Sat, 03/28 Bulls vs Pacers

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Game 74, Home Game 36
Saturday, March 28, 2009 – 1:00 PM CT
United Center
Comcast SportNet / ESPN 1000 AM


BULLS VS. PACERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 77-70
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 1 Loss

Chicago Bulls (35-38)
Home 23-12
Road 12-26
Div 7-6
EConf 18-25
WConf 17-13

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Gordon 20.3, Salmons 20.2
Rebounds: Miller 7.7, Noah 7.4
Assists: Rose 6.2, Hinrich 4.0
Steals: Deng 1.22, Hinrich 1.21
Blocks: Thomas 1.77, Noah 1.42

FG%: Noah .536, Salmons .506
FT%: Salmons .872, Gordon .866
3FG%: Tim Thomas .452, Salmons .413


Probable Bulls starters

Derrick Rose

Ben Gordon

John Salmons

Tyrus Thomas

Joakim Noah



Probable Pacers starters

Brandon Rush
Jarret Jack
Danny Granger
Jeff Foster
Roy Hibbert

Injury report

Tim Thomas (low back) is questionable;
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.

Pacers Injuries
Marquis Daniels, sprained right wrist, doubtful
Mike Dunleavy, sore right knee, out
Troy Murphy, sprained MCL in left knee, doubtful

Seven minutes played.

Pacers leading 15-14

No energy from Bulls.

Bulls trailing 17-24 with 3:41 to play in 1st quarter

Go Bulls!

Now Bulls trailing 17-26

Granger and Rush scored 24 of this 26 Pacers points

Bulls back with lead with 6:31 left in 2nd quarter

Bulls leading 42-39

Go Bulls!

Bulls can't find a way to stop Rush or Granger.

Bulls trailing 44-46

Rush with 20 and Granger with 15 points...so they scored 35 of 46 Pacers points

Go Bulls!

Salmons with the 7th turnovers for Bulls

Bulls trailing 46-50 with 3 minutes to play in 1st half

Bulls 102 Pacers 102

2:34 to play

Go Bulls! Get this win!

3-pointer from Salmons

Jumper from Tyrus.

Bulls leading 107-102 with 1:29 left

Go Bulls!