls forward Luol Deng said. "We've got 21 games left. We've got to play with a lot more energy than this, especially in the second half."

The Bulls wasted solid performances by Deng (23 points) and Rose (20 points), who have been playing with sore knees. That didn't stop Rose, who banged one knee in each of the previous two games, from driving for a poster-worthy right-handed dunk in the third quarter over Randolph.

"[Rose] got me good," Randolph said.

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A healthy Noah might have helped on the glass, where the Grizzlies outrebounded the Bulls 46-31.