Bulls Notebook: Thibs 'Hopeful' For Rose's Return
As for Derrick Rose, he noted before Thursday night's game that he'll play Sunday in New York.
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As for Derrick Rose, he noted before Thursday night's game that he'll play Sunday in New York.
Luol Deng scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half and Joakim Noah added 17 points and nine rebounds to rally the Chicago Bulls to a 93-86 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
Now in his fourth stint with the Bulls this season, Mike James will stay with the team for the rest of the year.
Derrick Rose practiced Wednesday at the Berto Center and is once again a game-time decision against the Celtics Thursday.
With Derrick Rose again out it was Deng that was perhaps the most key-cog in getting the Bulls offense going as he had a career-night from beyond the arc, hitting 6/9 three-point attempts in route to matching Carlos Boozer with a game-high 23 points.
Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each scored 23 points, and the Chicago Bulls escaped with an 89-80 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night after blowing a 16-point lead.
"(Rose) went thru his workout and didn't have problems" Thibodeau said. "Feeling a lot better but we're just going to wait and see how he feels tomorrow."
Officially the point guard is listed as a game time decision for tonight's game against Boston at the United Center, but the likelihood is that he'll miss another game with his bad back.
Rajon Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 95-91 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls, who were without star guard Derrick Rose.
Derrick Rose sat out Friday's shootaround in Cleveland and while he wasn't ruled out of tonight's game against the Cavaliers, it doesn't look good.
Derrick Rose returned from a one-game absence to score 25 points and help the Chicago Bulls hold off a second-half charge and beat the Boston Celtics 88-79 on Friday night.
Derrick Rose is improving, but will be a game time decision against the Celtics Friday night.
After their four-game west coast swing to start the season, the Bulls won't travel out of the Central or Eastern timezones the rest of the season.
After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side. "We want to play basketball," Commissioner David Stern said.
Members of a Los Angeles street gang are facing charges in the 2008 beating of a man who claimed he had a sex tape of Shaquille O'Neal and that the former NBA star was behind the attack.
The Miami Heat are already favored to win the 2012 NBA Title, but the Chicago Bulls are listed on one site with the second best odds.
Shaquille O'Neal announced on Twitter Wednesday that he is "about to retire" after 19 seasons in the NBA.
The Miami Heat made quick work of the reigning Eastern Conference champions by defeating Boston 4-1 in a second-round playoff series. Although the series lasted only five games, it was grueling from start to finish.
No one could have predicted that the defending conference champions would be in such deep holes so early in the playoffs. The Lakers and Celtics are both down two games to none and find themselves in must-win situations.
The Chicago Bulls ended the regular season with 62 wins, the top seed in the Eastern Conference and the best record in the NBA. But they haven't looked like that same team through their first seven playoff games.
We all knew that the Chicago Bulls were going to be a pretty good team when the season began back in late October.
62 wins, the top seed in the Eastern conference, the NBA's best overall record and home-court advantage all the way through the playoffs, after an all-out performance by a roster laden with useful players.
Not only did the Bulls all but wrap up the top seed in the Eastern Conference by dominating the Celtics on Thursday night, they let Boston know that they aren't intimidated and won't be pushed around by the bullies of the East.
The Chicago Bulls outplayed the Boston Celtics and walked away with a 16-point win on Thursday night, but that's all it was for this Bulls team, a single win.
Joakim Noah and the Chicago Bulls have a pretty good idea what to expect when the Boston Celtics visit the United Center on Thursday Night.
