Spurs Top Bulls 98-88
Saturday, November 29th, 2008 | Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Chicago Bulls 98-88 for the Bulls 4th loss in 6 games on the Bulls Circus Road Trip. The Bulls and Spurs were tied at 45 at halftime, but the Spurs outscored the Bulls by 5 points in each of the 3rd and 4th quarters to win the game by 10 points. The Bulls scored only 17 points down the stretch in the 4th quarter.
Ben Gordon scored 23 points and had 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Drew Gooden chipped in 20 points and 12 rebounds. Derrick Rose scored 10 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Luol Deng played in his 2nd game since injuring his left hamstring and scored 10 points with 3 rebounds in 26 minutes of play.
For the Spurs, Tim Duncan scored 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Off the bench, Manu Ginobili played only 18 minutes because he is still recovering from an injury, but scored 15 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 4 assists. George Hill also came off the bench with a quality game – 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in only 33 minutes. After starting 0-3 and 1-4, The Spurs have won 6 of 8 games to get back above .500 at 8-6.
The Bulls have 1 game left on the Circus Road Trip – Sunday night in Philadelphia against the 76ers. The Bulls return to the United Center on Tuesday night to play the 76ers in the 2nd half of the home and home series.
