Bulls-Kings Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Nov 17 2009 5:13PM

Arco Arena used to be one of the loudest and most feared places in the league for visiting teams.

It could regain that status if the Sacramento Kings continue to pile up wins at their current pace.

Closing out its four-game homestand Tuesday night, Sacramento goes for its first five-game winning streak in three seasons when it faces a Chicago Bulls team opening an extended road trip.

Behind Jason Thompson's career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds, Sacramento (5-4) improved to 4-1 at Arco Arena with Friday's 109-100 victory over Houston. Although only 11,762 fans were in attendance for that win - the Kings' fourth in a row - first-year coach Paul Westphal said he can begin to feel the impact of the fans at Arco, where Sacramento won 30 or more games each season from 1999-2005.

"I don't think you can overestimate how important the fans are to a young team, to a team that's trying to be relevant again in the NBA," Westphal told the Kings' official Web site. "To know the city is behind them means a whole lot. When the players play well, the fans want to come and cheer and when the fans come and cheer, the players play better."

Sacramento, which went 11-30 at home last season en route to a franchise-worst 17-65 finish, looks to win its fourth straight at Arco for the first time since March 13-26, 2008.

The Kings' last five-game overall winning streak was Jan. 31-Feb. 10, 2007.

Thompson has been a major contributor to Sacramento's recent surge. The second-year forward is averaging 20.2 points and 11.6 boards in his last five games.

"He's having an impact in a lot of ways like rebounding, he's one of our most creative passers, and he can shoot the ball,'' Westphal said.

With leading scorer Kevin Martin sidelined for at least two months due to a broken left wrist, rookie guard Tyreke Evans has picked up his play, averaging 23.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists during Sacramento's winning streak.

He became the first Kings rookie since Lionel Simmons in 1990-91 to have four consecutive 20-point games when he scored 20 against the Rockets.

Evans will look to continue his strong play versus Chicago (5-4), which opens a six-game trip that will last the rest of the month.

The Bulls overcame a 20-6 deficit and avoided a three-game slide with Saturday's 94-88 victory over Philadelphia.

"We needed it,'' forward Luol Deng said after scoring 19 points. "This is a big win before our West Coast trip.''

Tuesday's game will be the first matchup between these teams since their February trade, in which Chicago sent Andres Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Michael Ruffin and Cedric Simmons to Sacramento for Brad Miller and John Salmons.

Miller, who played in Sacramento from 2003-09, is averaging 8.2 points and 4.6 boards this season, while Salmons is scoring 12.6 points per game.

"Brad and John were big for us last year," Kings forward Donte Greene said. "When they left last year it was a little disappointing, but it will be nice to play them again."

Nocioni, who spent his first four-plus NBA seasons in Chicago, has started the last five games. He is averaging 13.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in that span.

Bulls guard Derrick Rose had 14 points Saturday, but matched a career high with seven turnovers.

"Teams are playing me a little bit different this year with double teams and I'm getting the ball taken away,"said the top overall draft pick from 2008. "I need to fix it."

Rose averaged 10.0 points and 9.5 assists against Sacramento in 2008-09, helping Chicago sweep the season series for the first time in 11 years.

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Bulls knock off Kings, get out to best start in 12 years

By Jimmy Spencer, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 18, 2009 2:17AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (NBA.com exclusive) -- A locker room attendant was busy packing up the visiting team's gear in the middle of the Bulls' locker room after Tuesday night's game. One by one, he folded and laid out Chicago's road red jerseys.

The names: Rose, Noah, Deng spread artistically across the faded carpet in the visitor's den. Not exactly Jordan and Pippen, but these young Bulls are building their own history.

Following Chicago's 101-87 victory in Sacramento, the Bulls (6-4) are off to their best start in 12 years.

Though the mere mention of Jordan's Bulls left second-year Derrick Rose fumbling for words in a postgame interview.

"We're not even near them right now, hopefully one day we'll get there but it's going to take a lot of time," Rose said.

The Bulls scored over the century mark for the first time all season, taking advantage of a Sacramento defense that allows 105 points per game on the season. The Bulls shot 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from behind the arc.

John Salmons led the way for Chicago's offense, scoring a team-high 23 points.

Salmons knows the trip between Sacramento and Chicago, playing off and on for both teams over the past five seasons. He received a nice pregame ovation from Sacramento fans.

"The fans recognized what I did for their team while I was there. When I go to Philly, I still get booed," Salmons joked.

The Kings had scored 100 or more points in their last six games. But Chicago's defense was stingy, limiting Sacramento to poor outside shots. Kings shooters never found a rhythm, shooting 4-for-21 (19 percent) from behind the arc.

Chicago has not allowed an opponent to score 100 points in the last eight games and has only allowed one team to reach the century mark once this season.

Joakim Noah's interior defense squashed the momentum of Sacramento's young front line. Jason Thompson, who had been averaging a double-double, was held to eight points and nine rebounds against Noah's work in the key.

Meanwhile, Noah is putting up double-doubles routinely for Chicago. Noah scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the win.

The Bulls built a 14-point lead at halftime. Sacramento got as close as seven points in the fourth quarter, but never came any closer.

Sacramento's young rotation had been playing well, entering Tuesday night's game on a four-game winning streak that had the team above .500 for the first time since 2006. The team begins a three-game road trip to Dallas, Houston and Memphis.

A bright note for Sacramento was the play of Donte Greene, who started his first game of the season and fifth of his career. The second-year player started just four games with Sacramento last year as a rookie out of Syracuse.

He made the most of it, attempting 19 shots and finishing with a career-high 24 points.

It wasn't much of a battle between the two high-profile Memphis guards. Sacramento first-round pick Tyreke Evans and Chicago's 2009 NBA Rookie of the year Rose were never directly matched up against one another.

Rose joked that it's weird playing with someone younger than him in the NBA who is from Memphis.

"I'm glad that he is in the NBA, he is playing well and I wish him the best," Rose said.

Evans continued to prove himself as one of the league's top rookies, filling the stat line with 20 points, four assists and four rebounds. Evans has now scored 20 or more points in five consecutive games.

Rose didn't fair as well in the showdown. Rose hit just 2-of-12 from the field though did finish with 10 points and seven assists.

Reminiscing about the Bulls' glory days though brought Rose back to memories he had as a kid. He talked about growing up a Bulls fan in Chicago, and it wasn't a matter of choice.

"You had to if you are in Chicago, you don't have a choice," Rose said. "If you weren't with the Bulls you probably got in a fight almost every day at school."

Though premature, Rose still can envision leading these young Bulls back to prominence.

"Hopefully we get there it would mean a lot to the city," Rose said. "Being from Chicago, for us to get back there it would make the city proud and make me proud to be a part of it."

Rookie Taj Gibson's inconsistent play continued, as the rookie forward fouled out in just 12 minutes of play with six points and two rebounds. Gibson was scoreless in the Bulls' previous contest, just one game following a rookie season-high of 18 points.

Chicago veteran Jannero Pargo made the most of his opportunity off the bench as well, scoring 10 points in less than a minute upon entering the game. He finished with 12 points in 14 minutes.

Current Kings forward, and a former Bull, Andres Nocioni did not play due to what the team listed as a right hip pointer.

• Bulls: James
• Kings: Garcia, Martin

• Bulls: --
• Kings: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
• Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #42 Eric Lewis, #31 Scott Wall
• Attendance: 12634
• Duration: 2:7

Chicago Bulls (15-18)		Sacramento Kings (14-20)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hawes vs Noah (Gibson gains possession)
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:41 [CHI 2-0]
	11:14	Hawes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)
	11:12	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:54
	10:54 [SAC 1-2]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:54 [SAC 2-2]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hawes (1 BLK)	10:34
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:32
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:31 [CHI 4-2]
	10:16 [SAC 4-4]	Udrih Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hawes (1 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:54
Noah Dunk Shot: Missed	09:52
	09:52	Team Rebound
	09:33	Thompson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:33	Thompson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:22	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:04	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
	09:03	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:41	Hawes Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:39
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	08:30
	08:29	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:21 [SAC 6-4]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:12	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:00	Evans Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Salmons Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	07:47 [CHI 6-6]
	07:47	Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	07:47 [CHI 7-6]
	07:31 [SAC 8-7]	Greene Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	07:23
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:22
Deng Hook Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:13	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)
	07:12	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:11
Gibson Substitution replaced by Miller	07:11
	07:11	Thompson Substitution replaced by Thomas
	07:05	Udrih Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:02 [CHI 9-8]
	06:38	Hawes Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	06:37	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Noah Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:37
	06:26	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
	06:25	Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:25	Hawes Tip Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:24
	06:24	Thomas Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Noah Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	06:04 [CHI 11-8]
	05:50 [SAC 10-11]	Hawes Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Udrih (1 AST)
Salmons Pullup Jump shot: Missed	05:35
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:32
Miller Tip Shot: Missed	05:32
	05:31	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:24	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:23
Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Greene (1 ST)	05:18
	05:01 [SAC 12-11]	Greene Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:34 [SAC 14-11]	Greene Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Udrih (2 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:10 [CHI 14-14]
	03:49 [SAC 16-14]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	03:39	Evans Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	03:39	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:39	Evans Substitution replaced by Udoka
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:39 [CHI 15-16]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:39 [CHI 16-16]
	03:19	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:18
Miller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	03:08 [CHI 18-16]
	02:48	Greene Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
	02:46	Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:46 [SAC 18-18]	Greene Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Noah Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	02:41 [CHI 20-18]
	02:10 [SAC 21-20]	Greene 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Udrih (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:05
Rose Substitution replaced by Pargo	02:05
Salmons Substitution replaced by Hinrich	02:05
Noah Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)	01:51 [CHI 22-21]
	01:32	Thomas Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	01:16
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:15
Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:14 [CHI 24-21]
	01:02	Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:00
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	00:53.9
	00:52.7	Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:43.9	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:42.8
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	00:26.9
	00:25.9	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:20.9 [SAC 23-24]	Udoka Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Udrih (4 AST)
	00:08.2	Udoka Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	00:00.0 [CHI 27-23]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (15-18)		Sacramento Kings (14-20)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
(12:00) [SAC] Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Pargo Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)	11:56 [CHI 29-23]
	11:41	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:39
Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)	11:33 [CHI 32-23]
Pargo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:16
	11:16 [SAC 24-32]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Noah Substitution replaced by Johnson	11:16
	11:16 [SAC 25-32]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)	11:07 [CHI 34-25]
	10:52	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Salmons (2 ST)
	10:46	Thompson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	10:46	Thomas Substitution replaced by Rodriguez
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:46
Team Rebound	10:46
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	10:46 [CHI 35-25]
	10:38	Casspi Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:38	Casspi Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	10:38	Team Timeout : Regular
Miller Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)	10:27 [CHI 37-25]
	10:05	Thompson Layup Shot: Missed
	10:02	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:02 [SAC 27-37]	Thompson Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Salmons Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:44	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:24 [SAC 30-37]	Rodriguez 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)
Pargo Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)	09:08
	08:56	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)
	08:56	Team Rebound
	08:47	Thompson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Pargo (1 ST)
Johnson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	08:42 [CHI 39-30]
	08:26	Udoka Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:24
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Team Rebound
Johnson Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:05
	08:05	Udoka Substitution replaced by Udrih
	07:58 [SAC 32-39]	Rodriguez Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (5 AST)	07:43 [CHI 42-32]
	07:19	Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:18
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed Block: Evans (1 BLK)	07:09
	07:08	Udrih Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:01	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
	07:00	Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:00 [SAC 34-42]	Casspi Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	06:46
	06:45	Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:31	Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:30
Pargo Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:21 [CHI 44-34]
	06:03	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:02
Pargo Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:50
	05:48	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:40 [SAC 36-44]	Udrih Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (1 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	05:17 [CHI 47-36]
	04:58 [SAC 38-47]	Rodriguez Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Hinrich Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:47 [CHI 49-38]
	04:47	Rodriguez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	04:47
Miller Substitution replaced by Deng	04:47
Pargo Substitution replaced by Rose	04:47
Johnson Substitution replaced by Noah	04:47
	04:47	Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Greene
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	04:47 [CHI 50-38]
	04:28 [SAC 40-50]	Casspi Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Deng Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	04:15
Deng Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:15
	04:00	Casspi Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Salmons (3 ST)
Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	03:55
	03:49 [SAC 42-50]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Evans (2 BLK)	03:32
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:30
Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:28 [CHI 52-42]
	03:05	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:04
Salmons Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	02:58 [CHI 54-42]
	02:32 [SAC 44-54]	Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:25
	02:25	Thompson Substitution replaced by Thomas
Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Evans (3 BLK)	02:20
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:18
Hinrich Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:14
	02:13	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:09	Team Timeout : Short
	02:09	Thomas Substitution replaced by Thompson
	02:01	Casspi Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:00
Deng Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (6 AST)	01:46 [CHI 56-44]
	01:27 [SAC 47-56]	Greene 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	01:13
	01:12	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:00	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:00
	01:00	Thompson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	01:00	Thompson Substitution replaced by Thomas
	00:49.4	Greene Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:49.4 [CHI 57-47]
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:49.4 [CHI 58-47]
	00:36.9	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:35.6
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:32.6 [CHI 60-47]
	00:25.9	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:24.6
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:01.1
	00:01.1	Thomas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:01.1
Team Rebound	00:01.1
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:01.1 [CHI 61-47]
	00:00.0	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (15-18)		Sacramento Kings (14-20)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:45
	11:45 [SAC 48-61]	Greene Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	11:45	Greene Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	11:43
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Udrih (1 ST)	11:26
	11:22 [SAC 50-61]	Evans Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Udrih (5 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Team Rebound
	10:41 [SAC 52-61]	Greene Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	10:26 [CHI 63-52]
	10:11	Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
	10:01	Greene Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:01 [CHI 64-52]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:01 [CHI 65-52]
	09:48	Udrih Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
	09:47	Udrih Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gibson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:31
	09:18	Greene 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:17
Deng Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:59 [CHI 67-52]
	08:39	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:37
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:23	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	08:15	Gibson Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	08:15 [SAC 54-67]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	07:59 [CHI 69-54]
	07:42	Evans Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Gibson Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	07:28
	07:13 [SAC 56-69]	Udrih Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:56
	06:56 [SAC 57-69]	Udrih Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	06:56 [SAC 58-69]	Udrih Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	06:45 [CHI 71-58]
	06:24	Udrih Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:24
Gibson Substitution replaced by Miller	06:24
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	05:58
	05:57	Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Noah Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:57
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:57	Greene Substitution replaced by Casspi
	05:45	Casspi Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Rose (2 ST)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:41 [CHI 73-58]
	05:23	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:22
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hawes (1 ST)	05:09
	04:55	Casspi Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:51 [CHI 75-58]
	04:33 [SAC 61-75]	Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Hawes (2 AST)
	04:13	Thompson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	04:13	Thompson Substitution replaced by Brockman
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:13
Team Rebound	04:13
Rose Substitution replaced by Hinrich	04:13
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:13
	04:13	Brockman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:03	Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:02	Hawes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:59	Udrih Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	03:58
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:47
Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:47
	03:29	Hawes 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:29	Team Rebound
Gibson Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	03:29
	03:29	Udrih Substitution replaced by Rodriguez
Salmons Substitution replaced by Pargo	03:29
Gibson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:22
	03:22 [SAC 62-75]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Gibson Substitution replaced by Salmons	03:22
	03:22	Brockman Substitution replaced by Udoka
	03:22 [SAC 63-75]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Deng Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:01
	03:00	Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:53 [SAC 65-75]	Hawes Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)
Pargo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:53
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
	02:53 [SAC 66-75]	Hawes Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
	02:37	Hawes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:37 [CHI 76-66]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:37 [CHI 77-66]
	02:19	Udoka 3pt Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:18
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	02:09
	02:08	Rodriguez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:49	Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:44 [CHI 79-66]
	01:44	Udoka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:44
	01:43	Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Pargo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:28
	01:28 [SAC 67-79]	Hawes Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:28	Evans Substitution replaced by Greene
	01:28 [SAC 68-79]	Hawes Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Udoka (1 ST)	01:20
	01:16 [SAC 70-79]	Rodriguez Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Udoka (1 AST)
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:58.2 [CHI 81-70]
	00:38.9	Hawes Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:37.3
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:32.2 [CHI 84-70]
	00:13.8	Udoka Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Salmons Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Pargo (2 AST)	00:09.2 [CHI 86-70]
	00:02.2 [SAC 72-86]	Greene Slam Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (2 AST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Hinrich Layup Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:41	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:28	Thompson Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO) Steal:Hinrich (2 ST)
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)	11:23
	11:22	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Salmons Substitution replaced by Rose	11:09
Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:05
	11:05	Greene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:05	Team Rebound
	11:05	Thompson Substitution replaced by Evans
	11:05	Greene Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	11:05
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (2 ST)	10:50
	10:38 [SAC 74-86]	Greene Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (3 AST)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	10:20
	10:19	Udoka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:13 [SAC 76-86]	Evans Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:12
Miller Substitution replaced by Noah	10:12
Pargo Substitution replaced by Gibson	10:12
	10:12	Udoka Substitution replaced by Thompson
Deng Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)	09:57 [CHI 88-76]
Gibson Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	09:35
Gibson Substitution replaced by Salmons	09:35
	09:35	Greene Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:35	Team Rebound
	09:35 [SAC 77-88]	Greene Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Salmons Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)	09:21
	09:06	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	09:05
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rodriguez (1 ST)	08:57
	08:53 [SAC 79-88]	Evans Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (5 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	08:41
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	08:40
Noah Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (2 BLK)	08:37
	08:35	Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:12 [SAC 81-88]	Greene Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:12
Noah Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:55	Greene Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:36	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	07:35
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:11
	06:58	Evans Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
	06:57	Thomas Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	06:55	Thomas Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Deng (2 ST)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)	06:44 [CHI 90-81]
	06:28	Rodriguez Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	06:27
	06:27	Thomas Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Hinrich Floating Jump shot: Missed	06:04
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	06:03
Noah Tip Shot: Made (11 PTS)	06:03 [CHI 92-81]
	05:49	Thompson Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (6 TO) Steal:Salmons (4 ST)
Rose Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	05:36
	05:20	Greene Jump Shot: Missed
	05:19	Thomas Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	05:16	Greene Layup Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:15
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	04:54
Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:7)	04:53
Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)	04:37
	04:24 [SAC 83-92]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Evans (4 AST)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
Noah Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)	04:02
Noah Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:02 [CHI 94-83]
	04:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:02	Thomas Substitution replaced by Udoka
	04:02	Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Udrih
	03:43	Udoka Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:41
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	03:18 [CHI 97-83]
	02:59 [SAC 85-97]	Evans Jump Bank Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Salmons Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)	02:36
Team Rebound	02:36
	02:36	Greene Substitution replaced by Rodriguez
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	02:33
Team Rebound	02:33
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:33
	02:24	Thompson Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (7 TO)
	02:24	Thompson Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
	02:05	Udoka Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	02:05 [CHI 98-85]
	02:05	Team Timeout : Short
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	02:05 [CHI 99-85]
	01:54	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
	01:54	Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:54 [SAC 87-99]	Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Noah Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:54
	01:54	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	01:53
	01:36	Udoka Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:36 [CHI 100-87]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:36 [CHI 101-87]
	01:28	Rodriguez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:03	Udrih Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:53.8	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:52.9
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:35.9
	00:33.5	Rodriguez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:25.8	Udoka 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:24.8	Rodriguez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:22.9	Rodriguez Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	00:21.4
End of 4th Quarter

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