Game #49, Sat, 02/06 Bulls vs Heat

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Game 49, Home Game 23
Saturday, February 6, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
WGN America/NBA-TV / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. HEAT ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls Lead 43-35
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 4 Losses

BULLS VS. HEAT THIS SEASON
Nov. 01 @ Miami – HEAT WON 95-87
Feb. 06 @ Chicago –
Mar. 12 @ Miami –
Mar. 25 @ Chicago –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (23-25)
Home 14-8
Road 9-17
Div 6-3
EConf 13-14
WConf 10-11

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 95.1 (Opp: 97.8)
RPG: 45.5 (Opp: 43.1)
APG: 20.3 (Opp: 21.0)
SPG: 6.6 (Opp: 7.4)
BPG: 6.3 (Opp: 5.9)
TO: 15.0 (Opp: 13.5)
FG%: .441 (Opp: .438)
FT%: .757 (Opp: .721)
3p%: .345 (Opp: .343)

Probable Bulls starters



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


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 19.8, Deng 17.8
Rebounds: Noah 12.0, Deng 7.4
Assists: Rose 5.9, Hinrich 4.5
Steals: Salmons 1.28, Thomas 1.28
Blocks: Noah 1.70, Thomas 1.68

FG%: Noah .495, Gibson .480
FT%: Pargo .955, Miller .865
3FG%: Deng .418, Salmons .389

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.



Miami Heat (24-26)
Home 13-12
Road 11-14
EConf 15-14
WConf 9-12

Probable Heat starters
Rafer Alston - PG
Dwayne Wade - SG
Quentin Richardson - SF
Michael Beasley - PF
Jermaine O'Neal - C

Injury report
Mario Chalmers Sprained Left Thumb

Tonight it will be important that Hinrich will have a good day. Especially defensive against Wade.

Good win for Bulls. Thomas was suspended for this game so Richard comes in for 20 minutes and 7 rebounds with 2 blocks. Not so bad.

Deng 25 points, Rose 24 points.

Boxscore

Game Recap


By KC Johnson (Chicago Tribune)

On a night Joakim Noah again sat injured and Tyrus Thomas didn't enter the building because of a team suspension, the Bulls snapped their three-game skid behind Luol Deng's 25 points and 24 from Rose.

The Bulls led 85-83 when Rose took over. First, he sank two free throws with 2 minutes, 21 seconds left.

Kirk Hinrich, who along with John Salmons and aggressive trapping helped prevent Dwyane Wade from going off, then suckered Rafer Alston into an illegal screen and Rose's crossover dribble led to a layup with 1:21 left.

Jermaine O'Neal, who had 24 points and 16 rebounds, made 3 of 4 free throws around a Brad Miller missed 3-pointer to cut the deficit to three. But Rose beat the defense again to feed Deng, who made two free throws with 35 seconds left.

"We spaced it out and tried to open the middle and Derrick attacked," coach Vinny Del Negro said.

There were other, subtler contributions like Miller's five steals, Salmons' 15 points and five assists, and seven rebounds in 20 minutes from D-League signee Chris Richard.

"He gave us some really good minutes," Del Negro said. "He was physical."