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Chicago Bulls Tie up Series with 90-82 Win Over the Brooklyn Nets
April 23rd, 2013 at 6:59 AM
The Chicago Bulls were absolutely embarrassed Saturday afternoon on the opening day of the 2013 playoffs. Monday night they showed exactly the right amount of poise and effort to redeem themselves. The Bulls defeated the Brooklyn Nets 90-82 in a tough fought grind out game that has become quite the...
Chicago Bulls 89 – Brooklyn Nets 106: Game Grades
April 21st, 2013 at 5:18 AM
The first playoff game between the first round series between Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets got ugly fast as Chicago lost to Brooklyn 89-106. The game was, quite frankly, brutal to watch from the opening moments and progressively got worse over the course of the game to the point where...
Playoff Recap, Game 1. Nets a Lot, Bulls not Very Much.
April 20th, 2013 at 9:39 PM
Tonight, the Bulls and Nets played a basketball game in Brooklyn. It was the first game of their playoff series. The Nets scored a lot of points. The Bulls did not score very many points. The final score of this game was 106-89.
This man did not play in this game,...
Chicago Bulls 95-92 Washington Wizards: Bulls End Regular Season with a Win
April 17th, 2013 at 9:44 PM
The long, arduous journey is over. For now.
The Bulls Wednesday won their final regular season game 95-92 over the lottery-bound Washington Wizards. The Wizards, despite being in off-season mode for weeks, made the Bulls work for their win, closing a 29-8 lead to trail by one before halftime and tie...
Game Recap: Chicago Bulls Sweep the Orlando Magic with a 102-84 Win
April 16th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Chicago Bulls took on the Orlando Magic yesterday evening looking to sweep the league's team with the second worst record in the league. While the three meetings earlier in the season were all determined within the final minutes of the game this game was all but done by the...
Chicago Bulls Fall as Miami Heat Get Revenge Win 105-93
April 14th, 2013 at 6:56 PM
After having their record 27 game winning streak ended by the Chicago Bulls last month, the Miami Heat came into this game looking for a little payback. If anything just the fact that the big three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh were all playing spoke volumes about...
The Chicago Bulls (43-36) Fall to the Toronto Raptors (31-48) 97-88: Lockout Season Flashback
April 12th, 2013 at 9:30 PM
With just under six minutes remaining Amir Johnson, who is 6-24 in his career from three, walked into a 3-pointer to stop a Bulls run and extend the Toronto lead to nine. It was that kind of night for the Bulls who lacked...
Chicago Bulls Lose to Detroit Pistons 85-99
April 7th, 2013 at 11:18 PM
Two streaks ended with the Bulls Sunday night loss in Detroit.
Yes, the Bulls failed to beat the Pistons for the first time in almost five years, the Pistons ending an 18-game losing streak and the second-longest active team versus team streak.
Despite not having playing, the Indiana Pacers will be celebrating...
The Chicago Bulls (41-33) Beat the Brooklyn Nets (43-32) 92-90 Thursday Night in Brooklyn
April 5th, 2013 at 2:09 PM
Nights like these make this Bulls squad so likable. After scoring just 13 points to the Nets’ 26 in the first quarter, coach Tom Thibodeau and Chicago refused to throw up the white flag as they battled back for 92-90 win in Brooklyn.
As frustrating as it may be to watch...
Chicago Bulls 86, Washington Wizards 90: Open Mouth, Insert Foot
April 2nd, 2013 at 8:46 PM
The Bulls missed out on a chance to leapfrog the Hawks for the #5 seed in the East Tuesday night, falling short against the seemingly hapless Wizards on the road.
Bringing new meaning to the term shorthanded, the Bulls, already ravaged by injury, lost both Taj Gibson and Kirk Hinrich in...
Chicago Bulls Fall to Dallas Mavericks 100-98 Due to Bad Late Game Defense
March 30th, 2013 at 4:30 PM
If the Bulls had any momentum coming off the Heat streak stopping win earlier in the week, it’s most certainly all but vanished now. The Bulls played themselves into an embarrassing loss Saturday afternoon, losing to the Mavericks100-98. The final score won’t tell the story of how badly the Bulls...
Chicago Bulls 101 – Miami Heat 97: Game Grades
March 28th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
It's finally over. The Miami Heat's winning streak is finally over at 27 and joy to the world it came at the hands of the Chicago Bulls with a 101-97 victory. To be honest, I didn't really expect last night's win. In my game preview I openly admitted that I...
Chicago Bulls End Miami Heat’s Win Streak at 27 Games
March 27th, 2013 at 10:53 PM
After a hotly contested battle the Chicago Bulls found themselves celebrating a 101-97 win over the Miami Heat effectively ending the second longest win streak in NBA history. Unlike other games against Miami, the Bulls really downplayed the game. Players hardly talked about the streak and how they'd like to...
The Chicago Bulls (38-31) Take Care of the Minnesota Timberwolves (24-44): No Noah No Worries
March 24th, 2013 at 9:29 PM
The Chicago Bulls limped in to Minneapolis on Sunday evening to take on the limping Timberwolves on the second night of a back-to-back. They walked out with their second straight win, 104-97 over the Wolves, and a firm two-game hold on the sixth playoff spot in the East.
Both teams were...
Chicago Bulls 87, Indiana Pacers 84: Escape Array
March 23rd, 2013 at 9:56 PM
In what was a characteristically slow and sloppy game for both teams, the Bulls avoided the season sweep despite the absence of Joakim Noah, who was out battling his recurring plantar fasciitis.
The first quarter was a slog, which the Pacers won, but the rest of the game was moderately enjoyable....
Denver Nuggets Steal Overtime Win from Chicago Bulls 119-118
March 18th, 2013 at 10:32 PM
The Chicago Bulls overcame several large deficits against the Denver Nuggets at the United Center, coming back from double-digit holes to tie the game and force overtime on the back of an outstanding performance by Nate Robinson and Joakim Noah's usually stellar defense.
The Bulls then played almost perfect defense down...
Chicago Bulls Recover with Commanding Victory Over Golden State Warriors 113-95
March 16th, 2013 at 3:33 PM
After being steam rolled in Sacramento and outplayed in Los Angeles earlier in the week, the Bulls desperately needed a victory to change the direction they were heading on this long road trip. The Bulls were embarrassed on Wednesday night by 42 and tonight showed no remorse in taking out...
Sacramento Kings Trounce Chicago Bulls 121-79 in Embarrassing Game
March 14th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The final score was 121-79 in the Sacramento Kings favor. By the way, this wasn’t your 15 win 2000-2001 Chicago Bulls led by Elton Brand and Ron Mercer. Nor was this the 2000-2001 Vlade Divac/Chris Webber Kings. This was the Tyreke Evans led Kings versus the Carlos Boozer led the Bulls, who, believe...
Chicago Bulls 81 – Los Angeles Lakers 90: Game Grades
March 10th, 2013 at 6:39 PM
The Chicago Bulls kicked off their three game California road trip with a national televised game against the surging Los Angeles Lakers. Coming into the game, the Bulls have been fairly streaky while the Lakers had won 15 of their past 21 games. Ultimately, the Lakers came out victorious pushing...
Los Angeles Lakers 90, Chicago Bulls 81: Futility Speaks
March 10th, 2013 at 5:16 PM
The Bulls started off their three game California trip with a bad loss to the now playoff bound Lakers. After a 16 point opening quarter, the Bulls rallied a bit and only trailed by 4 heading into the half. The third quarter was all Steve Nash, and by the fourth,...
