Game #60, Mon, 03/01 Bulls vs Hawks

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Game 60, Home Game 29
Monday, March 01, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
WGN America / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. HAWKS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 111-98
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK……..5 Losses

BULLS VS. HAWKS THIS SEASON
Dec. 9 @ Atlanta – HAWKS WON 118-83
Dec. 19 @ Chicago – BULLS WON 101-98 (OT)
Feb. 5 @ Atlanta – HAWKS WON 91-81
Mar. 1 @ Chicago –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (31-28)
Home 19-9
Road 12-19
Div 8-4
EConf 19-17
WConf 12-11

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 97.2 (Opp: 98.2)
RPG: 45.5 (Opp: 42.9)
APG: 20.3 (Opp: 20.7)
SPG: 6.8 (Opp: 7.3)
BPG: 6.1 (Opp: 5.7)
TO: 14.8 (Opp: 13.8)
FG%: .447 (Opp: .439)
FT%: .759 (Opp: .736)
3p%: .337 (Opp: .346)

Probable Bulls starters



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


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 20.3, Deng 18.2
Rebounds: Noah 11.4, Deng 7.5
Assists: Rose 5.7, Hinrich 4.4
Steals: Hinrich 1.06, Deng 1.03
Blocks: Noah 1.56, Gibson 1.22

FG%: Noah .494, Gibson .493
FT%: Pargo .964, Johnson .861
3FG%: Deng .381, Hinrich .368

Injury report

Out: Jerome James (right Achilles) / 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.



Atlanta Hawks (37-21)
Home 23-7
Road 14-14
EConf 18-12
WConf 18-9

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

Injury report
None to report

This will be a tough game tonight. Especially when Deng is out, too. Perhaps we will see Richard again or another frontcourt player?

Go Bulls!! Everyone needs to step it up a little tonight! These are the games that really count!

By KC Johnson (Chicago Tribune)

Bulls fans didn't need to have an epiphany Monday night to know this: If Derrick Rose hadn't returned from his first-quarter visit to the locker room, the season was lost.

As it stood, the Bulls only lost a game, albeit badly.

[...]

Given that Luol Deng and Joakim Noah watched the carnage in street clothes, this isn't the best timing for the Bulls to begin a brutal stretch of eight of nine games against teams with winning records.

[...]

But the Hawks piled up a staggering 63-37 rebounding edge, including 22 offensive boards that led to 19 second-chance points.

"They've hurt us before on the glass and that was obviously the difference," Del Negro said. "They'd miss, go get it and controlled the tempo of the whole game."

Rose must feel he's snakebit given this is the second straight game he has left after banging knees. This time, the impact landed directly on his kneecap.

"It's kind of sore," Rose said. "But I tried to fight through it."

The Bulls pulled to within 85-79 on Rose's jumper with 8:32 remaining but got outscored 31-11 the rest of the way.

Bulls really need Deng and Noah back. And Rose healthy. This was really bad.

If the Bulls haven't made this Gray-Brown trade. Gray can get rebounds. He isn't fast, but he would have getting his minutes for the Bulls now. More then he getting at New Orleans right now.