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Friday, February 22, 2013

7:00 PM ET - Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC

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Preview | Recap | Notebook

Bulls-Bobcats Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Feb 22 2013 1:14AM

The speculative saga of Derrick Rose's return took an odd twist Thursday when the former MVP's brother insisted the talent around the Chicago Bulls' injured star wasn't enough to win a championship.

That supporting cast has been more than good enough in Charlotte recently.

The Bulls won a pair of road games against the Bobcats last season by more than 30 points - both without Rose - and hope another trip to Time Warner Cable Arena can help them avoid a sixth loss in eight games.

Rose has been participating in five-on-five drills, leading some to believe he's on the verge of returning to the Bulls (31-23) after recovering from the ACL tear that knocked him out of last season's playoffs.

But Derrick's older brother, Reggie, wasn't pleased with the team's decision to stand pat at Thursday's trade deadline, telling ESPNChicago.com the lack of a move could be a big factor in Rose returning this season.

The elder Rose said "all roads to the championship lead through Miami," and the Heat seemed to illustrate the gap between the two Thursday night. With Kirk Hinrich sidelined and Chicago down to Nate Robinson and rookie Marquis Teague at the point, the Bulls committed a season-high 27 turnovers and shot 37.3 percent in an 86-67 home loss to Miami.

"Nobody played well," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "... (The Heat) are playing great. If you have a bad two or three minutes of play, you're going to crush yourself and that is what we did tonight."

The Bulls now have a trip to Charlotte sandwiched between games with last season's NBA finalists - they'll visit Oklahoma City on Sunday - and it would seem to be easy to overlook the league-worst Bobcats (13-41).

They already appeared to do that once, though, falling 91-81 at home to Charlotte on New Year's Eve before bouncing back with a 93-85 victory Jan. 28.

Chicago has been held under 70 points twice in the last three games, but perhaps it'll fare better in a place where it hit on all cylinders without Rose last season. The Bulls held the Bobcats to 64 points in a 31-point rout on Feb. 10, 2012, then rolled to a 100-68 victory behind 22 points from Richard Hamilton on April 18.

Chicago had the Eastern Conference's second-best road record last season and is an East-best 16-10 this season. The Bobcats, meanwhile, will be looking to avoid a 19th defeat in their last 21 home games after Wednesday's 105-99 loss to Detroit.

"Our biggest problem was defensively, we weren't able to get stops," guard Kemba Walker said. "We missed a lot of rotations and weren't talking to each other. We weren't in sync tonight. We've got to get that back."

Walker has scored 18 points apiece in this season's contests with the Bulls, but is shooting just 32.8 percent in five career meetings.

The Bobcats were unable to find a taker for former Bull Ben Gordon, who's set to make $13.2 million next season, prior to Thursday's deadline, instead making a smaller deal by getting Orlando's Josh McRoberts for Hakim Warrick. Gordon has been dreadful lately, averaging 7.1 points on 29.5 percent shooting over his last seven games.

It's unclear if the elbow problem that has kept Hinrich out for eight of the last nine games will sideline him Friday, but it's very easy to see that Chicago's offense runs much better with him. The Bulls are 13-3 since January when Hinrich plays, averaging 95.9 points, and 2-7 when he doesn't while scoring 88.1 per game.

Balanced scoring leads Bulls past Bobcats 105-75

By STEVE REED
Posted Feb 22 2013 10:44PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Taj Gibson said the Chicago Bulls need to get back to last season's philosophy of putting tough losses behind them and not dropping back-to-back games.

They did just that on Friday night.

Gibson scored 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Bulls beat Michael Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats 105-75. The win came after a disappointing 19-point loss at home to the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

"We liked the way were able to bounce back after a bad loss," Gibson said. "Last year we wouldn't allow ourselves to lose two straight games. We need that same mindset."

Now the tough part will be stringing two wins together.

The Bulls travel to Oklahoma City to play the Thunder on Sunday night in a game that figures to be a good measuring stick for the Chicago, which was has lost five of its last eight.

This one was over early.

With Jordan looking on from the end of the Charlotte bench, the Bulls jumped out to a 38-19 lead midway through the second quarter and never looked back. Jordan, the Bobcats' owner and former Bulls star, left his seat with about 3 minutes left in the first half and didn't return.

The Bulls had failed to score 100 points in their previous six games and were held to 67 by Miami on Thursday night, but found their groove against the NBA-worst Bobcats.

Carlos Boozer had 10 points and 10 rebounds as eight Bulls finished in double figures.

Luol Deng added 14 points, Nate Robinson, Marco Belinelli and Richard Hamilton all had 12, and Joakim Noah finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

"We were able to get out in transition and get some easy baskets," Noah said. "We had a lot of good ball movement. Everybody was getting an opportunity to score and it just became contagious."

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was happy with his team's energy in what amounted to a trap game.

"We were disappointed in the way we played against Miami," Thibodeau said. "And we felt that we beat ourselves yesterday, so we wanted to correct that. I thought we responded well. The important thing was that we approached today from a standpoint of learning from our mistakes. You can use the (excuse) of `back to back' or `we got in late' and we did none of that. We chose to work, got the lead early and played hard and played well."

The Bobcats shot 33 percent from the field and lost by 20 points or more for the 10th time this season.

Kemba Walker had 27 points to lead Charlotte - his third straight 20-point game - but he wasn't happy with his performance.

"We started off too late," Walker said. "We have to kick it off from the jump. I blame myself. I had to set the tempo."

It was the sluggish Bobcats who looked as though they were on the tail end of a back-to-back.

Charlotte shot just 31 percent from the field in the first half and trailed 51-37 at the break. Meanwhile, the Bulls played with energy from the start, forcing four quick turnovers to build an early 10-point lead they never relinquished.

Chicago finished with 37 assists and only six turnovers.

Charlotte's three highest-paid players - Ben Gordon ($12.4 million), Tyrus Thomas ($8 million) and Gana Diop ($7.4 million) - didn't play.

Gordon had been a regular reserve but fell out of favor with coach Mike Dunlap before the All-Star break after being disruptive in practice. The team attempted to trade him but was unable to unload his contract.

When asked if Gordon not playing was discipline-related, Dunlap said, "It was more (the younger players) getting more minutes. That's not what drove it. What drove it was to get our young guys more minutes."

Dunlap hinted that things aren't likely to change anytime soon for Gordon, who is due to make $13 million next season.

"You're trying to develop a core, so you want to get those young guys minutes," he said.

NOTES: The Bobcats have lost their last four home games against Chicago by an average margin of 30 points. ... Bobcats center Byron Mullens came in averaging 17.6 points and 9.3 rebounds over the past nine games, but was held to two points on 1-of-12 shooting and had just four rebounds. ... Boozer had his fourth straight double-double and his 28th of the season.

Notebook: Bulls 105, Bobcats 75

Derek S. Smith, For NBA.com
Posted Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:03 PM - Updated Fri Feb 22, 2013 11:03 PM

THE FACTS: The Bulls defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 105-75 with a well-rounded performance Friday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. Eight Chicago players scored in double figures with Taj Gibson leading the way with 17 points. Kemba Walker scored 27 points for the Bobcats to lead all scorers.

QUOTABLE: "When everybody is on the same page, defensively, we're a whole different team. We were aggressive form the start of the game and it really set the tone. We were able to get stops, get defensive rebounds and run in transition and get going."

-- Chicago center Joakim Noah

THE STAT: Chicago (32-23) made an impressive turn around in the assists and turnover categories Friday night in Charlotte. The Bulls had 37 assists on 42 made baskets and committed just six turnovers, which were converted into only seven points. Comparatively, the Bobcats (13-42) had 13 assists on 25 made baskets and committed 13 turnovers, which were turned into 21 points. In Chicago's loss Thursday night they had 20 assists on 28 baskets with 27 turnovers which resulted in 24 points.

TURNING POINT: Chicago controlled most of Friday's game, but really pulled away to start the second quarter. The Bulls used a 16-4 run to blow open the game. Marco Belinelli and Gibson combined for 14 of the 16 points in the run as the Bulls took a 40-19 lead after the first five minutes of the quarter. The Bulls were 7-for-8 in that stretch while the Bobcats were just 1-for-9.

QUOTABLE II: "We were disappointed in the way we played last night and we felt that we beat ourselves yesterday and we wanted to correct that. The important thing was the way we approached today. You can use the outs of a back-to-back and getting late, but instead we chose to work and came out ready, got the lead early and played well."

-- Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau

HOT: The Bulls had a well-rounded team effort Friday, but Noah's first half was a strong one. He scored eight points, had five rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots while connecting on 4-for-5 shot attempts. He finished the game with 10 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and a steal.

NOT: Byron Mullens had been on a tear for the Bobcats since returning to the lineup on Feb. 4, but that came to a screaming halt Friday. Mullens was 1-for-12 from the floor and missed all four of his 3-point attempts and finished with only two points.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Walker was the lone bright spot for the Bobcats. He finished the game with 27 points and five rebounds -- a shooting night which saw him make 9-for-17 from the floor, 4-for-6 from behind the arc and connect on all five free-throw attempts. Walker is averaging 25.0 points in his last three games. This is Walker's second time in his career in which he has had three straight 20-point games.

ROOKIE WATCH: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was one of only two Charlotte players in double figures with 10. He added seven assists and a steal in a losing effort. It was his 24th time in double figures this season. Marquis Teague is the lone rookie for the Bulls, and he played 24 minutes with four points, four assists and three rebounds.

NOTABLE: Between the two teams there were a total of 28 players at the game. Of that group, 13 players represented four schools (Duke, 4; Connecticut, 4; Kentucky 3; Ohio State, 2). ...The Bulls have won each of the last four games in Charlotte by at least 27 points with the average margin of victory at 30.0 points. ... Bulls forward Carlos Boozer recorded his fourth straight double-double and 28th of the season. ... Luol Deng scored in double figures for the 45th time this season, while Nate Robinson accomplished that feat for the 34th time this season and Noah the 33rd time. Eight different Bulls scored in double figures for the first time since a 132-92 win over the Sacramento Kings in March 2011. ...This was the 10th loss by 20 or more points this season for Charlotte. ... Ben Gordon did not play for the first time this season when on the active roster. He's averaged 12.4 points in 21.6 minutes this season.

UP NEXT: For the Bulls, Sunday @ Oklahoma City, Tuesday vs. Cleveland, Thursday vs. Philadelphia. For the Bobcats, Saturday vs. Denver, Tuesday @ Clippers, Friday @ Utah.

CHI CHA

50.6% 33.3% 35.7% 25.0% 80.0% 60.0% FG % 3FG% FT %

	CHI	CHA
Total Rebounds	46	45
Offensive Rebounds	10	15
Turnovers	6	12
Fast Break Pts:	10	17
Biggest Lead:	30	2
Points in the Paint:	52	34

	CHI	CHA
p	Gibson 17	Walker 27
rb	Boozer 10	Biyombo 12
a	Noah 8	Mullens 3
s	Butler 2	2 players 1
b	Noah 3	Biyombo 3

12/31 - CHA 91 @ CHI 81
01/28 - CHA 85 @ CHI 93
02/22 - CHI 105 @ CHA 75

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Chicago Bulls (32-23)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
L. Deng	F	27:49	6-12	2-3	0-0	+15	2	3	5	2	0	1	1	1	1	14
C. Boozer	F	25:39	3-9	0-0	4-4	+9	0	10	10	4	3	0	0	0	1	10
J. Noah	C	38:57	4-7	0-0	2-2	+33	3	5	8	8	3	1	2	3	0	10
R. Hamilton	G	24:08	5-14	0-1	0-0	+9	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	1	2	10
N. Robinson	G	24:25	5-11	1-4	1-2	+16	0	2	2	4	4	1	0	0	0	12
M. Teague		23:35	2-4	0-2	0-0	+14	0	3	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	4
T. Gibson		20:40	8-11	0-0	1-2	+14	1	5	6	1	3	0	1	1	1	17
M. Belinelli		20:47	4-6	2-3	2-2	+16	0	5	5	5	4	1	0	0	0	12
J. Butler		23:05	4-5	0-0	4-4	+17	3	1	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	12
N. Mohammed		05:53	1-3	0-0	2-4	+3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4
D. Cook		02:31	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
V. Radmanovic		02:31	0-1	0-1	0-0	+2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
K. Hinrich		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		240	42-83	5-14	16-20		10	36	46	37	26	6	6	7	6	105
			50.6%	35.7%	80.0%		team rebs: 8			total to: 6

Charlotte Bobcats (13-42)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
M. Kidd-Gilchrist	F	25:29	2-8	0-0	6-9	-26	4	3	7	0	1	1	3	0	2	10
B. Mullens	F-C	27:10	1-12	0-4	0-0	-31	1	5	6	3	1	0	3	0	1	2
B. Biyombo	C	35:35	3-4	0-0	1-2	-20	6	6	12	0	2	0	1	3	0	7
G. Henderson	G	26:39	3-11	0-2	3-5	-10	0	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	9
K. Walker	G	36:05	9-17	4-6	5-5	-12	0	5	5	1	1	1	2	0	1	27
R. Sessions		23:15	0-9	0-1	5-8	-11	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	5
J. Adrien		21:18	3-5	0-0	1-2	-1	1	0	1	2	5	0	0	1	0	7
J. Taylor		24:11	4-5	0-1	0-2	-16	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	8
B. Haywood		09:06	0-2	0-0	0-0	-11	1	4	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
R. Williams		11:12	0-2	0-2	0-2	-12	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
D. Diop		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Gordon		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. McRoberts		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		240	25-75	4-16	21-35		15	30	45	13	17	2	12	6	7	75
			33.3%	25.0%	60.0%		team rebs: 10			total to: 13

inactive

Bulls: Rose
Bobcats: Thomas

technical fouls

Bulls: Mohammed
Bobcats: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 1

arena stats

Arena: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
Officials: #38 Michael Smith, #45 Brian Forte, #60 James Williams
Attendance: 17870
Duration: 2:11

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Chicago Bulls (33-23)		Charlotte Bobcats (13-43)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Biyombo vs Noah (Mullens gains possession)
	11:39	Mullens Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
	11:37	Biyombo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:26 [CHA 2-0]	Biyombo Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mullens (1 AST)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	11:00 [CHI 2-2]
	10:34	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Noah Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	10:11 [CHI 4-2]
Noah Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:56
	09:49	Henderson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
	09:48	Biyombo Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:44	Walker Jump Shot: Missed
	09:44	Team Rebound
Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:43
	09:43	Kidd-Gilchrist Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Henderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:18	Henderson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
	09:16	Biyombo Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	09:12	Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:11
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:03
	09:01	Mullens Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:54	Kidd-Gilchrist Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Hamilton Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:39 [CHI 6-2]
	08:19	Kidd-Gilchrist Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	08:07
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:05
Noah Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:05 [CHI 8-2]
	08:01	Team Timeout : Short
	07:47	Henderson Layup Shot: Missed
	07:46	Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:43	Kidd-Gilchrist Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:41
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:34	Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:29	Walker Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:27	Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:20 [CHA 4-8]	Walker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mullens (2 AST)
Noah Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	07:02 [CHI 10-4]
	06:39 [CHA 6-10]	Henderson Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	06:14 [CHI 12-6]
	05:55	Mullens Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:54
Boozer Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	05:42 [CHI 14-6]
Robinson Foul: Personal (2 PF)	05:28
	05:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:28	Kidd-Gilchrist Substitution replaced by Sessions
	05:28	Mullens Substitution replaced by Adrien
Robinson Substitution replaced by Teague	05:28
	05:12	Henderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:11
Hamilton Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	05:00
Hamilton Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:00
	04:42	Adrien Jump Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:41
	04:27	Adrien Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:27 [CHI 15-6]
	04:27	Henderson Substitution replaced by Taylor
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:27 [CHI 16-6]
	04:15	Sessions Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:14
Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Biyombo (1 BLK)	03:57
	03:55	Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:48 [CHA 8-16]	Biyombo Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)
Deng Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (1 AST)	03:25 [CHI 18-8]
Teague Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:00
	03:00 [CHA 9-18]	Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:00
	03:00 [CHA 10-18]	Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Biyombo Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	02:37	Sessions Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:35
Hamilton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Biyombo (2 BLK)	02:33
Team Rebound	02:33
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:15	Biyombo Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	01:56 [CHA 12-18]	Adrien Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Sessions (1 AST)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	01:32
	01:31	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Gibson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:21
	01:21	Biyombo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:21	Team Rebound
Hamilton Substitution replaced by Belinelli	01:21
	01:21 [CHA 13-18]	Biyombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:12	Taylor Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Teague Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:03 [CHI 20-13]
	00:50.5 [CHA 15-20]	Taylor Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Adrien (1 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	00:27.9 [CHI 22-15]
	00:12.9	Walker 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:11.7
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)	00:02.3 [CHI 24-15]
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (33-23)		Charlotte Bobcats (13-43)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Haywood Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:40
Team Rebound	11:40
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:40 [CHI 25-15]
	11:24	Sessions Floating Jump shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:23
Gibson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Teague (2 AST)	11:11 [CHI 27-15]
	10:57	Mullens Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)
	10:55	Team Rebound
Teague Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:52
	10:52 [CHA 16-27]	Sessions Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Teague Substitution replaced by Robinson	10:52
	10:52 [CHA 17-27]	Sessions Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	10:42
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:39
Butler Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)	10:30 [CHI 29-17]
	10:10	Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	10:04 [CHI 32-17]
	10:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:44 [CHA 19-32]	Mullens Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Haywood (1 AST)
Belinelli Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	09:21 [CHI 34-19]
	09:10	Sessions Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:09
Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	09:04 [CHI 36-19]
	08:50	Kidd-Gilchrist Jump Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:49
Belinelli Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)	08:37 [CHI 38-19]
	08:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:31	Sessions Substitution replaced by Walker
	08:31	Taylor Substitution replaced by Biyombo
	08:31	Haywood Substitution replaced by Henderson
	08:15	Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:14	Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	08:00	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
	07:58	Mullens Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:58	Mullens Tip Shot: Missed
	07:58	Team Rebound
	07:52	Mullens Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Belinelli (1 ST)
	07:52	Mullens Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)	07:37 [CHI 40-19]
	07:11	Kidd-Gilchrist Layup Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:09
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Walker (1 ST)	07:02
Belinelli Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:59
	06:59	Mullens Substitution replaced by Adrien
Noah Substitution replaced by Boozer	06:59
	06:51 [CHA 21-40]	Henderson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	06:51
	06:51	Henderson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:50
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:27	Biyombo Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Gibson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:23
	06:23 [CHA 22-40]	Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:23 [CHA 23-40]	Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	06:06
	06:05	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:03	Walker Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
	05:58	Biyombo Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:58 [CHI 41-23]
	05:58	Kidd-Gilchrist Substitution replaced by Sessions
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:58 [CHI 42-23]
	05:37 [CHA 25-42]	Henderson Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (6 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Biyombo (3 BLK)	05:17
	05:15	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Belinelli Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:13
	05:13 [CHA 26-42]	Sessions Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:13	Sessions Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:12
Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Adrien (1 BLK)	04:51
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:50
	04:50	Henderson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:50 [CHI 43-26]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:50 [CHI 44-26]
	04:37 [CHA 28-44]	Walker Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)	04:20 [CHI 46-28]
Boozer Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:05
	04:05 [CHA 29-46]	Adrien Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:05	Adrien Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	04:03	Sessions Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Gibson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:49
	03:49 [CHA 30-46]	Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah	03:49
Butler Substitution replaced by Deng	03:49
	03:49 [CHA 31-46]	Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	03:25
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:24
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Sessions Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:07	Sessions Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:06
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Biyombo Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:41	Adrien Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:40
	02:40	Adrien Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	02:40
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:40 [CHI 47-31]
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:40
	02:38	Henderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:20
	02:20 [CHA 32-47]	Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Butler	02:20
	02:20	Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	02:18	Team Rebound
	02:18	Jump Ball Adrien vs Noah (Biyombo gains possession)
Belinelli Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:03
	02:03 [CHA 33-47]	Sessions Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	02:03	Adrien Substitution replaced by Kidd-Gilchrist
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Hamilton	02:03
	02:03	Sessions Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:00
Hamilton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:45
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:42
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:38
	01:36	Biyombo Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	01:30	Walker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)	01:21 [CHI 49-33]
Noah Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:03
	01:03	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:03	Team Rebound
	01:03 [CHA 34-49]	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kidd-Gilchrist (1 ST)	00:48.9
	00:43.8	Sessions Layup Shot: Missed
	00:42.8	Biyombo Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	00:42.8 [CHA 36-49]	Biyombo Putback Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)	00:25.4 [CHI 51-36]
Hamilton Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:08.5
	00:08.5	Sessions Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:08.5	Team Rebound
	00:08.5 [CHA 37-51]	Sessions Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (33-23)		Charlotte Bobcats (13-43)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:45	Henderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:36	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:35
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (2 AST)	11:24 [CHI 54-37]
	10:57	Mullens Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:56
Noah Driving Hook Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:40	Biyombo Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	10:35 [CHA 39-54]	Kidd-Gilchrist Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Walker (1 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (3 AST)	10:22 [CHI 56-39]
	10:08	Mullens Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	10:07
Hamilton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Henderson (1 BLK)	09:58
Hamilton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:56
Robinson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (4 AST)	09:52 [CHI 58-39]
	09:42	Walker Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	09:41
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	09:33
	09:31	Mullens Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Robinson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:30
	09:30 [CHA 40-58]	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	09:30 [CHA 41-58]	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:08	Henderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:46	Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:43	Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	08:43	Kidd-Gilchrist Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	08:40
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)	08:22 [CHI 61-41]
	08:08	Mullens Jump Shot: Missed
	08:06	Biyombo Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	08:03 [CHA 43-61]	Kidd-Gilchrist Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:42	Walker Layup Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:40
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	07:35
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:32
Deng Tip Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Mullens Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Hamilton Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	07:30
	07:30 [CHA 44-61]	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	07:30	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	07:28
	07:11	Kidd-Gilchrist Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Robinson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:04 [CHI 63-44]
	07:01	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:01	Kidd-Gilchrist Substitution replaced by Taylor
	06:51	Henderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:50
Hamilton Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Noah (5 AST)	06:34 [CHI 65-44]
	06:21	Walker Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Hamilton (1 BLK)
	06:20	Biyombo Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
	06:10 [CHA 46-65]	Taylor Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:53	Taylor Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Robinson (4 AST)	05:46 [CHI 67-46]
	05:32 [CHA 49-67]	Walker 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Henderson (1 AST)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Robinson Foul: Personal (4 PF)	04:59
	04:59	Henderson Substitution replaced by Sessions
Robinson Substitution replaced by Teague	04:59
	04:50	Sessions 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:49
Deng Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Boozer (4 AST)	04:31 [CHI 69-49]
	04:19 [CHA 51-69]	Walker Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:51
Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	03:34 [CHI 71-51]
	03:07	Mullens Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:44 [CHI 73-51]
	02:28	Mullens 3pt Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:27
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:16
Team Timeout : Regular	02:16
	02:16	Mullens Substitution replaced by Adrien
	02:16	Biyombo Substitution replaced by Haywood
	01:53 [CHA 54-73]	Walker 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Taylor (2 AST)
Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed	01:35
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	01:34
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:23 [CHA 56-73]	Walker Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Noah Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	01:23
	01:23 [CHA 57-73]	Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Noah Layup Shot: Missed	01:00
Team Rebound	01:00
	01:00	Adrien Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)
Teague 3pt Shot: Missed	00:45.9
	00:44.9	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:34.1	Walker Driving Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:34.1
	00:34.1	Walker Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:34.1 [CHI 74-57]
Hamilton Substitution replaced by Butler	00:34.1
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:34.1 [CHI 75-57]
	00:19.9	Sessions Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	00:17.7
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Teague (3 AST)	00:03.1 [CHI 78-57]
	00:00.3	Walker 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (33-23)		Charlotte Bobcats (13-43)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:47	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:33	Sessions Layup Shot: Missed Block: Teague (1 BLK)
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:31
Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:27
	11:25	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:20 [CHA 59-78]	Adrien Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Sessions (2 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Noah (6 AST)	10:57 [CHI 80-59]
	10:37	Haywood Turnaround Bank shot: Missed
	10:36	Adrien Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Butler Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:36
	10:26 [CHA 61-80]	Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Adrien (2 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)	10:04 [CHI 82-61]
	09:42	Haywood Hook Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:40
	09:30	Adrien Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:15	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:10	Sessions Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Teague (4 AST)	08:51 [CHI 84-61]
	08:39	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:39	Sessions Substitution replaced by Henderson
	08:39	Taylor Substitution replaced by Biyombo
	08:39	Haywood Substitution replaced by Walker
	08:19 [CHA 63-84]	Adrien Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Noah (7 AST)	08:02 [CHI 87-63]
	07:35	Biyombo Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:32
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	07:21
Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	07:19
	07:13	Williams Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:13 [CHI 88-63]
Belinelli Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:13 [CHI 89-63]
	06:54 [CHA 65-89]	Walker Pullup Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:38
	06:30	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:29
Butler Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (3 AST)	06:24 [CHI 91-65]
	06:24	Henderson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	06:24 [CHI 92-65]
	06:07 [CHA 68-92]	Walker 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Butler Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Noah (8 AST)	05:53 [CHI 94-68]
	05:53	Henderson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
	05:53
Noah Substitution replaced by Mohammed	05:53
	05:53	Biyombo Substitution replaced by Taylor
	05:53	Adrien Substitution replaced by Mullens
	05:53	Williams Substitution replaced by Kidd-Gilchrist
Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	05:53 [CHI 95-68]
	05:30 [CHA 71-95]	Walker 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Mullens (3 AST)
Mohammed Layup Shot: Missed Block: Taylor (1 BLK)	05:13
	05:11	Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
Belinelli Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	05:05
	05:05	Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:05	Team Rebound
	05:05	Walker Substitution replaced by Williams
	05:05	Henderson Substitution replaced by Biyombo
	05:05	Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:02
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (4 AST)	04:51 [CHI 97-71]
	04:34	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:32
	04:22	Biyombo Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:22
Team Rebound	04:22
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:22
	04:20	Mullens Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:10	Kidd-Gilchrist Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:08
Butler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (5 AST)	03:54 [CHI 99-71]
	03:29	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)
Teague 3pt Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Kidd-Gilchrist Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	03:14	Kidd-Gilchrist Layup Shot: Missed
	03:11	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:11 [CHA 73-99]	Taylor Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Mohammed Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Butler (4 AST)	02:50 [CHI 101-73]
	02:31	Biyombo Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
	02:31	Biyombo Substitution replaced by Adrien
Gibson Substitution replaced by Cook	02:31
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	02:31
Teague Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Cook (1 AST)	02:08 [CHI 103-73]
	01:58	Mullens Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Radmanovic Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	01:48
Radmanovic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:48
	01:29	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:28
Mohammed Jump Bank Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Mullens Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Mohammed Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:00
	01:00 [CHA 74-103]	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:00 [CHA 75-103]	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.9	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Mohammed Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:33.2
	00:33.2	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:33.2	Team Rebound
	00:33.2	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:31.9
	00:19.7	Adrien Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Mohammed Technical	00:19.7
	00:19.7	Kidd-Gilchrist Free Throw Technical Missed
Team Rebound	00:19.7
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:19.7 [CHI 104-75]
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:19.7 [CHI 105-75]
End of 4th Quarter

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