Tag: Bulls vs Nets

  • Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Takes the Reins, Derrick Rose Seeing Double

    Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler Takes the Reins, Derrick Rose Seeing Double

    The Chicago Bulls are off to a 2-0 start, following up their opening night win by beating the Brooklyn Nets 115-100 with Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic in the driver’s seat and Derrick Rose dealing with coming back from his injury.

  • Chicago Bulls – Home Court Advantage Isn’t Everything

    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.

  • Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler & Derrick Rose Have Them Thinking Championship

    Chicago Bulls – Jimmy Butler & Derrick Rose Have Them Thinking Championship

    The Chicago Bulls keep beating teams with an excellent combination of inside and outside scoring, led by the ever improving Jimmy Butler together with a good game from Pau Gasol and Derrick Rose, beating the Brooklyn Nets 102-84.

  • Brooklyn Nets – The Better Side of New York

    Brooklyn Nets – The Better Side of New York

    One night the Chicago Bulls play almost perfect basketball on both ends of the floor, and the other look like a complete mess, with plenty of credit going to the Brooklyn Nets and especially Deron Williams and Joe Johnson.

  • Bulls vs Nets – The Sad and the Hopeful

    Bulls vs Nets – The Sad and the Hopeful

    Both the Chicago Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets haven’t had seasons that are going according to plan. The big difference? One team seems to still believe in their ability to go places this season, while the other looks like it has accepted its fate of being one of the worst teams in the NBA.

  • Game Highlights – Bulls vs Nets

    Game Highlights – Bulls vs Nets

    The opener of the NBA on Christmas lineup was close until the Achilles heel for the Brooklyn Nets, the third quarter, became a factor, with the Chicago Bulls pulling apart en route to a 95-78 win.

  • NBA on Christmas – Bulls vs Nets Predictions

    NBA on Christmas – Bulls vs Nets Predictions

    Things were supposed to be a little bit different when the schedule was planned, putting together the Chicago Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets to open the Christmas schedule. Instead of a hot blooded repeat of last year’s first round 7-game playoff series, we have two teams with a combined record of 19-34.

  • Bulls vs Nets – Joakim Noah and Ugly Basketball Make the Difference

    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.

  • NBA Playoffs – Bulls vs Nets Game 1 Predictions

    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.

  • NBA Playoffs – Nets vs Bulls Series Predictions

    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.