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Owner Real Deal Posted January 9, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 The Chicago Bulls had their season-best six-game winning steak end thanks in part to a poor defensive effort during their last game.A visit from the offensively-challenged Detroit Pistons could help them get back on track. Looking to stay unbeaten at home, the Bulls try for a 13th consecutive victory over a Pistons team hoping to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat Monday night. Chicago (7-2), which ranks among the stingiest teams in the NBA with an average of just 88.7 points surrendered, gave up its highest scoring output of the season during Saturday's 109-94 loss at Atlanta. The Bulls allowed the Hawks to score 27 fast break points and shoot 56.6 percent from the field - the highest mark by an opponent in almost a year. "In this league, you usually get what you deserve," coach Tom Thibodeau told the team's official website. "For us our defense is so important because it gets us in the open floor. This is the NBA. You've got to come every night. You've got to bring great intensity and if you let down just a little bit this is what happens." Chicago has to like its chances of regrouping against the Pistons (2-6), who are scoring a league-low 84.3 points per game. Detroit has averaged 78.7 points during a three-game skid that started with Wednesday's 99-83 loss to the Bulls. Chicago has dominated the Pistons of late, outscoring them by an average of 10.1 points during its 12-game run in the series.http://www.nba.com/games/20120109/DETCHI/gameinfo.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose was pulled with four minutes left, and Carlos Boozer quickly joined him on the sideline. Luol Deng was a cheerleader for most of the fourth quarter. The Chicago Bulls' latest victory against the Detroit Pistons featured plenty of valuable rest for the team's biggest stars. Boozer scored 23 points and Chicago beat Detroit 92-68 on Monday night for its 13th consecutive victory against the Pistons. Derrick Rose added 22 points and eight assists for Chicago, which bounced back from Saturday night's lackluster 109-94 loss at Atlanta. Ronnie Brewer finished with 12 points, and Boozer also had eight rebounds. "It's just defense," Rose said. "If every night can be like this where we played defense and get out and run, it would be easy. But it's been hard. We tried to come back from the last game, where it was embarrassing to play in a game like that, and just try to keep playing. That's what we did tonight." The Bulls improved to 4-1 during their first stretch of nine games in 12 days in 30 years. They play again each of the next two nights, hitting the road to face Minnesota on Tuesday before returning home to face Washington on Wednesday. "It's more like AAU except it's in the NBA," said Boozer, recalling his travels with his club team in high school. "So give you a chance to flash back then get back to work. Honestly, we would rather play the games than the alternative." Greg Monroe had 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Detroit, which has lost four consecutive games. Rookie Brandon Knight scored 13 points, and Tayshaun Prince and Ben Gordon had 11 apiece. The Pistons have yet to crack 100 points in a game this season and their average of 82.4 points is the lowest in the NBA. This was their lowest scoring game of the season. "I definitely saw improved defense," coach Lawrence Frank said. "We got back in transition much better. On offense we were making the right plays. But when you're playing a high-end team like this, you have to play four quarters." http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120109_DET@CHI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooner Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl5ge-wRQEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiTownNation Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Haha! I could watch that video over and over, it's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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