Clippers-Bulls Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Dec 10 2012 4:55PM

The Los Angeles Clippers have won six in a row as they continue to get a boost from one of the best benches in the NBA.

While the Chicago Bulls don't figure to reach their full potential until Derrick Rose comes back, they've also gotten hot of late.

Having enjoyed lots of recent success in Chicago, the Clippers try for their first seven-game run in 21 seasons Tuesday night when they face the Bulls, winners of a season-best three in a row.

Los Angeles (14-6) has outscored opponents by an average of 16.8 points in its second six-game win streak of the season. The Clippers, who last took seven straight during a team-record eight-game run in 1991-92, cruised past Toronto 102-83 on Sunday.

Los Angeles held the Raptors to 39.0 percent shooting overall and 10 points in the fourth quarter, allowing one field goal over the final nine minutes.

"That's all defense," guard Jamal Crawford said after scoring 16 points off the bench. "Whenever you get a team stagnant and they can't score, it's defense."

The Clippers, who rested starters Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Willie Green for the entire fourth quarter and Caron Butler for all but 1:36, continue to rely heavily on their reserves. Los Angeles is getting 41.8 points off the bench to rank near the top of the league and is 11-0 when its reserves score at least 41.

"As long as I've been in the league, through 20 games I've never played this least amount of minutes," Paul said. "I should have no arguments about being tired. I'm also enjoying cheering on guys out there playing. We like to see each other succeed."

Los Angeles surely likes its chances to keep doing that in Chicago (11-8), where it's taken nine of 11. The Clippers also beat the Bulls 101-80 at home Nov. 17, outscoring Chicago 53-25 off the bench.

The Bulls, though, have won five of six while limiting foes to 86.7 points per contest in that stretch. They shut down a New York team that was without Carmelo Anthony in a 93-85 victory Saturday, limiting the Knicks to a season-worst 32.1 percent shooting and outrebounded them 47-40.

"It takes awhile for a team to understand how hard we have to play. I think we're getting there," forward Luol Deng told the Bulls' official website after scoring 22 points. "I'm not saying we've figured it out and got it down, but we were a lot better tonight than we were at the beginning of the season.

"As long as we continue to do what we are doing, we're going to get better as the season goes on."

With Rose working his way back from a torn ACL and Richard Hamilton out with a foot injury, Marco Belinelli has stepped up to average 20.3 points over the last three games - significantly higher than his season mark of 7.6. He scored 22 in his fourth straight start Saturday.

"This is not my first year in the league," Belinelli said. "This is my sixth year. I don't want to be just a 3-point shooter. I want to be a complete guy. (Saturday) we played offense and defense, rebound, ran. That's the way we have to play."

The Bulls could also be without starting point guard Kirk Hinrich on Tuesday due to an injured left elbow. He's listed as day-to-day.

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Griffin leads streaking Clippers past Bulls 94-89

Posted Dec 12 2012 1:56AM

CHICAGO (AP) Chris Paul liked the way the Los Angeles Clippers grinded out an ugly win when they were challenged.

Blake Griffin had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Los Angeles beat the Chicago Bulls 94-89 on Tuesday night for its seventh straight victory, the team's longest winning streak in two decades.

Marco Belinelli hit a 3-pointer with less than a minute left to cut Chicago's deficit to 89-87, but Paul answered with a floater in the lane, then iced it with three free throws down the stretch as Los Angeles snapped the Bulls' season-high three-game winning streak.

Paul finished with 18 points and four assists, below the 20 and 10 he averaged in his first dozen games against Chicago but enough for the Clippers to sweep the season series for the first time since 2009-10.

"I kind of forgot what it was like to play in the fourth quarter," said Paul, who hadn't seen late action since Dec. 3 at Utah. "But at the end, we knew we were on the road and we'd have to withstand a run we knew they would make. Our defense kept us in the game."

Chicago shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, but only 1 of 6 in the fourth quarter.

"We want our identity to be a defensive identity," Paul said. "We're still trying to build that."

The Clippers (15-6) are on their longest winning streak since an eight-game run during the 1991-92 season. They have won 10 of 12 at the United Center.

Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Bulls, who had won five of six overall.

It was Boozer's 10th double-double in 13 games, but he missed a pair of free throws and was called for an offensive foul during a crucial sequence 3 minutes into the fourth quarter as Chicago failed to cut into the Clippers' lead.

The Bulls (11-9) had held opponents below 90 points in seven of their last nine games, though they did keep the Clippers under 100 for the first time during their seven-game run.

Griffin was a force inside throughout, quieting the home crowd with his thunderous dunks. He also knocked down his first 3-pointer of the season in the second quarter after missing five previous attempts.

"Games on the road like this, after we had a little bit of success, six games, coming on the road, you don't want to have a letdown," Griffin said. "Chicago's a tough team. These are the kinds of wins you need."

The Western Conference Player of the Week then followed with a pair of rim-shaking dunks in transition as part of a 15-5 Clippers run to end the first half. They went into halftime with a seven-point lead, matching their biggest advantage of the game to that point.

"The end of the second quarter changed the game," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We started dancing with the ball. When you do that it leads to turnovers, live ball, and transition baskets for them. We shot ourselves in the foot there.

"You can't do that against good teams."

Griffin averaged 30.3 points and 12.0 rebounds in his first four career games against Chicago. The only team he has better numbers against is the New York Knicks (31.1 ppg).

Griffin had 26 points and 10 rebounds in his team's 101-80 win over Chicago on Nov. 17 in Los Angeles.

Joakim Noah finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds. It marked the first time the Bulls have lost when both Noah and Boozer have double-doubles (8-1).

Luol Deng was held to just eight points, his lowest output since a seven-point performance in Chicago's season opener.

He and Noah committed four turnovers apiece. Chicago turned the ball over 16 times.

"We can't put that team in transition," Noah said. "The turnovers hurt us."

Defense ruled early as both teams struggled out of the chute. Los Angeles missed its first six field-goal attempts before Caron Butler finally knocked down a jumper more than 3 minutes in. Chicago fared little better, starting 1 of 10 from the floor.

The Bulls had to go to the bench after two fouls were called on Kirk Hinrich in the first quarter, but Nate Robinson and Taj Gibson provided a spark in relief.

Robinson knocked down a pair of 3s to help Chicago keep pace, and Gibson's jumper midway through the second quarter gave the Bulls their first lead since the opening minutes.

Gibson scored eight of his 10 points in the second quarter.

Jamal Crawford, the NBA's leading bench scorer, finished with 10 points for Los Angeles. They all came in the second after being tripped by Robinson, who was called for a flagrant foul.

NOTES: Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said it was "a little bit" surprising that Griffin's player of the week award, announced Monday, was his first such honor since entering the league in 2010. "Those things happen when you win," Del Negro said. "You get recognized for winning, and I think Blake is most pleased with that." ... Clippers F Grant Hill (right knee bone bruise) "felt pretty good" after running on Monday, according to Del Negro. Hill will continue to run every other day, but there is still no timetable for his return. ... Hinrich (left elbow) was able to start after missing the second half of Saturday's win against New York. "It says a lot about his toughness," Thibodeau said. "I don't measure him statistically. I measure by how he's running the team, how he's leading our defense."

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Notebook: Clippers 94, Bulls 89

Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:54 AM - Updated Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:54 AM

THE FACTS: The Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to a season-high seven games with a 94-89 victory over the host Chicago Bulls Tuesday at the United Center. The Bulls, who had their own three-game winning streak broken, could not stay with the high-flying Clippers in the second half. Blake Griffin had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers. Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls, who lost to the Clippers by 21 in Los Angeles in November.

THE FACTS II: The Clippers, who were held to 40 percent shooting in the first half, shot almost 53 percent in the second half. Four of their 10 baskets in the fourth quarter were dunks.

QUOTABLE I: "I think that shows we are a defensive team."
-- Clippers guard Chris Paul on all of the Clippers' fast-break points off defensive steals.

THE STAT: The Bulls, who average four made 3-pointers a game, had a season-high 10 in the game Tuesday, going 10-for-20 from long range. Marco Belinelli had four 3-pointers, tying the Clippers for the game.

THE STAT II: The Clippers attempted 23 free throws to just 12 for the home team Bulls, and outscored the Bulls 16-9 from the stripe.

TURNING POINT: The Clippers scored the last six points of the first half to open a seven-point lead. The Bulls pulled back into the lead in the third quarter but an 8-2 run at the start of the fourth quarter put the Clippers safely ahead. Eric Bledsoe had two of the four baskets in that stretch for the Clippers.

INJURY UPDATE: Kirk Hinrich started and played 29 minutes after missing the second half of Saturday's game with a hyperextended elbow.

QUOTABLE II: "The end of the second quarter changed the game. We started dancing with the ball."
-- Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau

GOOD MOVE: When the Clippers built up their bench, they helped save their starting lineup. No Los Angeles starter played more than 37 ½ minutes, while the Bulls had three players play more than 40 minutes, and Deng played four seconds shy of 40.

BAD MOVE: See above.

NOTABLE: The last time a Clippers team won seven games in a row was in the 1991-92 season when they won eight straight, setting the franchise mark in Los Angeles... the Bulls play their next six games against teams that are above .500... Chicago's Nate Robinson was called for a flagrant foul for lifting his foot up while on the ground in an attempt to trip Jamal Crawford... Blake Griffin had his first made 3-pointer of the season and is now one for seven from behind the arc.

UP NEXT: For the Bulls, Wednesday at Philadelphia, Saturday vs. Brooklyn, Monday at Memphis. For the Clippers, Wednesday at Charlotte, Saturday at Milwaukee, Monday at Detroit.

• Clippers: Billups, Hill, Thompkins
• Bulls: Hamilton, Rose

• Clippers: --
• Bulls: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #38 Michael Smith, #54 Nick Buchert
• Attendance: 21571
• Duration: 2:18

Los Angeles Clippers (16-6)		Chicago Bulls (11-10)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Jordan (Griffin gains possession)
Jordan Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:34
Griffin Putback Layup Shot: Missed	11:34
Team Rebound	11:31
Griffin Pullup Jump shot: Missed	11:11
	11:10	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:57	Deng Floating Jump shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:56
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	10:31
	10:30	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:10	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
	10:09	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:09	Boozer Tip Shot: Missed
	10:07	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:57 [CHI 2-0]	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Butler Pullup Jump shot: Missed	09:41
Jordan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:41
	09:41	Hinrich Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:41
Team Rebound	09:41
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:41 [LAC 1-2]
	09:27	Boozer Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:25
Paul Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:53	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)
	08:51	Belinelli Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:50	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:49
Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (1 AST)	08:42 [LAC 3-2]
	08:28	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:27
Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)	08:21
	08:19	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:05	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:04
	08:00	Noah Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:00
Team Rebound	08:00
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:00
	07:59	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:45	Belinelli Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:43
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	07:32
Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:31
Green Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jordan (1 AST)	07:29 [LAC 5-2]
	07:06 [CHI 4-5]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)
	06:51	Belinelli Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (3 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)	06:51 [LAC 6-4]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)	06:51 [LAC 7-4]
Butler Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)	06:51 [LAC 8-4]
	06:38	Boozer Running Jump Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:37
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:26
Jordan Jump Shot: Missed	06:20
	06:19	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:16 [CHI 6-8]	Noah Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)
Paul 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	05:53 [LAC 11-6]
	05:39 [CHI 8-11]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (3 AST)
Griffin Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Paul (2 AST)	05:21 [LAC 13-8]
	04:58 [CHI 10-13]	Hinrich Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (4 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:29	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:28
	04:19	Hinrich Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	04:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:19	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:19 [LAC 14-10]
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:19 [LAC 15-10]
	04:00	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Paul (1 ST)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (3 AST)	03:49 [LAC 17-10]
	03:24	Boozer Floating Jump shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:23
Butler Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	03:16
	03:14	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:08 [CHI 13-17]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
Griffin Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)	02:48
	02:46	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:43 [CHI 15-17]	Belinelli Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	02:12
	02:11	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Butler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:59
Team Timeout : Regular	01:59
Butler Substitution replaced by Odom	01:59
Green Substitution replaced by Barnes	01:59
Jordan Substitution replaced by Crawford	01:59
	01:59	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:59	Team Rebound
	01:59 [CHI 16-17]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Barnes Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:42
	01:29	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:28
Barnes Layup Shot: Missed	01:11
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:10
Barnes Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:10 [LAC 19-16]
	00:50.9	Boozer Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:49.5
Paul Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:43.5 [LAC 21-16]
	00:24.2 [CHI 18-21]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.1	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (16-6)		Chicago Bulls (11-10)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:39
Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)	11:26
	11:26	Robinson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:18
	11:09	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Turiaf Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:57
	10:40	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	10:39	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:33	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bledsoe (1 ST)
	10:32	Robinson Foul: Flagrant Type 1 (1 PF) (2 FTA)
	10:32	Deng Substitution replaced by Butler
Crawford Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:32 [LAC 22-18]
Crawford Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:32 [LAC 23-18]
Turiaf Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Belinelli (1 ST)	10:24
	10:13 [CHI 20-23]	Gibson Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	10:00
Team Rebound	10:00
	10:00	Gibson Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Turiaf Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:51 [LAC 25-20]
	09:26	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:25
Bledsoe Jump Shot: Missed	09:08
	09:07	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:53 [CHI 23-25]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (1 AST)	08:32 [LAC 28-23]
	08:16 [CHI 26-28]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:02 [LAC 30-26]
	07:46	Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bledsoe (2 ST)
Bledsoe Running Layup Shot: Missed	07:41
	07:40	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:35 [CHI 29-30]	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:26
Turiaf Jump Shot: Missed	07:09
	07:08	Belinelli Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:53 [CHI 31-30]	Gibson Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)
Crawford Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:35 [LAC 32-31]
	06:18 [CHI 33-32]	Gibson Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:02	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:56	Belinelli Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Barnes (1 BLK)
	05:55	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:54
	05:54	Noah Substitution replaced by Boozer
Odom Substitution replaced by Jordan	05:54
Turiaf Substitution replaced by Griffin	05:54
	05:54	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Deng
	05:54	Jump Ball Gibson vs Bledsoe (Robinson gains possession)
	05:48	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
	05:46	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Jordan Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:46
	05:46 [CHI 34-32]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Paul	05:46
	05:46	Robinson Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	05:46 [CHI 35-32]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:30	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Barnes Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:21
	05:06	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Griffin 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Barnes (1 AST)	04:42 [LAC 35-35]
	04:26 [CHI 38-35]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Paul Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:59	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:58
Crawford Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Barnes (2 AST)	03:54 [LAC 37-38]
	03:44	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:44	Gibson Substitution replaced by Belinelli
	03:44	Butler Substitution replaced by Noah
Barnes Substitution replaced by Butler	03:44
	03:30	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Paul (2 ST)
Griffin Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Paul (4 AST)	03:26 [LAC 39-38]
	03:08	Belinelli Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Paul (3 ST)
Griffin Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	03:05 [LAC 41-38]
	02:46	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	02:44	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:44 [CHI 40-41]	Boozer Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Jordan Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)	02:26 [LAC 43-40]
	02:11	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:10
Jordan Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	02:05
Jordan Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:05
	01:46	Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	01:39
Jordan Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	01:38
Jordan Putback Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:38 [LAC 45-40]
	01:31	Team Timeout : Short
	01:10	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	01:10	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Jordan Foul: Personal (3 PF)	01:10
Jordan Substitution replaced by Odom	01:10
	01:02	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:01
Crawford Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Griffin (1 AST)	00:52.3 [LAC 47-40]
	00:36.9	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:35.7
Paul Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:28.8
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:26.9
Griffin 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:03.8	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:00.1	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Clippers (16-6)		Chicago Bulls (11-10)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	Deng Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	11:49	Deng Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Griffin Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	11:36 [LAC 49-40]
	11:23	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Paul Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)	11:15
	11:11 [CHI 42-49]	Belinelli Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Paul Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:49 [LAC 51-42]
	10:27 [CHI 44-51]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (5 AST)
Green Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	10:13
Green Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:13
Green Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:01
	09:56 [CHI 46-51]	Boozer Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Noah (6 AST)
Green Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:35 [LAC 53-46]
	09:17	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:16
Green Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:08	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:50 [CHI 48-53]	Boozer Pullup Jump shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (5 AST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:27	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	08:16 [CHI 51-53]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Griffin (2 AST)	07:55 [LAC 55-51]
	07:32 [CHI 54-55]	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Green Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	07:17
	07:10	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	07:09
	07:05	Noah Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Green Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:47
Jordan Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	06:45
Jordan Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:45 [LAC 57-54]
	06:26 [CHI 56-57]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
Green Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	06:26
	06:26 [CHI 57-57]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	06:08
	06:06	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:53 [CHI 60-57]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:51
Green Substitution replaced by Crawford	05:51
	05:39	Boozer Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Paul Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:32 [LAC 59-60]
	05:15	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:14
Paul Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)	05:10 [LAC 61-60]
	04:58	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	04:57
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	04:49
	04:48	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	04:41	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Paul (1 BLK)
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:39
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	04:34
	04:33	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:20 [CHI 63-61]	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)
Griffin Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:59 [LAC 63-63]
	03:36	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	03:35	Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:26	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Paul Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:24
Griffin Jump Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Belinelli Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:50	Boozer Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Jordan Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	02:48
Crawford Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	02:41
Crawford Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:41
	02:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Butler Substitution replaced by Barnes	02:41
Jordan Substitution replaced by Odom	02:41
	02:25	Deng Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:24
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:09	Belinelli Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:55	Belinelli Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	01:54	Belinelli Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:54	Belinelli Tip Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:53
	01:50	Deng Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Griffin Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:50 [LAC 64-63]
	01:50	Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson
	01:50	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Butler
Griffin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:50
	01:49	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:32	Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)
	01:28	Hinrich Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:28 [LAC 65-63]
	01:28	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson
Paul Substitution replaced by Bledsoe	01:28
Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:28
	01:26	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:06	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)
	01:04	Noah Foul: Clear Path (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Barnes Free Throw Clear Path 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:04 [LAC 66-63]
Barnes Free Throw Clear Path 2 of 2 Missed	01:04
Team Rebound	01:04
Barnes 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (2 AST)	00:48.1 [LAC 69-63]
	00:30.3 [CHI 65-69]	Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Barnes Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	00:07.3
	00:00.1	Robinson Floating Jump shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Bledsoe Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)	11:37
	11:37	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Barnes (2 ST)
Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Deng (2 ST)	11:31
	11:26 [CHI 67-69]	Butler Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (4 AST)
Bledsoe Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Griffin (3 AST)	11:02 [LAC 71-67]
	10:40	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:39
Griffin Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (3 AST)	10:30 [LAC 73-67]
	10:28	Team Timeout : Regular
Griffin Substitution replaced by Turiaf	10:28
	10:11	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:09	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:09 [CHI 69-73]	Gibson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bledsoe Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:46 [LAC 75-69]
Crawford Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:25
	09:25	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:25	Team Rebound
	09:25	Deng Substitution replaced by Belinelli
	09:25	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:24
Bledsoe Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:13 [LAC 77-69]
	08:47	Gibson Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Turiaf (1 BLK)
	08:44	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:43	Butler Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
	08:42	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	08:40	Boozer Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	08:40	Boozer Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	08:40	Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	08:17
Turiaf Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:16
Bledsoe Floating Jump shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	07:50	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed Block: Barnes (2 BLK)
	07:48	Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	07:47 [CHI 71-77]	Boozer Putback Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	07:17
	07:16	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:07 [CHI 73-77]	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Robinson (5 AST)
Barnes Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	07:07
	07:07 [CHI 74-77]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
Bledsoe Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)	06:53
Odom Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:51
	06:33	Boozer Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:31
Barnes Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Crawford (4 AST)	06:18 [LAC 79-74]
	06:01	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:00
	05:59	Robinson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	05:59
Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Paul	05:59
	05:59	Butler Substitution replaced by Deng
Turiaf Substitution replaced by Griffin	05:59
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:59 [LAC 80-74]
Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:59 [LAC 81-74]
	05:45	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:43	Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	05:43 [CHI 76-81]	Boozer Putback Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Odom Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:23 [LAC 83-76]
	05:10	Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Griffin (1 ST)
Griffin Running Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Crawford (5 AST)	05:05 [LAC 85-76]
	04:53	Team Timeout : Short
	04:53	Robinson Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	04:44	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	04:43	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:43 [CHI 78-85]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Griffin Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:14
	04:13	Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	04:01	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	04:00	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	04:00 [CHI 80-85]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Griffin Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	03:41 [LAC 87-80]
	03:26	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Paul 3pt Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Crawford Foul: Personal (3 PF)	03:05
	02:53	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Griffin Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:52
	02:32	Hinrich Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:32
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	02:23
Griffin Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	02:22
Griffin Tip Shot: Missed	02:22
Griffin Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	02:21
Griffin Tip Shot: Made (22 PTS)	02:21 [LAC 89-80]
Griffin Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:11
	02:11 [CHI 81-89]	Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	02:11 [CHI 82-89]	Belinelli Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Paul Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Belinelli (2 ST)	01:56
Barnes Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:50
	01:50 [CHI 83-89]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:50 [CHI 84-89]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:50
	01:37	Belinelli Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Paul Floating Jump shot: Missed	01:21
Team Rebound	01:20
	01:20	Jump Ball Boozer vs Griffin (Odom gains possession)
Paul Jump Shot: Missed	00:58.9
	00:57.7	Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	00:48.3 [CHI 87-89]	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)
Paul Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:27.1 [LAC 91-87]
	00:27.1	Team Timeout : Regular
Crawford Substitution replaced by Bledsoe	00:27.1
	00:22.5 [CHI 89-91]	Noah Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	00:21.0	Deng Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:21.0 [LAC 92-89]
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:21.0 [LAC 93-89]
	00:21.0	Team Timeout : Short
	00:13.9	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	00:11.9	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:11.9	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:10.0
	00:10.0	Jump Ball Deng vs Barnes (Paul gains possession)
	00:08.5	Hinrich Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:08.5
Team Rebound	00:08.5
Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:08.5 [LAC 94-89]
	00:01.8	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:00.9
End of 4th Quarter