Comeback Falls Short, Bulls Lose 89-84
For the fourth game in a row the Chicago Bulls struggled with the Indiana Pacers and mounted a fourth quarter comeback.
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For the fourth game in a row the Chicago Bulls struggled with the Indiana Pacers and mounted a fourth quarter comeback.
Even though the Bulls are up 3-0 in their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, it hasn't been easy. Each game has come down to the wire. Luckily for Chicago, Derrick Rose has responded, and so has Kyle Korver.
Just like the old commercial for a watch, Derrick Rose takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Rose has been almost assaulted and battered by the Pacers defense, but has repeatedly bounced up to go to the free throw line.
I wish I could have just sat down at the computer today, typed in my thoughts about the Bulls 88-84 win over the Pacers in Game 3 of their opening round matchup and called it a day.
Stacey King called for retaliation. Pacers hoodlum Jeff Foster had just knocked Derrick Rose to the floor, inciting another heated exchange of words between the teams, and King had some words of his own.
It more resembled Rugby then Basketball but either way the Bulls came out on top and are now one win away from a sweep. The final in game 3 Thursday night here in Indianapolis was Bulls 88 and Pacers 84.
Just like a broken record, the Chicago Bulls struggled with the Indiana Pacers for most of the game, but pulled away down the stretch and won.
Derrick Rose is the frontrunner to win this season's NBA MVP Award. But it wouldn't have been ridiculous to think that he could also be named the leagues' Most Improved Player.
After two come-from-behind wins, the Chicago Bulls travel to Indianapolis to try and go up three games to none on the Pacers.
One year ago today I reported on the Blackhawks playoff game (they won) in Nashville, and tonight I will be reporting on the Bulls playoff game in Indianapolis.
The Bulls have barely gotten by the Pacers in each of the first two games in this series, and the last time they played in Indianapolis the Pacers prevailed.
The Chicago Bulls entered the NBA Playoffs with the best record in the league, and were 21-3 over the last two months of the regular season.
The Bulls are doing what they are supposed to do – winning. What's concerning is the way the Bulls are winning. They aren't dominating teams like they did throughout the second half of the regular season.
Should we look at this picture as a glass half empty or half full? The Bulls are up two games to none in their series with Indiana, but they truly have not played anything like a No. 1 seed.
After a pair of shaky games to start this year's NBA Playoffs, I'm a little bit uncertain about the Chicago Bulls right now.
The Chicago Bulls lead the Indiana Pacers 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals as the games now shift to Indianapolis. This is a series that could just as easily be sitting at 2-0 in the other direction.
If these games against the Pacers seem closer than they should be, that's because they are.
It's pretty amazing that the Indiana Pacers have led a major majority of the opening two games yet trail in the series 2-Zip.
For the second straight game, the Chicago Bulls struggled with the eight seed Indiana Pacers.
Forget about Saturday afternoon's game; the Bulls won and are going to beat the Pacers again tonight, this time very handily.
The Chicago Bulls' 104-99 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday wasn't the team's prettiest win of the season. It took 39 points from Derrick Rose and another 18 from Luol Deng to get past the eighth seeded Pacers.
During game one of the Bulls first round matchup against the Pacers on Saturday, I was a little uneasy with the way things were playing out in Chicago's 104-99 win.
Derrick Rose, once again, found a way amaze everyone watching as his 39 points and numerous highlights led the Chicago Bulls past the Indiana Pacers in game one of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
Game one may not have gone the exact way that the Chicago Bulls wanted, but they got a win and that's all that really matters in the playoffs.
Defense was a priority for Tom Thibodeau's Chicago Bulls all season. And after the team's performance in game one against the Indiana Pacers, it's pretty safe to say that the coach wasn't happy with what he saw.
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