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Sunday, March 24, 2013

7:00 PM ET - Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

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16	27	25	29	97

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Preview | Recap | Notebook

Bulls-Timberwolves Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Mar 24 2013 1:24AM

After struggling for much of this month, the Chicago Bulls managed to overcome their injuries last time out. A matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves could help keep them heading in the right direction.

The short-handed Bulls will try to earn back-to-back wins for only the second time since the beginning of February on Sunday night by adding to their recent dominance over the Timberwolves.

Still awaiting Derrick Rose's return, Chicago was also without Joakim Noah on Saturday against Central Division-leading Indiana. The Bulls still rallied from a 10-point deficit for an 87-84 win.

Luol Deng had a team-best 20 points, and veteran center Nazr Mohammed was one of four Chicago players to score in double figures in his second start this season.

"Everybody stepped up," forward Taj Gibson said. "We don't have time to worry about injuries. Whoever is out there has to do the job."

Noah is also expected to sit out Sunday's visit to Minnesota because of chronic plantar fasciitis in his right foot, and Kirk Hinrich's status is unclear after he bruised his thigh in Saturday's victory. Chicago has also been playing without veteran guard Richard Hamilton (back spasms).

"That is the way we have to play; we have to do it collectively," said coach Tom Thibodeau, whose team has only won three of its last nine games.

The Bulls (37-31) are 9-14 since the beginning of last month, recording their only consecutive wins over that span on Feb. 28 and March 2. They've dropped five of six on the road.

"We kind of lost momentum in the second half of this season. We're just trying to get guys healthy and keep playing the right way," Gibson said. "We did that (against Indiana), but we have another tough test (Sunday). We've got to keep doing our thing."

The Bulls will try for their seventh win in a row over Minnesota (24-43). Chicago won 87-80 at home in the most recent meeting between the teams Nov. 10, with Nate Robinson's 18 points off the bench leading five players in double figures.

The Timberwolves, 8-28 in their last 36 games, will once again face the Bulls without star forward Kevin Love. Minnesota, though, is coming off a 117-86 win at Phoenix on Friday.

In his fourth game back from a strained calf, Andrei Kirilenko led seven Minnesota players in double figures with 20 points. Chase Budinger had 11 in his second game since a four-month absence with a knee injury.

"Whatever your record is, you want to build on something going down the stretch. We got this road win. Now we head home," coach Rick Adelman said. "We'll play a lot of good teams at home (in upcoming games). We've got some people back and we want to try to build off this."

With a healthier rotation, Minnesota will try to build on its first back-to-back home victories since a five-game run at the Target Center from Nov. 30-Dec. 20. The Bulls, however, have won three straight in Minneapolis, including a 111-100 victory last season.

The Bulls got 31 points and 11 assists from Rose in that win while Deng had 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Robinson sparks Bulls to 104-97 win over T-Wolves

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
Posted Mar 25 2013 12:07AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Chicago Bulls played without Joakim Noah for a second straight game, and Derrick Rose has been out all season.

What they've never lost is their take-it-to-you identity, and that's something the Minnesota Timberwolves have been searching for all year long.

Nate Robinson had 22 points and 10 assists and Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bulls to a 104-97 victory over the Timberwolves on Sunday night.

Luol Deng scored 17 points and Taj Gibson had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who remained a half-game back of Atlanta for fifth in the East. With Noah sidelined again by plantar fasciitis, Chicago still outrebounded Minnesota 52-32, including 20 offensive rebounds.

"(Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau) is constantly telling us that we have enough to win on any given night," said guard Jimmy Butler, who had 20 points and nine rebounds. "As long as we go out and play hard, guard, and play for one another, we can win no matter how many men we're down."

Derrick Williams scored 28 points and Ricky Rubio had 15 points and eight assists for the Timberwolves.

Minnesota got as close as five points in the fourth quarter, but the Bulls overpowered the Wolves down the stretch to win back-to-back road games for the first time since Jan. 16-18.

"They could complain about how many guys they've got hurt and they don't do that," Rubio said. "They just play aggressive. We have to learn from that. If they can do it, we can do it, too."

Dante Cunningham's jumper with five minutes to play trimmed a 16-point deficit to 90-85, but Deng grabbed another offensive rebound on the next trip down the floor, then hit Robinson for an open 3-pointer at the top of the arc. The ball swished through, and Robinson pumped his fist as thousands of Bulls fans roared.

"We have to learn to do it first," Wolves coach Rick Adelman said. "You can't let them dominate the game from the start and get a feel for how the game is going to go."

Chicago also played without Richard Hamilton (lower back), Marco Belinelli (abdominal strain) and, of course, Rose, who is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Even without Noah prowling the paint, the Bulls were still the aggressors. Veteran Nazr Mohammed made his second straight start and helped neutralize Nikola Pekovic on the block. Gibson pounded the Wolves on the glass and Robinson, Chicago's 5-foot-9 pit bull, was his typical tenacious self at the point of attack.

"Nate got ejected yesterday, so he was rested," Deng quipped. "He had a lot of energy for us tonight. That was great."

One night after he was kicked out for taking down Pacers guard Lance Stephenson, Robinson gave the Bulls a needed jolt of energy after a sluggish start on a back-to-back. He had 11 points and six assists in the second quarter and fed Gibson for a soaring alley-oop and a 16-point lead just before the half.

"I'm an energy guy off the bench, just get guys fired up and I think I do a pretty good job of that," Robinson said.

Rubio tried to rally the Wolves in the third quarter, throwing bounce passes between Bulls legs for open layups and barreling to the basket with little regard for the left ACL that he tore last March. He returned in December and, even though there's an occasional limp in his gait when he peels himself up from the court after crashing into a defender, his game has been back to where it was before the injury for about the last month.

The Bulls can find some solace in that while their own star point guard works his way back. Rose has been out longer than Rubio was, but he relies so much more on athleticism and explosion than does Rubio.

There is still no target date for Rose's return, leading to some speculation that he may not return this season at all.

NOTES: Timberwolves PF Kevin Love received his commemorative ring for winning the gold at the London Olympics before the game. "I ordered it a size bigger so it can fit my fat finger when I'm 50 or 60," he said. Love has only played in 18 games this season because of a broken right hand. He said he will get a CT scan sometime later this week in hopes of being cleared for contact.

Notebook: Bulls 104, Timberwolves 97

Jim Beilby, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:01 PM - Updated Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:01 PM

THE FACTS: With both teams missing key players, the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-97 on Sunday night.

Despite missing Joakim Noah and Rip Hamilton, Chicago (38-31) took advantage of the absence of Kevin Love and controlled the glass for the entire game. And the physicality of guards Jimmy Butler and super sub Nate Robinson gave Minnesota (24-44) fits, Butler with his size and Robinson with his aggressiveness. Robinson came off the bench to lead Chicago with 22 points and 10 assists, while Butler had 20 points and nine rebounds.

Minnesota made 10-2 a run midway through the third quarter, due largely to the effort of Ricky Rubio. He only scored three points in that run, but he created shots for his teammates and caused havoc on defensive end, cutting a comfortable 16-point Chicago lead to eight. In the fourth quarter, Minnesota hit three straight 3-pointers and made another run to cut the lead to five. But bad fouls and a J. J. Barea technical helped Chicago build their lead back to 15.

Derrick Williams led the way for Minnesota, tying his career high with 28 points. But he only had five rebounds, none offensive, and three turnovers -- the last of which helped kill Minnesota's hope's in the final minutes of the game. Rubio had 15 points, eight assists and five rebounds.

QUOTABLE: "We just didn't play hard enough at the start of the game. They got control of it. The second half, we picked it up, but it was too late. We shot decently, but they killed us on the boards; killed us on the offensive boards."

-- Minnesota coach Rick Adelman

THE STAT: Minnesota shot a better percentage (50 percent to 46.1) and had fewer turnovers (13 to 15). But Chicago established their inside dominance right out of the gate. They built a 21-10 rebounding advantage in the opening frame, and were 11-1 on the offensive boards and 10-0 second chance points in that quarter. Chicago finished with a 60-38 advantage on the glass, a 20-6 advantage in offensive boards and a 50-38 edge in points in the paint.

TURNING POINT: After building an early seven-point lead, Minnesota watched Chicago go on a 32-10 run to finish the first quarter and start the second. Chicago then went on a 13-3 run in which Butler scored five points (all off free throws) and Robinson made a pair of 3s, deflating the Target Center crowd.

QUOTABLE II: "We were in mud to start the game. I thought we had some good looks that we didn't make and we got a second and third shot at it. I thought that that gave us life. Once we got going a bit I thought that was the whole key to the game."

-- Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau

HOT: Robinson was 9-for-16 and 4-for-8 from beyond the arc. And his physical play goaded Barea into a foolish technical foul in the final quarter.

NOT: Kirk Hinrich was 3-for-12 and looked to be still shaking off the rust that accumulated during the games he missed due to a right foot injury.

NOTABLE: Minnesota is coming off a 31-point win in Phoenix, their second-largest road victory in team history. ... Love received his Olympic Gold Metal ring prior to the game. ... Tonight is Chicago's seventh straight victory over Minnesota. ... The last time Minnesota has won on consecutive nights was 98 days ago (December 14 and 15). ... Minnesota has won three of their last four at Target Center, their best streak since winning five in a row at home in December.

UP NEXT: For the Wolves, Tuesday @ Pistons, Wednesday vs. Lakers, Friday vs. Thunder. For the Bulls, Wednesday vs. Miami, Saturday @ Dallas, Sunday vs. Detroit.

CHI MIN

46.1% 50.0% 38.5% 50.0% 70.6% 68.4% FG % 3FG% FT %

	CHI	MIN
Total Rebounds	52	32
Offensive Rebounds	20	6
Turnovers	14	13
Fast Break Pts:	13	17
Biggest Lead:	16	7
Points in the Paint:	38	50

	CHI	MIN
p	Robinson 22	Williams 28
rb	Boozer 12	Pekovic 8
a	Robinson 10	Rubio 8
s	Butler 3	2 players 2
b	3 players 1	Williams 2

11/10 - MIN 80 @ CHI 87
03/24 - CHI 104 @ MIN 97

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Chicago Bulls (38-31)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
L. Deng	F	39:37	7-17	2-6	1-2	+10	3	4	7	4	1	1	1	1	1	17
C. Boozer	F	35:58	9-15	0-0	1-2	+5	5	7	12	4	4	1	5	0	0	19
N. Mohammed	C	21:51	2-6	0-0	0-0	+4	5	5	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
J. Butler	G-F	43:47	5-11	2-2	8-9	+7	3	6	9	2	2	3	0	1	1	20
K. Hinrich	G	23:55	3-12	2-7	0-0	-10	0	2	2	3	2	1	2	0	0	8
N. Robinson		34:26	9-16	4-8	0-2	+14	0	1	1	10	4	0	3	0	2	22
T. Gibson		25:08	5-7	0-0	2-2	+3	4	7	11	2	3	0	3	1	0	12
D. Cook		15:18	1-5	0-3	0-0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
M. Belinelli	NWT - Abdominal Strain
V. Radmanovic	DNP - Coach's Decision
M. Teague	DNP - Coach's Decision
M. Thomas	DNP - Coach's Decision
Totals		240	41-89	10-26	12-17		20	32	52	25	16	7	14	3	4	104
			46.1%	38.5%	70.6%		team rebs: 8			total to: 15

Minnesota Timberwolves (25-44)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
A. Kirilenko	F	25:47	2-6	0-0	0-0	-3	1	2	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	4
D. Williams	F	38:23	11-18	3-5	3-4	-3	0	5	5	0	3	2	3	2	0	28
N. Pekovic	C	30:59	6-9	0-0	3-3	-3	2	6	8	1	2	0	1	1	1	15
L. Ridnour	G	28:10	2-6	0-1	0-0	+2	1	3	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	4
R. Rubio	G	32:19	4-8	0-0	7-10	-7	2	3	5	8	3	1	1	0	0	15
C. Budinger		18:42	3-4	1-2	0-0	-9	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	7
A. Shved		17:31	1-5	1-2	0-2	-2	0	0	0	6	1	1	2	0	1	3
J. Barea		17:17	4-9	1-2	0-0	-5	0	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	1	9
D. Cunningham		21:09	5-10	0-0	0-0	-5	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	10
G. Stiemsma		08:07	1-2	0-0	0-0	-6	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2
M. Gelabale		00:48	0-1	0-0	0-0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Johnson		00:48	0-0	0-0	0-0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Love	DND - Right Hand Surgery
Totals		240	39-78	6-12	13-19		6	26	32	27	19	8	13	4	3	97
			50.0%	50.0%	68.4%		team rebs: 6			total to: 13

inactive

Bulls: Hamilton, Noah, Rose
Timberwolves: Lee, Roy

technical fouls

Bulls: --
Timberwolves: Barea

scoring

Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 2

arena stats

Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #12 Violet Palmer, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 17330
Duration: 2:06

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Chicago Bulls (38-31)		Minnesota Timberwolves (24-44)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Pekovic vs Mohammed (Williams gains possession)
	11:40	Pekovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Butler (1 BLK)
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:38
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:27	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:11	Kirilenko Running Layup Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:09
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:51	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Butler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:40
	10:40 [MIN 1-0]	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:40 [MIN 2-0]	Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	10:26
	10:25	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:17	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:16
Boozer Fadeaway Bank shot: Missed	10:03
	10:02	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:45	Pekovic Hook Shot: Missed
	09:43	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:36	Kirilenko Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Mohammed Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	09:18
	09:17	Rubio Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:11 [MIN 4-0]	Kirilenko Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	08:54
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:52
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	08:47 [CHI 3-4]
	08:27 [MIN 6-3]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (1 AST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	08:09
	08:08	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:57	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:41 [CHI 5-6]
	07:24 [MIN 8-5]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	07:07
	07:02 [MIN 10-5]	Ridnour Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	06:38
Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:36
Mohammed Layup Shot: Missed	06:36
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	06:35
Mohammed Tip Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:34	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Hinrich Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:29
	06:29 [MIN 11-5]	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:29 [MIN 12-5]	Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Butler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:18
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:17
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	06:07
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:06
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	05:58 [CHI 8-12]
	05:36	Ridnour Running Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:35
Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:23 [CHI 10-12]
	05:08	Pekovic Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	05:08	Pekovic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:08	Team Timeout : Regular
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson	05:08
Deng Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:52 [CHI 12-12]
	04:26	Kirilenko Layup Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	04:25
Deng Layup Shot: Missed	04:20
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	04:18
Boozer Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:18 [CHI 14-12]
Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:09
	04:04 [MIN 14-14]	Rubio Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	03:34 [CHI 17-14]
	03:07	Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:06
	03:06	Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Budinger
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:06
Mohammed Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	02:49 [CHI 19-14]
	02:33 [MIN 16-19]	Budinger Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pekovic (1 AST)
Deng Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:11 [CHI 21-16]
	01:51	Pekovic Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:50
Team Timeout : Regular	01:50
	01:50	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Shved
	01:50	Rubio Substitution replaced by Barea
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Cook	01:50
	01:39	Budinger Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:25
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	01:22
	01:21	Pekovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:01	Shved Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	00:57.9
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:55.6
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:50.9
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:49.9
Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pekovic (1 BLK)	00:43.8
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:42.9
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	00:39.9
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	00:38.6
Gibson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:38.6 [CHI 23-16]
	00:31.9	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:30.3
Deng Layup Shot: Missed	00:18.9
	00:17.2	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Deng Foul: Personal (1 PF)	00:17.2
	00:17.2	Williams Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	00:05.9	Barea Layup Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:04.4
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (38-31)		Minnesota Timberwolves (24-44)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:51
	11:50	Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:44	Shved Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:42
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:28	Team Rebound
	11:28	Jump Ball Shved vs Cook (Cunningham gains possession)
	11:09	Shved Jump Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:08
	11:00	Shved Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Cook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)	10:51 [CHI 25-16]
	10:33 [MIN 18-25]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
Robinson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:20 [CHI 27-18]
	10:09 [MIN 20-27]	Stiemsma Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
Gibson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (4 AST)	09:50 [CHI 29-20]
	09:34 [MIN 22-29]	Barea Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cunningham (1 AST)
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	09:14 [CHI 32-22]
	09:02	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:01
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Robinson (5 AST)	08:55 [CHI 35-22]
	08:51	Team Timeout : Regular
Deng Substitution replaced by Boozer	08:51
	08:36	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:35
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	08:18 [CHI 37-22]
	08:07 [MIN 24-37]	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Budinger (1 ST)	07:48
	07:42 [MIN 27-37]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Shved (1 AST)
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:19	Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:09	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:08
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (6 AST)	07:00 [CHI 39-27]
	06:39 [MIN 29-39]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Shved (2 AST)
	06:20	Stiemsma Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:20 [CHI 40-29]
	06:20	Budinger Substitution replaced by Rubio
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:20 [CHI 41-29]
	06:07	Barea Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)
	06:06	Team Rebound
	05:59 [MIN 31-41]	Cunningham Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Shved (3 AST)
Robinson Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:34 [CHI 43-31]
	05:23 [MIN 33-43]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rubio (1 AST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:05 [CHI 46-33]
Gibson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:51
	04:51
Cook Substitution replaced by Hinrich	04:51
	04:51	Shved Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:51	Team Rebound
	04:51	Shved Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:51
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	04:34
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	04:32
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:14	Shved Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	04:13	Team Rebound
	04:13	Shved Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
Butler Substitution replaced by Deng	04:13
	04:13	Barea Substitution replaced by Ridnour
	04:02	Stiemsma Dunk Shot: Missed
	04:01	Rubio Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:53	Stiemsma Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	03:53	Stiemsma Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:53	Stiemsma Substitution replaced by Pekovic
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:26 [MIN 35-46]	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	03:02 [CHI 48-35]
	02:43	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
	02:41	Pekovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:40
Team Timeout : Regular	02:40
	02:40	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Williams
	02:40 [MIN 36-48]	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:40 [MIN 37-48]	Pekovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)	02:22 [CHI 50-37]
Boozer Foul: Personal (2 PF)	02:15
Boozer Substitution replaced by Mohammed	02:15
	02:12	Kirilenko Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Mohammed (1 ST)
Gibson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Robinson (7 AST)	02:02 [CHI 52-37]
	01:47	Rubio Jump Shot: Missed
	01:46	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:39 [MIN 39-52]	Pekovic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rubio (2 AST)
Robinson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	01:39
	01:39 [MIN 40-52]	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	01:19
Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	01:17
Gibson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	01:05
	00:50.9	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:49.8
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)	00:29.3 [CHI 54-40]
	00:10.9	Rubio Layup Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:09.8
Gibson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Robinson (8 AST)	00:04.9 [CHI 56-40]
	00:01.0 [MIN 43-56]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (38-31)		Minnesota Timberwolves (24-44)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Deng Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:32
	11:17	Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	11:16
Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	10:54 [CHI 58-43]
	10:35	Kirilenko Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
Hinrich Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (1 ST)	10:34
	10:30 [MIN 45-58]	Rubio Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	10:30
	10:30 [MIN 46-58]	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Boozer Turnover : Inbound Turnover (3 TO)	10:30
	10:28	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:27
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:03	Pekovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:54	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	09:53
	09:45	Pekovic Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)	09:38 [CHI 60-46]
	09:16	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:14
Deng Step Back Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	08:54 [CHI 62-46]
	08:34 [MIN 48-62]	Pekovic Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Butler Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)	08:16 [CHI 64-48]
	07:53	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	07:52
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	07:41
	07:37 [MIN 50-64]	Williams Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	07:12
	07:11	Ridnour Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:06 [MIN 52-64]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (3 AST)
	06:46	Williams Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:46 [CHI 65-52]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:46 [CHI 66-52]
	06:33 [MIN 54-66]	Rubio Running Bank shot: Made (11 PTS)
Hinrich Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	06:33
	06:33	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	06:33
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	06:18
Mohammed Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	06:17
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:13	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:05 [MIN 56-66]	Pekovic Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rubio (3 AST)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	05:37
Mohammed Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	05:35
Mohammed Tip Shot: Missed	05:35
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:33
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	05:28
	05:27	Rubio Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:18 [MIN 58-66]	Williams Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:18
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson	05:18
Butler Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)	04:57 [CHI 68-58]
	04:35	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	04:34
Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:18 [CHI 70-58]
	04:06	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	04:04
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	03:43
	03:43	Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Robinson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:26
	03:26 [MIN 59-70]	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	03:26	Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	03:26	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Budinger
	03:26 [MIN 60-70]	Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)	03:15 [CHI 73-60]
	02:54 [MIN 62-73]	Pekovic Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rubio (4 AST)
	02:34	Rubio Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
	02:34	Team Timeout : Regular
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Cook	02:34
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:34
Team Rebound	02:34
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:34 [CHI 74-62]
	02:19 [MIN 64-74]	Rubio Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Boozer Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:01 [CHI 76-64]
	01:40	Budinger Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Butler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Missed	01:35
Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	01:33
Boozer Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:33 [CHI 78-64]
	01:25	Rubio Layup Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:24
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:04	Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:53.9	Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:53.0
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:53.0
	00:53.0	Rubio Substitution replaced by Barea
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.6	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:31.9	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
	00:30.7	Pekovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:30.7 [MIN 66-78]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	00:13.9
	00:13.0	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:05.4 [MIN 68-78]	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	00:01.8	Cunningham Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.7
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (38-31)		Minnesota Timberwolves (24-44)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:43 [MIN 70-78]	Budinger Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Shved (4 AST)
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Robinson (9 AST)	11:21 [CHI 81-70]
	11:04 [MIN 72-81]	Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	10:34
Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	10:33
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:32
	10:21	Shved Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Cunningham (1 ST)	10:19
	10:10	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	10:09
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:47 [CHI 83-72]
	09:37	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	09:36
Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Shved (1 ST)	09:19
	09:10	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (3 ST)
Butler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:05 [CHI 85-72]
	09:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:51 [MIN 75-85]	Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Cunningham (2 ST)	08:24
	08:16 [MIN 78-85]	Shved 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Budinger (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:15
Cook Substitution replaced by Deng	08:15
	08:06	Barea Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Cunningham (1 BLK)	07:53
Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:52
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	07:48 [CHI 87-78]
	07:27 [MIN 81-87]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Robinson (10 AST)	07:05 [CHI 89-81]
Gibson Foul: Shooting Block (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:47
	06:47 [MIN 82-89]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	06:47 [MIN 83-89]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	06:34	Barea Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:34 [CHI 90-83]
Boozer Turnover : Lane Violation (4 TO)	06:34
	06:21 [MIN 85-90]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Shved (5 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	05:55
Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	05:53
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	05:50 [CHI 93-85]
	05:36	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	05:34
	05:30	Williams Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	05:30 [CHI 94-85]
	05:30	Budinger Substitution replaced by Kirilenko
	05:30	Shved Substitution replaced by Rubio
Boozer Substitution replaced by Hinrich	05:30
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	05:30 [CHI 95-85]
	05:20	Cunningham Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	05:20	Cunningham Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:13	Barea Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	05:13	Barea Technical
Butler Free Throw Technical (19 PTS)	05:13 [CHI 96-85]
	05:13	Barea Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Robinson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rubio (1 ST)	05:04
	05:01 [MIN 87-96]	Williams Slam Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Rubio (5 AST)
Robinson Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (3 TO)	04:36
Butler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:22
	04:22 [MIN 88-96]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	04:22	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	04:22
Gibson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Deng (4 AST)	04:00 [CHI 98-88]
	04:00	Rubio Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	04:00 [CHI 99-88]
Gibson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:54
	03:54	Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:54	Team Rebound
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	03:54
	03:54	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Pekovic
	03:54	Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	03:54
Team Timeout : Regular	03:47
	03:36	Ridnour Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:36
Team Rebound	03:36
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	03:36 [CHI 100-88]
	03:26	Rubio Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	03:25
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Boozer (4 AST)	03:08 [CHI 103-88]
	02:55	Rubio Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)
Boozer Foul: Offensive (4 PF)	02:54
Boozer Turnover : Foul (5 TO)	02:54
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	02:54
	02:49	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	02:48
Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)	02:30
	02:29	Rubio Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:25 [MIN 90-103]	Kirilenko Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rubio (6 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:58	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:44	Williams Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	01:44	Williams Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	Pekovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	01:24	Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Shved
	01:21 [MIN 92-103]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Rubio (7 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:03	Team Rebound
Robinson Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)	01:03
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	01:03
	00:54.9	Shved 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:52.9	Ridnour Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:50.0 [MIN 94-103]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rubio (8 AST)
	00:48.1	Rubio Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:48.1 [CHI 104-94]
	00:48.1	Rubio Substitution replaced by Gelabale
	00:48.1	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Johnson
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:48.1
	00:48.1	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:32.9	Gelabale Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	00:31.9
	00:16.2	Ridnour Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:16.2
Team Rebound	00:16.2
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:16.2
	00:15.9	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:07.8 [MIN 97-104]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Shved (6 AST)
End of 4th Quarter

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