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• Rose, Deng power Bulls in rout of Bucks February 5, 2012
  Derrick Rose knows how important Luol Deng is to the Chicago Bulls. Rose scored 21 points and had 13 assists and Deng added 21 points in his return after missing seven games due to injury, as the Chicago Bulls easily beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-90 Saturday night. ''He makes the game easy,'' Rose said of his teammate. ''He makes everybody comfortable out there. It feels good when we have all our leaders out there.'' Playing before a sellout Bradley Center crowd that seemed to be filled with more fans rooting for the Bulls, Deng scored on a layup from Rose just 76 seconds into the game. The Bucks trailed by 24 at halftime and never threatened in the second half, resting all five starters in the fourth quarter. Deng was averaging 15.9 points and 7.5 rebounds before tearing a ligament in his left wrist Jan. 21 against Charlotte. He consulted with doctors before deciding against surgery, and his initial return against the Bucks appeared promising. ''He got out there and did everything,'' Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said. The veteran forward made 9 of 19 shots and had nine rebounds in 41 minutes. ''I felt it, (and) I'm going to feel it,'' he said of the wrist injury. ''As the game goes on, I forgot about it. I really was cautious at the start of the game. As the game went on, just playing basketball, I didn't really think about it until I fell (in the fourth quarter).'' Deng iced the wrist for several minutes after the game, but said doctors told him he couldn't make the injury any more severe by playing. Kyle Korver had 18 points, Joakim Noah had 14 points and C.J. Watson added 13 for Chicago. The Bucks were coming off an 88-80 loss to hapless Detroit on Friday night. Coach Scott Skiles said before the game Saturday his team would get blown out in the first half against Chicago if it played just as poorly. He was prophetic. The Bucks trailed 67-43 at halftime, allowing the Bulls to shoot 62 percent to the Bucks 36 percent in the first half. Chicago also held a 28-13 rebounding advantage in the first half. ''We've got eight straight quarters of pretty poor defense,'' Skiles said. ''To me, the biggest stat on the sheet is we have eight fouls in a game where Derrick Rose is penetrating and penetrating and penetrating.'' The Bulls scored 113 points despite only going 3 of 4 from the free throw line. ''If you had told me before the game they were only going to shoot four free throws, I would have thought it would be in our favor,'' Skiles said. ''But it was a layup drill for them for a good portion of the game.'' Leading scorer Brandon Jennings was in foul trouble for much of the game, and played 10 minutes in the first half and 22 overall. He didn't score until hitting a baseline jumper midway through the third quarter and was held to eight points. ''It just seemed like we couldn't stop them at all,'' Jennings said. Drew Gooden scored a season-high 24 points. Rookie Tobias Harris was the only other Bucks player in double figures with 19 points. Rose scored 18 in the first half with eight assists and no turnovers. Korver came off the bench to score 15 in the first half. Watson's long baseline jumper gave the Bulls a 46-25 lead, their first lead of at least 20 points, with 5:51 left in the second quarter. With Jennings on the bench for much of the first half, the Bucks turned to Gooden. He scored 18 points, making all 10 of his free throws, to lead the Bucks, in the first half. NOTES: Rose said his back tightened in the second quarter, but he didn't think it would be anything serious. . The Bulls received a much louder response from the crowd than the Bucks, with their fans breaking into numerous chants throughout the game. . The 67 first-half points tied the most points scored by the Bulls in the first half this season. . Bucks G Stephen Jackson did not play due to a coach's decision for the third time in four games. . Bulls G Richard Hamilton missed his fourth consecutive game due to a groin/thigh injury.
• Gosh Deng It February 5, 2012
  I have to fight through the pain T... Luol Deng was back in the lineup tonight after missing 7 games due to injury.  He went 9 for 19 from the floor, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, finishing the game with 21 points and 9 boards. Derrick Rose was happy to get Deng back: “He makes the game easy,” Rose said. “He makes everybody comfortable out there. It feels good when we have all our leaders out there.” Deng’s injury will not get better until after the season when he is able to have surgery, so his effectiveness may chance from game to game.  He will just have to wait and see how much pain he can tolerate. Deng has not been the fantasy force we had hoped for this season and this injury may cause him to continue to be inconsistent. 
• Rose simply too much for Jennings, Bucks February 5, 2012
  MILWAUKEE Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bulls' point guard, is the reigning Most Valuable Player in the National Basketball Association. Brandon Jennings, Rose's counterpart on the Milwaukee Bucks, would very much like to get to that level someday. If Saturday night was any indication, Jennings has a lot of ground to cover. Before the game, Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles warned about Rose's abilities. "They're a good screening team and they run a ton for him," Skiles said. "All he needs is half a body to get around his guy. Other people have to step up, make him change direction or spin. ... If he's attacking the front of the rim, they're almost always going to win. At least try to make him play horizontally instead of vertically; you at least have a chance." Skiles' words were prophetic. Running off screens, shooting face-up jumpers and just putting the ball on the floor and driving to the basket, Rose put on a clinic, scoring 16 points in the first quarter as the Bulls built a 16-point lead after one period and a 24-point lead at halftime. They rolled their way to a 113-90 victory in front of 18,717 fans at the Bradley Center, most of them wearing Bulls colors and chanting "M-V-P" every step of the way. "I was taking what they were giving me," Rose said. "They were giving me my shot, and I was taking it. Thank God tonight it was going in." Rose hit seven of his first 11 shots, including three three-pointers, not missing until there was 3:56 left in the first half. His performance left little doubt that he's still the premier point guard in the Eastern Conference and quite likely all of the NBA. "He did everything out there," Chicago head coach Tom Thibodeau said. "He made the game simple. ... He made plays." Rose finished his night with a game-high 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in 35 minutes. In 14 career games against Milwaukee, he is averaging 20.9 points, 8.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds. "It was kind of a lay-up drill for him for a good portion of the game," Skiles said. "Rose had his way out there. The guy is an MVP-type player. It takes a total team effort to stop him, and we weren't able to." Jennings, meanwhile, saw limited action (10 minutes) in the first half after picking up two fouls in the first 6 minutes. He was held scoreless until 6:11 remained in the third quarter - finally hitting a 15-footer from the baseline to make it 77-53 -- and finished the game with just eight points on 4-for-10 shooting and five assists in 22 minutes. "(Rose) wasn't missing in the beginning," Jennings said. "They are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. They just seemed to have kept it going the whole first half and it just seemed like we couldn't stop them at all." Getting Jennings out of the game early helped the Bulls pull ahead big. Losing Jennings, who had scored 20 or more points in nine of the last 10 games (averaging 23.9 during that stretch), changes the way the Bucks - also playing without big man Andrew Bogut - operate. Skiles turned to reserves Beno Udrih and Shaun Livingston to fill in, but neither player has the speed or ability to take over a game like Jennings. "He's such a tough cover," Thibodeau said. "He can get rolling really fast on you. We were fortunate he got into foul trouble. That slowed them down early." Saturday was a stark contrast from the last meeting of the two teams, a 107-100 Bulls victory in Chicago on Jan. 27. In that game, Jennings and Rose scored 59 points combined. "Derrick remembers things," said Rose's teammate, guard Kyle Korver. "Last time we played Milwaukee, Brandon Jennings really went at him in the first quarter. Derrick really wanted to attack." The Bulls have plenty of talent, especially now that small forward Luol Dang is back in the lineup and showing few lingering issues from a wrist injury. But for all the good players Thibodeau has at his disposal, Skiles sees nobody more important than Rose. "They have a guy that's at the top of the league, the best at his position," Skiles said. "He is truly a great player." Follow Andrew Wagner on Twitter.
• Rose simply too much for Jennings, Bucks February 5, 2012
  MILWAUKEE Derrick Rose, the Chicago Bulls' point guard, is the reigning Most Valuable Player in the National Basketball Association. Brandon Jennings, Rose's counterpart on the Milwaukee Bucks, would very much like to get to that level someday. If Saturday night was any indication, Jennings has a lot of ground to cover. Before the game, Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles warned about Rose's abilities. "They're a good screening team and they run a ton for him," Skiles said. "All he needs is half a body to get around his guy. Other people have to step up, make him change direction or spin. ... If he's attacking the front of the rim, they're almost always going to win. At least try to make him play horizontally instead of vertically; you at least have a chance." Skiles' words were prophetic. Running off screens, shooting face-up jumpers and just putting the ball on the floor and driving to the basket, Rose put on a clinic, scoring 16 points in the first quarter as the Bulls built a 16-point lead after one period and a 24-point lead at halftime. They rolled their way to a 113-90 victory in front of 18,717 fans at the Bradley Center, most of them wearing Bulls colors and chanting "M-V-P" every step of the way. "I was taking what they were giving me," Rose said. "They were giving me my shot, and I was taking it. Thank God tonight it was going in." Rose hit seven of his first 11 shots, including three three-pointers, not missing until there was 3:56 left in the first half. His performance left little doubt that he's still the premier point guard in the Eastern Conference and quite likely all of the NBA. "He did everything out there," Chicago head coach Tom Thibodeau said. "He made the game simple. ... He made plays." Rose finished his night with a game-high 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in 35 minutes. In 14 career games against Milwaukee, he is averaging 20.9 points, 8.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds. "It was kind of a lay-up drill for him for a good portion of the game," Skiles said. "Rose had his way out there. The guy is an MVP-type player. It takes a total team effort to stop him, and we weren't able to." Jennings, meanwhile, saw limited action (10 minutes) in the first half after picking up two fouls in the first 6 minutes. He was held scoreless until 6:11 remained in the third quarter - finally hitting a 15-footer from the baseline to make it 77-53 -- and finished the game with just eight points on 4-for-10 shooting and five assists in 22 minutes. "(Rose) wasn't missing in the beginning," Jennings said. "They are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. They just seemed to have kept it going the whole first half and it just seemed like we couldn't stop them at all." Getting Jennings out of the game early helped the Bulls pull ahead big. Losing Jennings, who had scored 20 or more points in nine of the last 10 games (averaging 23.9 during that stretch), changes the way the Bucks - also playing without big man Andrew Bogut - operate. Skiles turned to reserves Beno Udrih and Shaun Livingston to fill in, but neither player has the speed or ability to take over a game like Jennings. "He's such a tough cover," Thibodeau said. "He can get rolling really fast on you. We were fortunate he got into foul trouble. That slowed them down early." Saturday was a stark contrast from the last meeting of the two teams, a 107-100 Bulls victory in Chicago on Jan. 27. In that game, Jennings and Rose scored 59 points combined. "Derrick remembers things," said Rose's teammate, guard Kyle Korver. "Last time we played Milwaukee, Brandon Jennings really went at him in the first quarter. Derrick really wanted to attack." The Bulls have plenty of talent, especially now that small forward Luol Dang is back in the lineup and showing few lingering issues from a wrist injury. But for all the good players Thibodeau has at his disposal, Skiles sees nobody more important than Rose. "They have a guy that's at the top of the league, the best at his position," Skiles said. "He is truly a great player." Follow Andrew Wagner on Twitter.
• Bulls steamroll Bucks in Deng's return February 5, 2012
  Derrick Rose scored 26 points and had 13 assists as the visiting Chicago Bulls started fast and coasted to a 113-90 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.Luol Deng celebrated his return to the lineup from a seven-game absence with 21 points and nine rebounds and Kyle Korver tied a season high with 18 points as Chicago became the first team to 20 wins.The Bulls buried a season-high 14 3-pointers in 30 attempts in beating Milwaukee for the sixth consecutive time.Rose ignited Chicago by scoring 16 points in the first six minutes of the game to spark the Bulls to an early 18-8 lead. They never looked back, taking a 30-16 lead after one quarter and extending the advantage to 67-43 at halftime.Joakim Noah contributed 14 points and nine rebounds to help Chicago to a dominating 53-39 edge on the backboards.Drew Gooden scored 24 points and rookie Tobias Harris added 19 for Milwaukee, which lost its second straight.

• Can’t Boo LeBron Now: Last-Second Victory Leads Miami Heat to NBA Finals May 27, 2011
  Wow. Powered by a furious 18-3 comeback run down the stretch, the Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls last night, 83-80, to clinch the Eastern conference title in five games. The Heat will now square off against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals; Game 1 is on May 31. Both LeBron James and Dwyane [...]
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• Bulls Player Joakim Noah Yells a Gay Slur May 23, 2011
  On Sunday night, the TNT cameras caught Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah exchanging words with someone — presumably a Miami Heat fan — while he was sitting on the bench, during the first quarter of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Noah appeared to bark a profanity, then a homophobic slur. Check out the [...]
  Sean Gregory
• Watch: Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem Dunks Twice on the Bulls May 19, 2011
  NewsFeed has been watching the saga of the Miami Heat since LeBron James so publicly announced that he, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh would be joining forces to form a superteam. We just didn’t believe it would be a superteam. But they’re in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, folks, and they’re silencing people who didn’t [...]
  Madison Gray
• LeBron to Chicago. Or New York. Or Miami. Let the NBA’s Free Agent Frenzy Begin! July 1, 2010
  At 12:01 a.m this morning, the biggest free-agent season in sports history began, guaranteeing that the NBA landscape will be torn apart and rearranged. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh and a collection of other stars, no longer under contract, can be wooed by teams like the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, [...]
  Sean Gregory