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The Bulls tonight begin a crazy schedule that calls for them to play 3 straight nights and 7 games over the next 9 days. Crazy? You bet. But all the NBA teams are facing nutty schedules like this due to the shortened season.
Josh Smith scored 25 points, Joe Johnson and Vladimir Radmanovic each added 17 and the Atlanta Hawks beat Chicago 109-94 Saturday night to snap the Bulls' six-game winning streak.
Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each scored 21 points and the Chicago Bulls held off a fourth-quarter surge by Orlando to beat the Magic 97-83 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.
Rose will have Thursday off before the Bulls take on the Magic in Orlando on Friday night. Even with the quick turnaround, one Bulls expert believes Rose will still play against Dwight Howard and the Magic.
After injuring his left elbow in Wednesday night's game, Derrick Rose is hopeful to play Friday.
Richard Hamilton scored 14 points in his return to The Palace, and the Chicago Bulls shut down the Detroit Pistons in a 99-83 victory Wednesday night.
Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer and Richard Hamilton have been selected to represent the Bulls on this year's ballot.
If you hadn't seen the Bulls over the last season plus and just watched them the first 3 quarters Tuesday night you would have thought this was the worst team in the NBA.
Luol Deng's layup with 3.7 seconds to play lifted the Chicago Bulls to a 76-74 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
Wasn't it nice to see a complete team win by the Bulls in their home opener Sunday night against the Memphis Grizzlies? There were few if any glaring things to complain about as far as team play and execution.
