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Chicago Bulls – Home Court Advantage Isn’t Everything
With a 113-86 win over the Brooklyn Nets, the Chicago Bulls didn’t just complicate things for their rivals in their attempt to make the NBA playoffs, but also clinched at least one round of home court advantage for themselves in the postseason, although they still don’t know if they’ll be third or fourth in the Eastern conference.
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Chicago Bulls – Starting to Feel Good About Themselves
A huge fourth quarter from the Chicago Bulls guided them to a 116-103 win over the Toronto Raptors in what might be a first round playoff series, feeling better and better about their postseason prospects, possibly because of Derrick Rose making his return very soon.
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Chicago Bulls – Nikola Mirotic Keeps Thriving, Jimmy Butler Returning Slowly
If Jimmy Butler is coming back, it surely means someone else is injured, right? Joakim Noah missed the Chicago Bulls win over the Charlotte Hornets to clinch a playoff spot, but the usual efficiency from Pau Gasol and another excellent performance from Nikola Mirotic made his absence a little less significant.
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Chicago Bulls – Nikola Mirotic is a Key Ingredient in Championship Hopes
Despite the growing distance from the second spot in the Eastern conference, the Chicago Bulls believe that once the list of injured players become shorter, the valuable experience and confidence through more playing time given to players like Nikola Mirotic can provide the difference between another short playoff run and contending for the NBA title.
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Chicago Bulls – Nikola Mirotic is a Star in the Making
No Derrick Rose or Jimmy Butler, but the Chicago Bulls always find a way to pull through, led by Nikola Mirotic in scoring and Joakim Noah in everything else, beating the crashing Washington Wizards 97-92.
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Still Improving, Outplays James Harden as Well
Their record might not show it, but the Chicago Bulls are the best team in the East on most nights and possibly in the NBA, as their 114-105 win over the Houston Rockets proved, getting a big night from Pau Gasol, Nikola Mirotic and especially Jimmy Butler, who continues his ascension into NBA superstardom, even […]
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Chicago Bulls – Christmas Couldn’t Have Been Any Easier
The Chicago Bulls showed just how better they are than the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 113-93 with a big night from Pau Gasol, Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler, although most of the difference was made by their excellent bench unit, while Kobe Bryant was mostly busy reminiscing with old teammates and resting his old bones […]
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Sets Up Derrick Rose for Big Finish
The name of Derrick Rose almost always comes up with the word ‘return’ due to his common absences. He came back red hot from his latest one, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 129-120 win over the Toronto Raptors with a huge fourth quarter from the former MVP, carried in the earlier goings by Jimmy Butler and the bench.
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Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Keeps Exploding; Nikola Mirotic Starts Helping
The showdown between the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies should have been about a showdown between brothers Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol but it was Jimmy Butler once again and surprisingly Nikola Mirotic stealing the show in another fantastic road performance from the team still missing Derrick Rose among others.
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Chicago Bulls: Jimmy Butler Keeps Proving He’s an All-Star
With both Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony not playing, the star power was slightly reduced for the game between the New York Knicks, terrible anyway, and the Chicago Bulls, who don’t worry about those things. They have guys like Jimmy Butler to step up and indeed he did, not for the first time this season, carrying his team to a 103-97 win.