Sat, 03/21 Bulls vs Lakers

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Game 70, Home Game 33
Saturday, March 21, 2009 – 7:30 PM CT
United Center
WGN America / ESPN 1000 AM


BULLS VS. LAKERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ...................... Bulls trail 54-80
BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 3 Losses
BULLS HOME STREAK ............. 1 Loss
BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 3 Losses

Chicago Bulls (32-36)
Home 21-11
Road 11-25
Div 6-6
EConf 15-24
WConf 17-12

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Gordon 20.4, Salmons 19.4
Rebounds: Miller 8.0, Noah 7.3
Assists: Rose 6.2, Hinrich 4.0
Steals: Deng 1.22, Hinrich 1.21
Blocks: Thomas 1.74, Noah 1.40

FG%: Noah .530, Miller .496
FT%: Salmons .873, Gordon .863
3FG%: Tim Thomas .481, Gordon .415


Probable Bulls starters

Derrick Rose

Ben Gordon

John Salmons

Tyrus Thomas

Joakim Noah



Probable Lakers starters

Derek Fisher
Kobe Bryant
Trevor Ariza
Lamar Odom
Pau Gasol

Injury report

Luol Deng (right shin contusion) is out.
Jerome James (ruptured right Achilles) is out.

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report at http://www.Bulls.com.

Lakers Injuries
Andrew Bynum (torn MCL, right knee) is out.

Bulls leading 62-48 at halftime. Not bad.

Go Bulls!

Salmons 18 pts
Rose 14 pts 3 ast
Gordon 9 pts 6 ast
Tyrus and Noah both with 7 rebounds at halftime

Go Bulls!

Bulls full timeout after bad start into 2nd half.

7-1 run for Lakers

Bulls leading 63-55

Go Bulls!

Bad, bad stretch right run now for Bulls.

Bulls leading 63-60.

Go Bulls! End this bad stretch!

Two straight questionable foul call against Bulls.

Bulls leading 77-72. 3:47 left in 3rd

end of 3rd

Bulls leading 87-81

Go Bulls! Get this win in 4th quarter

Nooooooooooooo!

Game tied at 89

Go Bulls! Don't let this one slip away.

Bulls have a bad stretch right now again.

Bulls 91-92 8:45 left

No! Bulls need some defensive stops right now

Bulls trailing 93-97 with 7:54 left

Go Bulls!