Bulls-Bobcats Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Mar 09 2011 11:46AM

The Chicago Bulls avoided a letdown their last time out and aren't likely to overlook the struggling Charlotte Bobcats, either.

Looking for an 11th win in 13 games overall, the Bulls hope to avoid a third loss in four meetings with a Bobcats team that could again be without leading scorer Stephen Jackson on Wednesday night.

After road wins over two of the Eastern Conference's top teams - Orlando and Miami - Chicago (44-18) returned home Monday to face a New Orleans team missing four-time All-Star Chris Paul.

A day after completing a season sweep of the Heat and staying ahead of them for second place in the East, the Bulls were somewhat lethargic against the Hornets and the game was tied with three minutes to play. However, they pulled off an 85-77 victory to move within 2 1/2 games of Boston for the conference lead.

"It was a good win," said Joakim Noah, who had 13 rebounds. "It was a win that we really needed. You look at the top four, five teams in the East, everything is really close. So every game is very important. We understand that. We're just staying focused on improving and winning."

The Bulls must keep that focus against the Bobcats (26-37), the only sub-.500 team to beat them more than once this season. Chicago lost the first two meetings while averaging just 86.5 points before recording a 106-94 home win Feb. 15 behind Luol Deng's 24 points and Derrick Rose's 13 assists - he totaled 11 in the first two matchups.

Noah, who missed all three meetings with a thumb injury, is averaging 16.5 points and 13.3 rebounds in his last four games in the series.

The Bulls have lost four of five at Charlotte, but they completed a 4-1 trip in Miami and are one road win away from surpassing their total from last season (17).

"The city is excited about this team and I think they have a right to be, but for us as players you know, our mentality is different," Noah said. "You got to take it game by game, not get too excited and really focus on the moment, focus on playing game by game and staying consistent."

One area in which Chicago has been extremely consistent is defense. While they are allowing an NBA-low 91.5 points per game, the Bulls have held opponents to 81.1 points on 40.2 percent shooting over their current 6-1 stretch.

That doesn't bode well for Charlotte, averaging 81.2 points and shooting 40.7 percent over a season-worst five-game losing streak. The Bobcats are 3-22 when scoring 90 or less.

Jackson, averaging 19.0 points, was held out for the second consecutive contest Monday night with an injured left hamstring as Charlotte fell 92-87 to the Los Angeles Clippers.

"We were close, but anytime you take the best player out of your lineup, you're going to suffer," coach Paul Silas said. "We tried hard. We just didn't have enough."

Jackson's status for Wednesday is unknown. Forward Tyrus Thomas was hoping to return after missing 23 games due to knee surgery, but he suffered a setback in his recovery and won't play.

Thomas, who spent his first three-plus seasons with the Bulls, had 17 points and 13 rebounds in a 96-91 win over his former team Jan. 12.

"Jack and Tyrus are two big keys to our team," guard Gerald Henderson said. "Overall, we're going to need them to win."

Henderson scored 20 points Monday and is averaging 14.7 over the last nine games - 7.1 more than his season mark.

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Bulls knock off Bobcats 101-84, Boozer hurt

By MIKE CRANSTON
Posted Mar 09 2011 11:36PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Following two broken hands and a bad thumb that left them short-handed for much of the season, the Chicago Bulls finally got their core healthy and quickly became one of the most feared teams in the NBA.

Now another injury on a meaningless play at the end of a blowout win has cast more doubt about the Bulls' depth.

The sight of Carlos Boozer limping off the floor with a left ankle injury following Kwame Brown's flagrant foul considerably dimmed Chicago's 101-84 victory over the slumping and undermanned Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.

"X-ray was negative and we'll have to wait and see (Thursday) what type of swelling he has," coach Tom Thibodeau said.

Derrick Rose had 20 points and six assists, and Kyle Korver scored 12 of his 20 points in the decisive fourth quarter for the Bulls, who also got 12 points and 13 rebounds from Joakim Noah in their 11th win in 13 games.

Chicago moved within 1 1/2 games of Eastern Conference-leading Boston, but there was reason for concern in the locker room.

"Carlos brings a lot to this team," said Noah, who returned Feb. 23 from a thumb injury that sidelined him for 30 games. "His physicality and what he can do offensively."

Boozer, who had 10 points and seven rebounds despite early foul trouble, was going in for a layup as Chicago led by 17 points with less than 5 minutes left when Brown swiped and hit him across the chest. Boozer's left leg bent awkwardly as he tumbled to the floor.

Boozer, who missed 15 games with a broken right hand and three more with a sprained left ankle earlier this season, hobbled to the locker room and didn't return.

"This is the NBA, nobody wants to get embarrassed and nobody is going to let anybody get anything easy," said Taj Gibson, who had 14 points and would be counted on to fill in if Boozer is sidelined. "That was just a basketball play that Kwame made. It was just unfortunate that it hurt Booz in the long run."

The Bobcats, the only sub-.500 team to beat Chicago more than once this season, know all about injuries.

Gerald Henderson had 20 points and eight assists, but got little help as the Bobcats played without top scorer Stephen Jackson (hamstring), sixth man Tyrus Thomas (knee surgery), backup center Joel Przybilla (knee) and reserve guard Matt Carroll (ankle) in their sixth straight loss.

The best part about things for Charlotte is Indiana has been almost as bad of late. Its fifth straight loss Wednesday in Minnesota left the Bobcats still just a game out of the final playoff spot.

"We just kind of ran out of gas, but I thought the guys played hard and played with effort," coach Paul Silas said. "I told them if they play that way and we get our full complement of guys, then I like our chances."

Even with Charlotte having only 10 healthy bodies, it took a while for Chicago to take control.

With former Bulls star and Bobcats owner Michael Jordan sitting courtside, Henderson did a decent impersonation of his boss on a twisting reverse layup along the baseline in a third quarter that saw Charlotte take a 68-67 lead on another hoop by Henderson.

Then Rose went to work with a nifty fadeaway and 3-pointer to give Chicago a 75-69 lead entering the fourth.

Korver had two big 3-pointers in Chicago's dominant fourth quarter. The first made it 84-72 with 7:13 left and the second put Chicago ahead 92-75 with under 5 minutes to go.

The Bulls shot 51 percent and held an eighth straight opponent to under 90 points as they continue to show the potential to win the East - if they can stay healthy.

"It's going to hurt us but we've still got to go out there and play the game," Rose said of the prospect Boozer could miss games. "We know that it's going to take a lot more energy, a lot more focus going to into games and people are going to have to step up. If he doesn't play, Taj did a great job when he was out."

Notes: Silas had declared Tuesday that Jackson and Thomas would play. But Jackson said at shootaround the training staff told him there's a "possibility if I play tonight I might re-injure it." Thomas woke up with soreness Wednesday after his first full contract practice since his January surgery and indicated he'd "give it another day or two." ... Jordan will be in Chicago on Saturday for the 20th anniversary celebration of the Bulls' first championship. ... The Bulls improved to 18-14 on the road, earning one more victory than all of last season. ... Charlotte's Dante Cunningham had 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting in his best game since coming over from Portland in the Gerald Wallace trade.

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Bulls-Bobcats notebook

By Derek S. Smith, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday March 9, 2011 11:14PM

THE FACTS: Kyle Korver scored 20 points off the bench to lead the Chicago Bulls to their fourth consecutive victory Wednesday night with a 101-84 win over the struggling Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. Korver and his fellow reserves accounted for 51 of the Bulls 101 points with three players in double figures. Gerald Henderson paced all Charlotte scorers with 20 points who are 1-6 since trading away Gerald Wallace.

QUOTABLE: "We're confident in our bench and they were great tonight. Taj (Gibson) came in early and did a great job. Kyle (Korver) was playing really well for us too on offense. We really needed them tonight. They played very unselfishly and made the right plays."
-Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau on team's bench play

THE STAT: The Bulls were deadly from the behind the arc Wednesday night. Chicago was 11-for-23 at Time Warner Cable Arena while Charlotte managed to shoot just 3-for-11. The Bulls shot 38-for-75 overall on the night in sending Charlotte to its sixth straight defeat. The 11 3-pointers tied a team high for the season.

TURNING POINT: Closing strong. Luol Deng and Derrick Rose combined for eight points in the final 74 seconds of the third quarter as the Bulls turned a one-point deficit into a six-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Deng started the 8-1 run with a three and Rose closed the run with a three of his own with just 1.9 seconds left in the third.

HOT: Korver. The reserve guard netted a game-high 20 points Wednesday night. Korver was 7-for-10 from the floor and connected on four of his seven threes as well. Korver is 13-for-28 from behind the arc in his last six games and has scored in double figures in three of those contests.

NOT: Bobcats in the second half. Charlotte scored just 35 points in Wednesday's second half. The Bobcats also committed eight turnovers which were converted into 13 points and were just 1-for-7 from behind the arc.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Derrick Rose. The Chicago point guard and MVP-candidate tied for game-high honors with 20 points on 7-for-15 shooting with four 3-pointers. In addition to his scoring, Rose dished out six assists, pulled down four rebounds, had two steals and blocked three shots. Rose has scored 20 or more in five of the last six games and dished out at least nine assists in three of those contests. It was his 47th 20-point game of the year.

ROOKIE WATCH: Omer Asik was the lone rookie to see action on Wednesday night. He scored one point and grabbed six rebounds in 15 minutes of action.

NOTABLE: Joakim Noah had his 18th double-double of the season in just 33 games of action with 12 points and 13 rebounds. The Bulls are now 26-6 when their bench outscores the opponents bench and 43-6 when holding opponents to under 100 points. Charlotte's Gerald Henderson scored 20 points or more in consecutive games for the first time in his career. Henderson's eight assists Wednesday night was a career high. Kwame Brown had his seventh double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. DJ White scored in double figures for the third time in six games since being traded to Charlotte on Feb. 24.

UP NEXT: For the Bulls, Friday vs. Atlanta, Saturday vs. Utah, Tuesday vs. Washington. For the Bobcats, Friday vs. Portland, Sunday @ Toronto, Wednesday @ Houston.

• Bulls: Butler
• Bobcats: Diop, Jackson, Thomas

• Bulls: --
• Bobcats: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #53 Mark Lindsay, #50 Olandis Poole
• Attendance: 15286
• Duration: 2:02

Chicago Bulls (45-18)		Charlotte Bobcats (26-38)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Brown vs Noah (Rose gains possession)
	11:42	Henderson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:42 [CHI 1-0]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:42 [CHI 2-0]
Boozer Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:29
	11:17 [CHA 2-2]	McGuire Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
Noah Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:00
Noah Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:00
	10:46	Brown Hook Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:44
Noah Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:29 [CHI 4-2]
	10:14	McGuire Jump Shot: Missed
	10:12	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:09	Brown Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:07
Boozer Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:01
Boozer Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:01
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	10:01
	09:47 [CHA 4-4]	Diaw Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:32 [CHI 6-4]
	09:15	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:14
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	09:05 [CHI 8-4]
	08:51 [CHA 6-8]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McGuire (1 AST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	08:24
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:23
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:23 [CHI 10-6]
	08:07	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:06
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:51	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:40	Augustin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)
	07:38	Augustin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:38	Augustin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:18 [CHI 13-6]
	07:05 [CHA 8-13]	Brown Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)
Noah Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	06:52 [CHI 15-8]
	06:37 [CHA 11-15]	Diaw 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Henderson (1 AST)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Augustin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:13	Augustin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	06:07
	06:04	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:00	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:58
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	05:36
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:33
Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:33 [CHI 17-11]
	05:23	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:01	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:00
	04:58	Augustin Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bogans Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:58 [CHI 18-11]
	04:58	McGuire Substitution replaced by Cunningham
Bogans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:58
	04:57	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:33 [CHA 14-18]	Henderson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)	04:02
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:53
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:53
	03:42 [CHA 16-18]	Diaw Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	03:26	Cunningham Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:26
Team Rebound	03:26
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:26
	03:25	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:14 [CHA 18-18]	Henderson Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Augustin (1 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	02:54
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	02:53
	02:53	Henderson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
	02:53	Diaw Substitution replaced by White
	02:53	Henderson Substitution replaced by Livingston
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:53 [CHI 19-18]
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:53 [CHI 20-18]
	02:32 [CHA 20-20]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Livingston (1 AST)
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	02:10 [CHI 22-20]
	01:43 [CHA 22-22]	Brown Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:23
Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	01:17 [CHI 24-22]
	00:59.5 [CHA 24-24]	White Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cunningham (1 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	00:41.9 [CHI 27-24]
	00:26.9	Livingston Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:24.9
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:01.0
Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Livingston (1 BLK)	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (45-18)		Charlotte Bobcats (26-38)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38 [CHA 26-27]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Livingston (2 AST)
Brewer Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:19	White Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08	Livingston Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	11:05	Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:59 [CHA 28-27]	White Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Henderson (2 AST)
Watson Running Bank shot: Missed	10:32
	10:30	Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:22	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
	10:19	White Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:10 [CHA 30-27]	Henderson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Najera (1 AST)
Watson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Asik (1 AST)	09:49 [CHI 29-30]
	09:28 [CHA 32-29]	Livingston Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Najera (2 AST)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	09:10 [CHI 32-32]
	08:52 [CHA 34-32]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Livingston (3 AST)
Brewer Layup Shot: Missed	08:32
Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:32
	08:32	Najera Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	08:32
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	08:32
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:32
Team Rebound	08:32
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:32 [CHI 33-34]
	08:19 [CHA 36-33]	Najera Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Henderson (3 AST)
Watson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Livingston (2 BLK)	08:02
Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:00
Asik Layup Shot: Missed Block: Najera (1 BLK)	08:00
	07:57	Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:55 [CHA 38-33]	Henderson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Watson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:55
	07:55 [CHA 39-33]	Henderson Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
	07:37	Livingston Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:37 [CHI 34-39]
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	07:37
Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:37
	07:34	Najera Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:21 [CHA 41-34]	Najera Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Henderson (4 AST)
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)	06:52 [CHI 36-41]
	06:36	Livingston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Brewer Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:31 [CHI 38-41]
	06:10 [CHA 43-38]	Henderson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Noah Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)	05:47 [CHI 40-43]
	05:30 [CHA 45-40]	White Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Henderson (5 AST)
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Najera (1 ST)	05:08
	04:54	Livingston Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:52
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	04:39 [CHI 43-45]
	04:16	Livingston Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:14
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:08
	04:05	White Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:48	White Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:46
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:42 [CHI 45-45]
	03:35	Team Timeout : Regular
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	03:35
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	03:35
	03:35	Livingston Substitution replaced by Diaw
	03:35	White Substitution replaced by Augustin
	03:35	Najera Substitution replaced by Brown
	03:23	Diaw Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:22
Korver Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	03:06 [CHI 47-45]
	02:43	Brown Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
	02:42	Brown Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:42	Brown Tip Shot: Missed
	02:39	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:31	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
	02:30	Brown Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:19	Augustin Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rose (2 BLK)
	02:16	Brown Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	02:12	Diaw Layup Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:11
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	01:55 [CHI 49-45]
	01:35 [CHA 47-49]	Henderson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Augustin (2 AST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	01:19
	01:18	Brown Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:12 [CHA 49-49]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Henderson (6 AST)
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:56.0
Team Timeout : Regular	00:56.0
	00:56.0	Henderson Substitution replaced by Livingston
	00:35.5	Cunningham Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	00:13.4 [CHI 52-49]
	00:00.3	Diaw Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (45-18)		Charlotte Bobcats (26-38)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37 [CHA 51-52]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	11:24	McGuire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:24 [CHI 53-51]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:24 [CHI 54-51]
	11:09 [CHA 53-54]	Brown Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Henderson (7 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)	10:56 [CHI 56-53]
	10:34	McGuire Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	10:33
Noah Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:27
Noah Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	10:27
	10:13	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	10:12
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	09:59
	09:57	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:46	Diaw Layup Shot: Missed
	09:46	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Deng Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:46
	09:36	McGuire Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	09:35
Boozer Hook Shot: Missed Block: McGuire (1 BLK)	09:22
Team Rebound	09:20
Noah Illegal Screen Turnover : (4 TO)	09:16
	08:55	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:52
	08:37	McGuire Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	08:31 [CHI 59-53]
Noah Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:18
	08:18	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:18	Team Rebound
	08:18	Diaw Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	08:16
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	08:01
	08:00	Augustin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:49 [CHA 55-59]	Henderson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Boozer Hook Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:22	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:20
Team Timeout : Regular	07:16
Boozer Foul : Offensive Charge (3 PF)	07:03
Boozer Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	07:03
Noah Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:44
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	06:44
	06:44 [CHA 56-59]	Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	06:44 [CHA 57-59]	Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	06:22
	06:20	Team Rebound
	05:58 [CHA 59-59]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)
Boozer Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:32 [CHI 61-59]
	05:15	Diaw Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	05:15	Diaw Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	05:00 [CHI 63-59]
	04:42	Henderson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bogans (1 BLK)
	04:42	Team Rebound
	04:36	McGuire Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:34
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	04:18 [CHI 65-59]
	04:10	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:10	McGuire Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	03:57 [CHA 61-65]	Brown Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Diaw (3 AST)
Rose Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:57
	03:57 [CHA 62-65]	Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
	03:44	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:44 [CHI 66-62]
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:44
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:44 [CHI 67-62]
	03:29 [CHA 64-67]	Diaw Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Henderson (8 AST)
Rose Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	03:08
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:08
	02:54 [CHA 66-67]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Diaw (4 AST)
Deng Layup Shot: Missed	02:30
	02:29	Brown Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	02:22 [CHA 68-67]	Henderson Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Augustin (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	01:56
	01:55	Brown Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	01:33	Henderson Running Hook Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:31
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	01:13 [CHI 70-68]
Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:53.7
	00:53.7 [CHA 69-70]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:53.7	Diaw Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:52.9
Rose Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	00:40.6 [CHI 72-69]
	00:32.9	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:30.9
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)	00:24.4 [CHI 75-69]
	00:01.9	Cunningham 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Rose (3 BLK)
	00:01.0	Diaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:00.4	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (45-18)		Charlotte Bobcats (26-38)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	11:42
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	11:40
Asik Layup Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:38	Najera Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:15	Livingston Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:14
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:49	Livingston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:34	White Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	10:33
Brewer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Temple (1 BLK)	10:27
Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	10:25
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	10:25 [CHI 77-69]
	10:12	Temple Substitution replaced by Henderson
	09:57	Henderson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:55
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:46	Team Rebound
	09:25	Najera 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:24	Cunningham Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:22	Cunningham Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Asik (1 ST)
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	09:06 [CHI 79-69]
	08:52	Najera Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (2 ST)
Rose Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Najera (2 BLK)	08:45
	08:42	White Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:35 [CHA 72-79]	Najera 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Livingston (4 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:03	Cunningham Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:01	Livingston Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:01	Livingston Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	08:01
Deng Substitution replaced by Boozer	08:01
Rose Substitution replaced by Noah	08:01
Gibson Substitution replaced by Korver	08:01
Asik Substitution replaced by Watson	08:01
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	07:42 [CHI 81-72]
	07:20	Najera Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	07:19
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)	07:13 [CHI 84-72]
Watson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:54
	06:54	Najera Substitution replaced by Brown
	06:54	Livingston Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:54	Team Rebound
	06:54	Henderson Substitution replaced by Augustin
	06:54 [CHA 73-84]	Livingston Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Livingston (3 BLK)	06:41
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:39
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	06:37
	06:36	Cunningham Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:20 [CHA 75-84]	Augustin Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Watson Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:09 [CHI 86-75]
	06:09	Livingston Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Watson Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	06:09 [CHI 87-75]
Boozer Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:56
	05:56	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:47	Livingston Jump Shot: Missed
	05:46	Team Rebound
	05:46	White Substitution replaced by Diaw
	05:46	Livingston Substitution replaced by Henderson
	05:35	Henderson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Korver Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)	05:24 [CHI 89-75]
	05:07	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed Block: Korver (1 BLK)
	05:07	Team Rebound
	05:01	Henderson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Korver (1 ST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Brewer (3 AST)	04:55 [CHI 92-75]
	04:40	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	04:38
	04:24	Brown Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:24
	04:24	Diaw Substitution replaced by Temple
	04:24	Henderson Substitution replaced by McGuire
	04:24	Augustin Substitution replaced by White
Korver Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:24 [CHI 93-75]
Korver Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (18 PTS)	04:24 [CHI 94-75]
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	04:24
Noah Dunk Shot: Missed Block: McGuire (2 BLK)	04:02
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:59
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:57	Cunningham Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:38 [CHA 77-94]	White Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Cunningham (2 AST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:16	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:06	Brown Layup Shot: Missed
	03:04	Cunningham Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	03:04 [CHA 79-94]	Cunningham Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Brewer Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Watson (4 AST)	02:47 [CHI 96-79]
Noah Foul : Personal (5 PF)	02:28
	02:25	Temple 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	02:24
Noah Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	02:10
	01:55	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	01:54
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGuire (3 BLK)	01:37
	01:35	Temple Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:35 [CHA 81-96]	Cunningham Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Temple (1 AST)
Korver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:35
	01:35 [CHA 82-96]	Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	01:14
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)	01:12
	01:02	McGuire Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Watson (5 AST)	00:53.2 [CHI 99-82]
	00:29.8	Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Korver Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Watson (6 AST)	00:14.2 [CHI 101-82]
	00:02.5	White Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brewer (1 BLK)
	00:02.5	White Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:02.5 [CHA 84-101]	White Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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