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Noah’s resolution is to simply keep grinding
As 2014 begins, the Chicago Bulls have the ninth best record in the Eastern Conference. But only five games separate the Bulls from fourth-seeded Atlanta. That’s part of why Joakim Noah says he’s...
View ArticleYoung Celtics coach changing perceptions
Brad Stevens may be changing coaching in the NBA. Well, not exactly how the game is played. But the former Butler University coach who looks like he’s still matriculating has been one of the surprise...
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Cavaliers’ Deng looking for All-Star spot
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Luol Deng remains eleventh among Eastern Conference frontcourt players in the latest NBA All-Star Game fan balloting released Thursday. There, I said it. Luol Deng is a...
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Net effect of Bulls win is leaving the Nets to fret
This Bulls team took a hard right cross with Derrick Rose’s season ending injury and then a stunning uppercut when Luol Deng was traded. The mantra was to go out and play the games. They didn’t admit...
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Joakim Noah prepares for All-Star Sunday
The NBA All-Star Game is not Joakim Noah’s kind of game. But not for the reasons you may think. The Bulls passionate center is not going to dunk backward on the fast break or throw one off the...
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Bulls with a net loss against Brooklyn
There are worse days. After all, you could be driving behind a police car and your horn gets stuck. Someone asks you if that’s your car sitting on concrete blocks. You say you’ve got a pair of black...
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Eastern Conference playoffs suddenly wide open
The Eastern Conference is certainly getting interesting, which is something no one has much said this season. So let’s take a look at the standings as the NBA heads into the final month of the regular...
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Bulls ready to clean up Washington to open playoffs
If the Bulls could have dreamed up the pairings for the NBA playoffs starting this weekend, it likely would have come out something like it has with the Bulls opening at home Sunday against the...
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Picking the NBA’s first round winners
So did we go another year just for Heat-Spurs II? Or can Oklahoma City finally break through now that they are about to have the league MVP? Or has Houston made the offseason acquisition with Dwight...
View ArticleBulls open preseason with loss to Wizards
The Bulls Monday opened the 2014-15 preseason with an 85-81 loss to the Washington Wizards. Though, unofficially, make it 1-0 for the Bulls. Derrick Rose with 11 points and four assists in just under...
View ArticleElton Brand still bringing positive vibes
I’m occasionally asked about a favorite player and it’s not an easy question because there really are mostly good guys in the NBA. But one of the joys of traveling around with the Bulls is the...
View ArticleBulls defeat Wizards behind Rose’s 25 points
John Wall, check. Kyrie Irving, check. Damian Lillard, check. Deron Williams, check. Yes, it starting to seem like old times again. “Like I have been saying from the beginning,” Derrick Rose was saying...
View ArticleFirst All Star returns have Pau Gasol a starter
Your 2015 NBA All-Star starters. For the Eastern Conference, John Wall and Dwyane Wade at guard; LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Pau Gasol in the front court. That’s the result of the first vote...
View ArticlePau Gasol in line to be All-Star starter
Pau Gasol seems almost certain to earn his first All-Star game start, according to the latest fan voting returns released Thursday. Gasol remains second among Eastern Conference front court players...
View ArticleBulls magical down the stretch in Orlando
The Bulls Sunday with a strong start defeated the Orlando Magic…No, wait! The Bulls Sunday blew a 16-point lead and lost to the Orlando Magic..No, wait! The Bulls Sunday went on a 7-0 run in the last...
View ArticleWizards’ magic disappears as Bulls win 97-92
You’re the Bulls and you’re coming down the stretch Tuesday against the team that knocked you out of the playoffs last season and seems to be a likely first round playoff opponent this season. You’re...
View ArticleThe Derrick Rose saga continues impressively vs Cavs
There are a lot of great stories in these NBA playoffs, which are as wide open to produce a champion since perhaps anytime in the late 1970s. Here comes Memphis and the Clippers and even Washington,...
View ArticleLooks like Butler and Dunleavy will wear Red
The Bulls are putting the band back together. But will it be able to hit the high notes? That’s the big question as the Bulls, according to league sources and published reports, agreed Wednesday to...
View ArticleBulls get clipped in L.A. 120-93
Hey, what happened to that other Los Angeles team? Right, the one that made the Bulls feel so good about themselves Thursday on national TV. “We’ve seen this all year,” Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg...
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