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Chicago Bulls – Surviving the Best NBA Game of the Season
No one thought the Chicago Bulls can play this kind of offense, but with Nate Robinson doing his best Michael Jordan impersonation, double digit fourth quarter comebacks aren’t that much of an obscene word, and neither is advancing in the postseason to the conference semifinals, now only one win away thanks to some impressive heroics and shooting in a triple overtime game.
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Chicago Bulls, Don’t Need Scoring to Succeed
If the games in this series continue to be like this, the Chicago Bulls don’t really need to worry. Despite only 14 points in the fourth quarter and less than 40% from the field, there was just about enough offense from Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng to give them the edge, while the defense of Joakim Noah, Jimmy Butler and even Nazr Mohammed held things together to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
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Bulls vs Nets – Joakim Noah and Ugly Basketball Make the Difference
The only way the Chicago Bulls are going to win against anyone in the postseason is by playing their kind of basketball – which means clawing, scratching, hustling, fighting and doing everything that’s not considered a measurable attribute in the sport. With Joakim Noah getting more minutes this time, their brand of basketball was managed to steal home court in game 2.
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Brooklyn Nets – Deron Williams & Brook Lopez Party in the Paint
One of the interesting things about Deron Williams this season is his points per game improvement graph, scoring more and more each month. That didn’t stop in the opening game for the Brooklyn Nets in the playoffs, leading his team, along with Brook Lopez who had too little resistance from the overwhelmed Chicago Bulls under the basket, beginning the franchise’s new postseason history in a perfect way.
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NBA Playoffs – Bulls vs Nets Game 1 Predictions
In a series that’s aiming to be the least pretty out of all the 8 first round matchups in the NBA playoffs, the potential absence of Joakim Noah from the Chicago Bulls lineup, losing their best option in limiting Brook Lopez, the number one scoring threat the Brooklyn Nets have to offer.
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NBA Playoffs – Nets vs Bulls Series Predictions
The Chicago Bulls waited and waited, but didn’t get Derrick Rose as an early spring present. Instead, they managed to climb to the fifth spot in the East, giving themselves the most comfortable matchup available for a team without home court advantage, playing a team they’ve beaten three times this season, the Brooklyn Nets.
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2013 NBA Playoff Scenarios
Entering the final day of the 2012-2013 NBA Season, there is still one ticket to the playoffs up for grabs, going to either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Utah Jazz, while the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies have positional battles in the West; the Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago are the only teams left interested in the finish out East.
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Chicago Bulls, a Team No One Wants to Meet in the NBA Playoffs
If a seasonal sweep over the New York Knicks isn’t all the proof you need, I’m not sure what will be. The Chicago Bulls are unpleasant on the eyes, but they get the job done, despite all of the injuries. Carlos Boozer does a better job than most would like to admit. Luol Deng does a little bit of everything all night, every night, while Jimmy Butler is one of the more pleasant surprised to find out about this season. And then there’s Nate Robinson, who forgets sometimes that he isn’t supposed to play like the best player in the NBA.
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Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose Keeps Playing Games With Their Heart
Despite the cheesy Backstreet Boys innuendo in the headline, this is what it must feel for some Chicago Bulls fans, not to mention the people running the team or his teammates, the players, when Rose keeps the fact and date of his actual return to the NBA a national top secret, with the 2012-2013 season almost over, and the playoffs just around the corner.
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Chicago Bulls – Luol Deng & Nate Robinson Thrive When it Matters the Most
For the millionth time – the Chicago Bulls don’t win with efficiently executed offensive basketball. They hustle, grind out gritty wins, who look a little bit easier when someone catches a good shooting day while the defense doesn’t suffer from any meltdowns. And even on a bad day, sometimes, the individual talent of Luol Deng comes out, while the unpredictability of Nate Robinson works in their favor.