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Bulls Get Off To Good Post All-Star Game Start With 113-104 Win Over Bucks
Friday, February 20th, 2009 | Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports | No Comments
So far so good for the Chicago Bulls after the All-Star Break. The Bulls were going up against the Milwaukee Bucks – the team in control of the coveted 8th seed in the Eastern Conference – on their home court in Milwaukee. A loss would put a frustrating tone on the 2nd half of the season. A win would give the Bulls the confidence they needed to make a strong run at the playoffs in the East. Earlier in the day, the Bulls traded Drew Gooden, Andrew Nocioni, Cedric Simmons and Michael Ruffin to the Sacramento Kings for Brad Miller and John Salmons. How would the team react – how would the game play out.
Despite trailing by 2 points at halftime, the Bulls put together a solid 2nd half to pull away with a 1134-104 victory. Kirk Hinrich led all Bulls scorers with 31 points. He also added 2 assists and 4 steals. Derrick Rose had a great all-around night – 18 points, 9 assists, and 5 rebounds, but he also committed 7 turnovers, which caused head coach Vinny Del Negro to play him only 25 minutes. Luol Deng scored 21 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. While Ben Gordon added 18 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds.
The Bulls now trail the Bucks by 1.5 games for the 8th seed in the East. Next up for the Bulls is a contest against the Denver Nuggets at the United Center on Friday night.
