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Head Coach Tom Thibodeau: Best Head Coach in Eastern Conference?
April 24th, 2013 at 8:23 AM
  ***PHOTO1*** Tom Thibodeau was hired as the 21st head coach in Chicago Bulls history on June 23, 2010. And it’s probably safe to save that general manager Guy Forman is not regretting the hiring decision. After Thibodeau served as assistant under Glen “Doc” Rivers’ leadership, Forman saw a potential head...

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 (0-1) Vs Brooklyn Nets (1-0) Game 2 Preview: Aiming for Redemption
April 22nd, 2013 at 4:13 PM
The Chicago Bulls opened up the playoffs with an absolute stinker in dropping their first game to the Brooklyn Nets 106-89.  A little more than 48 hours since then, the Bulls will have their chance for redemption and possibly salvaging a series from the funk they seemed to be in...

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,...

Playoffs, Game 1: Chicago Bulls (0-0) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)
April 20th, 2013 at 3:46 PM
The Chicago Bulls start their playoff quest in the borough of Brooklyn tonight at 8 PM. After a regular season that ran the gamut from disappointing to exciting to dull to inspiring, the Bulls can finally put their focus on playing. On one game at a time. Despite the national focus...

Chicago Bulls Vs. Brooklyn Nets Playoff Series Preview
April 20th, 2013 at 5:57 AM
This year's 82 game regular season was a massive roller coaster ride for every team in the league, especially the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls had to deal with the lows of entering the season without superstar Derrick Rose, the uncertainty of his return, the fact that the team looked like...

Joakim Noah Injury Leaves His Status for Playoffs Series Against Brooklyn Nets Questionable
April 19th, 2013 at 3:21 PM
The final games of the Chicago Bulls' regular season saw the return of many players from injury including and most notably starting center Joakim Noah. For the final quarter of the season, Noah has seen himself in and out of the lineup with a foot ailment and, like the rest...

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...

Chicago Bulls (43-37) Vs Washington Wizards (29-52)
April 17th, 2013 at 6:06 PM
After the Atlanta Hawks lost to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, the Bulls returned to the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference as they hold the tie-break from the season series with Hawks. The Chicago Bulls will now finish out the regular season at home against the luckless Washington Wizards...

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 (43-37) Vs Orlando Magic (20-60) Game Preview: Figuring Out Playoff Positioning
April 15th, 2013 at 5:06 PM
After dropping a a game to the Miami Heat in Miami on Sunday the Chicago Bulls head slightly northward to Orlando to take on the Orlando Magic. The game will be Chicago's last road game and second to last game of the regular season. The Bulls hope to continue their...

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...

Chicago Bulls (43-36) Vs Miami Heat (63-16) Preview: the Most Meaningless Heat/Bulls Game in 3 Years
April 14th, 2013 at 5:27 AM
The last time these two teams met a 27-game winning streak was on the line.  The Bulls, who have become adept at breaking long winning streaks, snapped the Heat’s streak back on March 27 in Chicago just before snapping the Knicks 13-game winning streak last Thursday.  However, they’ll have to...

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 (42-35) at Toronto Raptors (30-48) Game Preview
April 12th, 2013 at 5:34 PM
After a big overtime win against the currently seconded seeded New York Knicks last night at the United Center, the Chicago Bulls once again take the floor tonight to take on the Toronto Raptors for the final time this season. The teams have played two times already this season having...

Chicago Bulls (42-34) Vs Toronto Raptors (29-48) Game Preview: Pushing Through the Pain
April 9th, 2013 at 4:18 PM
After a disappointing loss the the Detroit Pistons back on Sunday evening, the Chicago Bulls are set to host the Toronto Raptors in the United Center. With only six games remaining on the Chicago's schedule (including tonight's matchup) this game could have a large effect on the final playoff picture....

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) Welcome in the Orlando Magic (19-57) on the Second Night of a Back to Back
April 5th, 2013 at 2:11 PM
Chicago is coming off an impressive 92-90 win in Brooklyn last to cap off a recent 5-2 stretch without several key players.  Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson and Marco Belinelli remain day to day, and Derrick Rose's return is still up in the air. However, The Bulls will try to maintain their...

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...