Game #44, Wed, 01/27 Bulls @ Thunder

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Game 44, Road Game 23
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
Ford Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM


BULLS VS. THUNDER ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 67-62
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK ....... 12 Losses
BULLS ROAD STREAK ............. 3 Wins

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (21-22)
Home 14-7
Road 7-15
Div 6-3
EConf 13-12
WConf 8-10

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 95.3 (Opp: 98.0)
RPG: 45.4 (Opp: 43.0)
APG: 20.4 (Opp: 21.0)
SPG: 6.6 (Opp: 7.3)
BPG: 6.5 (Opp: 5.9)
TO: 14.8 (Opp: 13.5)
FG%: .442 (Opp: .439)
FT%: .754 (Opp: .726)
3p%: .351 (Opp: .335)

Probable Bulls starters



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


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 19.6, Deng 17.5
Rebounds: Noah 12.1, Deng 7.4
Assists: Rose 5.9, Hinrich 4.5
Steals: Salmons 1.38, Thomas 1.30
Blocks: Thomas 1.90, Noah 1.71

FG%: Noah .492, Gibson .489
FT%: Pargo .955, Miller .867
3FG%: Deng .410, Salmons .394

Injury report

Jerome James (right Achilles) is out.
Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis) is questionable.

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



Oklahoma City Thunder (24-20)
Home 12-9
Road 12-1
EConf 15-5
WConf 9-15

Probable Thunder starters
Russell Westbrook - PG
Thabo Sefolosha - SG
Jeff Green - SF
Kevin Durant - PF
Nenad Krstic - C

Injury report
Kyle Weaver is OUT (shoulder surgery)
DJ White is OUT (fractured right thumb)
Kevin Ollie is day-to-day (right knee surgery)

Bulls fourth straight road win. Again a good game from Rose.


Boxscore

Game Recap

Joakim Noah considers Derrick Rose the biggest reason the Chicago Bulls have made a sudden rise back to .500.

But even Rose himself didn't see it coming, especially at the expense of four Western Conference teams with winning records.

Rose scored 26 points, Noah added 13 points and 11 rebounds and the Bulls held the Oklahoma City without a field goal for the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter on their way to a 96-86 victory on Wednesday night.

It was Chicago's fourth straight win -- all on the road -- after starting the season 4-15 away from the United Center.