Abbatacola: Cubs Squander Opportunites, Drop Series Opener
The Cubs failed to execute as the Reds gave them opportunity after opportunity to win this game.
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The Cubs failed to execute as the Reds gave them opportunity after opportunity to win this game.
The Chicago Bulls had their game faces on Friday morning at their shootaround in Atlanta.
Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer is listed as questionable for Friday night's Eastern Conference semifinal game against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks wrapped up the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with a 1-1 split. Now the series shifts to Atlanta, with the Hawks headed home with some confidence.
So Carlos Boozer is some combination of injured, old, slow, loud, expensive and bad. Fine.
The Atlanta Hawks took heart from the way they played in the first two games at Chicago. And they're taking note of what's happening in the rest of the NBA playoffs.
The Bulls are a defensive minded team and that extends to off the court too. That defense was on full display Thursday when the questioning turned to Carlos Boozer and his ineffectiveness so far in the postseason.
The Chicago Bulls were one of the most dominant teams during the regular season, posting 62 wins and the best record in the entire NBA.
In the Chicago Bulls' seven playoffs games this season, Derrick Rose has rolled his ankle twice. He's been good in the playoffs so far, averaging 26.7 points per game, but he hasn't been his usual self since the injury.
The Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng finished second to Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, in the voting for the NBA's Sportsmanship Award, the league announced on Thursday.
