Did The Bulls Play 'Above Their Heads' In The Regular Season?
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.
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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 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.
The Chicago Bulls' 86-73 Game 2 win over the Atlanta Hawks wasn't the prettiest Chicago has had this season, but it's a win nonetheless.
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It definitely wasn't a Picasso but a win is a win and the Bulls have evened up their series with Atlanta at one game a piece. The final in game 2 was the Bulls 86 and the Hawks 73
NBA Commissioner David Stern was on hand for Game 2 of the Bulls-Hawks series to present Derrick Rose his MVP trophy in front of the Chicago crowd.
As the Bulls prepare for Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks, radio analyst Bill Wennington is looking back at what went wrong in Game 1.
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The special bond between Derrick Rose and his mother Brenda stole the show Tuesday. As CBS 2's Ryan Baker reports, there's no question she's the most valuable person in his life.
A very humble man was indeed humbled when he received the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award Tuesday. Derrick Rose rarely (if ever) appears cocky, and he was far from it when he became the youngest ever to win the MVP.
Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau has a unique perspective of Derrick Rose that few people in the league have. Thibodeau has both coached the league's MVP and also coached against him.
Back in September, Derrick Rose asked a simple question: "why can't I be the MVP of the league?" On Tuesday, the Bulls third-year point guard officially became the youngest Most Valuable Player in the NBA's history.
In the final seconds of the Chicago Bulls' 103-95 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago's series outlook took a dramatic turn for the worse when Derrick Rose turned his ankle and hobbled off the court.
It was bad enough that the Chicago Bulls dropped Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. But to make matters worse, the Bulls, once again, struggled with a lesser opponent.
Coming into the season, people expected good things from the Chicago Bulls, but it's safe to say that no one expected them to have the best record in the NBA and the league's Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player.
The Hawks 103-95 victory at the United Center in Game 1 had to be an anomaly right? Since when do the Bulls play lackluster basketball and get outrebounded while Derrick Rose plays poorly?
One has been an extension of the other all season, as they have worked and spoken in lock-step synchronization to lead the Bulls to the NBA's best record and the second round of the playoffs.
Chicago Tribune Bulls beat writer K.C. Johnson said the Bulls' loss to the Atlanta Hawks Monday night was "the worst game of the playoffs."
Once again the Chicago Bulls struggled with a lesser seeded opponent. This time it was Atlanta Hawks, who came into the United Center and took Game 1 of the series.
In just his third season in the NBA, Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, according to sources, will be named the league's Most Valuable Player.
Derrick Rose is expected to receive the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award within a few days. The third-year point guard averaged 25 points per game in the regular season, and an even more impressive 27.6 PPG in the playoffs.
There was a crazy report this morning from the Bulls official twitter site that Joakim Noah would not play tonight. That report proved to be erroneous and was quickly changed. So Noah will play this evening and it looks like Carlos Boozer will, as well.
Despite a forced OT by the Bears in the fourth against the Rams, Chicago's playoff run comes to an end.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
McHenry firefighters were called to the Riverside Bakery shop around 12 p.m. on Sunday.
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With the large fire and the cold weather, McHenry Fire Chief Rudy Horist said they called for mutual aid, using resources and staff from neighboring departments to battle the flames and backfill their own operations.
You could hear the roar of the crowd at the end of the fourth quarter, which, compared to the silence we heard when the game ended, was deafening.
Despite a forced OT by the Bears in the fourth against the Rams, Chicago's playoff run comes to an end.
McHenry firefighters were called to the Riverside Bakery shop around 12 p.m. on Sunday.
Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Rams players and fans came to Chicago from an unseasonably warm winter in Los Angeles.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
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Despite forcing OT with a catch in the final minute in the 4th Quarter, the Chicago Bears' playoff journey comes to an end.
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
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A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
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