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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.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose in This Form is Better Off Not Playing
Once in a while, your most important player will do more harm than good. Derrick Rose had a n awful performance that was the main reason the Chicago Bulls lost 93-86 to the Atlanta Hawks, led by Al Horford and continue to be the most pleasant surprise in the NBA.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Doesn’t Always Need to be Special
The absence of Chris Bosh made things very easy for the Chicago Bulls against the Miami Heat, winning 93-75 as both Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol had a chance to take it a bit easier than usual, while Mike Dunleavy took care of the scoring angle.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Puts on his MVP Shoes
For two consecutive games, Derrick Rose leads the Chicago Bulls and doesn’t gut pulled forward by someone else. Despite a huge game for both Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Portland Trail Blazers lost 115-106 as Rose got plenty of help off the bench, mostly from Aaron Brooks and Nikola Mirotic.
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NBA Rumors – Everyone Trying to Sign Ray Allen
Even when you’re the best in the NBA it’s never too late to try and sign players. The Golden State Warriors are joining the long list of teams trying to sign Ray Allen out of free agency and semi-retirement, and will have to battle for his services along with the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Gets to Lead For Once
Sometimes it’s Pau Gasol, other times it’s Jimmy Butler, but it’s rare to see Derrick Rose lead the scoring for the Chicago Bulls this season. In a dominant 105-80 win over the Brooklyn Nets, it was finally the case.
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Golden State Warriors – Dryamond Green Thinks He’s Stephen Curry
The best teams in the West keep beating the best of the East, and this time it was the Golden State Warriors, backed by a rare shooting display by Draymond Green, running away from the Chicago Bulls on the road in a 112-102 victory.
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Chicago Bulls – Convincing Without Overdoing it
Maybe life on the road is better, bouncing back from their frustrating home loss to the Dallas Mavericks with a 102-95 win against the crumbling Charlotte Hornets, showing once again the strength of this unit as a team, not having to rely on an especially great day from Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler or Pau Gasol.