Sat, 12/19 Bulls vs Hawks

bullsger · by **bullsger** on Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:55 am

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Game 25, Home Game 13
Saturday, December 19, 2009 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center WGN America / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. HAWKS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 110-97
BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 5 Losses
BULLS HOME STREAK ......... 2 Losses
BULLS ROAD STREAK……..4 Losses

BULLS VS. HAWKS THIS SEASON
Dec. 9 @ Atlanta – HAWKS WON 118-83
Dec. 19 @ Chicago –
Feb. 5 @ Atlanta –
Mar. 1 @ Chicago –

Chicago Bulls (9-15)
Home 7-5
Road 2-10
Div 3-2
EConf 6-9
WConf 3-6

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 90.5 (Opp: 98.5)
RPG: 44.0 (Opp: 43.8)
APG: 19.8 (Opp: 22.2)
SPG: 6.8 (Opp: 7.5)
BPG: 6.1 (Opp: 6.0)
TO: 14.9 (Opp: 13.7)
FG%: .424 (Opp: .450)
FT%: .744 (Opp: .736)
3p%: .291 (Opp: .311)

Probable Bulls starters

Derrick Rose - PG
John Salmons - SG
Luol Deng - SF
Brad Millers - PF
Joakim Noah - C

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Deng 17.9 Rose 16.4
Rebounds: Noah 12.0, Deng 7.9
Assists: Rose 5.5, Hinrich 4.1
Steals: Salmons 1.71, Deng 1.17
Blocks: Noah 1.83, Thomas 1.75

FG%: Gibson .497, Noah .480
FT%: Pargo .929, Johnsin .900
3FG%: Deng .478, Salmons .314

Injury report

Jerome James (right Achilles) is out.
Tyrus Thomas (broken arm) is out.

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

Atlanta Hawks (19-6)
Home 12-2
Road 7-4
EConf 10-4
WConf 9-2

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

Injury report
Joe Smith (dislocated left thumb) is out.

bullsger · by **bullsger** on Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:04 am

Tonight we will see if the Bulls continue their upward trend with a good game against the Hawks.
It would be good to see a competitive game from the Bulls.

bullsger · by **bullsger** on Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:27 am

Very nice surprise from Bulls. A win against the Hawks snapped their 6 game winning streak.

Boxscore

Recap

By John Jackson (Chicago Suntimes)

That is, until Saturday night, when they rallied from a nine-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation en route to a 101-98 overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks at the United Center.
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Derrick Rose (right) puts up a shot against the Hawks? Josh Smith on Saturday night at the UC.
(Keith Hale/Sun-Times)

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For much of the game, it appeared the Bulls -- who now have won back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 14 and Nov. 17 -- would suffer another close loss mainly because they lacked a go-to guy against a team with one of the best in the league.

But then point guard Derrick Rose stepped up to score 24 of his career regular-season-high 32 points in the second half and overtime as the Bulls (10-15) overcame a 40-point effort by Atlanta's Joe Johnson.

''He's going to be a good player in this league,'' Johnson said of Rose. ''He has to keep working and stay focused, but he has all the tools to be a good point guard.''

The Hawks (19-7) were playing for a second straight night, but they brought a six-game winning streak into the game and had posted a 35-point victory over the Bulls just a week and a half ago.

''I'm just happy with the win,'' said Rose, who was 14-for-24 from the field. ''I don't really care about my stats. I just want to win. I guess I did what I'm supposed to do out there tonight, and we were able to win the game.''

The Bulls, who dropped 11 of 13 before putting together two straight victories, last had a quality win on Nov. 5 at Cleveland.

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