Game #46, Tue, 02/02 Bulls vs Clippers

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Game 46, Home Game 22
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. CLIPPERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 59-39
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 1 Loss

BULLS VS. CLIPPERS THIS SEASON
Jan. 20 @ Los Angeles – CLIPPERS WON 104-97
Feb. 2 @ Chicago –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (23-22)
Home 14-7
Road 9-15
Div 6-3
EConf 13-12
WConf 10-10

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 95.6 (Opp: 97.9)
RPG: 45.7 (Opp: 43.1)
APG: 20.4 (Opp: 21.0)
SPG: 6.7 (Opp: 7.3)
BPG: 6.5 (Opp: 5.9)
TO: 14.9 (Opp: 13.5)
FG%: .442 (Opp: .436)
FT%: .757 (Opp: .728)
3p%: .352 (Opp: .341)

Probable Bulls starters



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


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 19.7 Deng 17.7
Rebounds: Noah 12.2, Deng 7.3
Assists: Rose 5.9, Hinrich 4.6
Steals: Salmons 1.34, Thomas 1.27
Blocks: Thomas 1.86, Noah 1.75

FG%: Noah .493, Gibson .485
FT%: Pargo .955, Miller .876
3FG%: Deng .435, Salmons .395

Injury report

Jerome James (right Achilles) is out.

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



Los Angeles Clippers (20-27)
Home 14-9
Road 6-18
EConf 10-8
WConf 10-19

Probable Hornets starters
Baron Davis - PG
Eric Gordon - SG
Rasual Butler - SF
Marcus Camby - PF
DeAndre Jordan - C

Injury report
OUT:
Blake Griffin (Stress fracture of left patella); Kareem Rush (Torn right
ACL); Sebastian Telfair (Strained right groin)

QUESTIONABLE:
Chris Kaman (Sprained left ankle)

I was afraid that this will happen. Bulls lose at home against the Clippers 82-90.

Boxscore

Recap

Back home after finishing a long road trip with five victories over good Western Conference teams, the Bulls shot 38 percent and committed 20 turnovers in losing to the last club to beat them -- the struggling Clippers.

"We were just making bad plays, making bad decisions," said Derrick Rose, who averaged 24.6 points during the winning streak but had 16 points on 7-for-20 shooting Tuesday. "It was tough the whole night."

Chicago captain Kirk Hinrich said the Bulls "relaxed a little bit."

"We were doing what it takes to win on the road," he said. "Tonight we lacked intensity and got beat for it."

Luol Deng led the Bulls with 18 points but had only two after the first quarter. Chicago, which fell back to .500 at 23-23, has lost eight of its last 11 to the Clippers at the United Center.

"We're not a team that can take anyone lightly," Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "When your top players don't play well, it's hard to beat good teams. It's hard to beat any team, for that matter."