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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Might Trade Luol Deng
The emergence of Jimmy Butler during his second season, usually at the expense of an injured Luol Deng, has the Chicago Bulls thinking that it might be time to finally pull the trigger on a trade they’ve been considering for a very long time. With Butler on the rise and Deng becoming more and more of a health risk, there’s a chance that before his contract runs out in 2014, the two-time All-Star will find himself on another team.
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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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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 – 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.
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Chicago Bulls – Carlos Boozer Might Give Them Home Court Advantage
Despite seeing some of their key players dropping like flies, not to mention still waiting for Derrick Rose to return, the Chicago Bulls aren’t that far away from getting a first round home court advantage in the playoffs, thanks to an impressive double-double from Carlos Boozer, leading to a win over a direct rival for the spot they’ve been after.
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Chicago Bulls – Luol Deng Keep a Rivalry Streak Going
Fighting, defending and hustling to somehow improve and maybe upgrade their NBA playoffs starting spot, the Chicago Bulls are clawing their way towards home advantage in the first series, as Luol Deng becomes more and more offensively dominant and efficient, something that should have happened earlier this season.
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Chicago Bulls – The Perfect Team to Stop LeBron James & Miami Heat
It wouldn’t be accurate to say that the Chicago Bulls stopped LeBron James; they just made life difficult for him and the rest of his teammates with their notoriously good team defense, some exceptional offense from Luol Deng to stop the Miami Heat and their almost NBA record breaking win streak at 27.
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Chicago Bulls – Don’t Need Derrick Rose & Joakim Noah
Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau keeps telling his players that regardless of who’s playing – Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose, or Nate Robinson, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer and Jimmy Butler, they have what it takes to win every night, against anyone. Most of the time, they seem to actually believe his preaching