Game #30 - Bulls vs Bobcats - Game Thread

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Game 29, Home Game 17
Monday, December 31, 2012 – 2:00 PM CT
United Center
WGN America / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO-AM

BULLS VS. BOBCATS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME .......................Bulls lead 20-9
BULLS CURRENT STREAK.......5 Wins
BULLS HOME STREAK..............2 Wins
BULLS ROAD STREAK ..............3 Wins

BULLS VS. BOBCATS THIS SEASON
Dec. 31 @ Chicago –
Jan. 28 @ Chicago –
Feb. 22 @ Charlotte –

LAST FIVE BULLS GAMES
Dec. 29 vs Wizards W 87-77
Dec. 26 @ Pacers - Postponed
Dec. 25 vs Rockets L 97-120
Dec. 22 @ Hawks L 75-92
Dec. 21 @ Knicks W 110-106

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (16-12)
Home 9-7
Road 7-5

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 92.7 (Opp: 91.5)
RPG: 43.07 (Opp: 40.71)
APG: 22.5 (Opp: 18.7)
SPG: 7.18 (Opp: 7.89)
BPG: 5.07 (Opp: 5.32)
TO: 15.18 (Opp: 14.14)
FG%: .439 (Opp: .429)
FT%: .804 (Opp: .766)
3p%: .349 (Opp: .329)

Probable Bulls starters


Kirk Hinrich - PG -
Richard Hamilton - SG -
Luol Deng - SF -
Carlos Boozer - PF -
Joakim Noah - C -

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Deng 17.5, Boozer 13.7
Rebounds: Noah 10.6, Boozer 9.3
Assists: Hinrich 5.4, Noah 4.5
Steals: Noah 1.36, Deng 0.93
Blocks: Noah 2.11, Gibson 1.04

FG%: Butler .518, Noah .483
FT%: Hamilton .930, Belinelli .873
3FG%: Belinelli .418, Hamilton .389

Injury report
Derrick Rose (left knee) is out.

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Charlotte Bobcats (7-23)
Home 5-12
Road 2-11

Probable Bobcats starters

Kemba Walker - PG
Gerald Henderson - SG
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - SF
Hakim Warrick - PF
Bismack Biyombo - C

Injury report
Byron Mullens Left Ankle Sprain Out
Tyrus Thomas Left Calf Strain Out
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[thebizkit69u]

Another shitty team.

I honestly don't remember the last time the NBA has been stacked with this many crappy teams!

[Dornado]

last year? What do we count as "crappy"? My guess is that there are usually about the same number of bad teams from year to year, at least in terms of wins and losses.

[thebizkit69u]

Originally Posted by Dornado

last year? What do we count as "crappy"? My guess is that there are usually about the same number of bad teams from year to year, at least in terms of wins and losses.

Records are what they are, when I talk about "crappy" I'm talking more about the quality of rosters we have faced this season.

December was brutal.

Cleveland without Irving
Orlando without ANYONE
New Orleans
Minnesota without Rubio or Love..

Bleh!

[King Joseus]

Woof.

[Dornado]

This one was as ugly as they get. I'm full of new years cheer (so to speak) so I'm going to try not to dwell on the fact that we helped snap the bobcats 18 game losing streak.