Figured, I can put my game threads to good use... <div align="center"> vs. <font color="blue">Washington Wizards (6-9)</font> vs. <font color="red">Chicago Bulls (6-9)</font> Date: December 2nd, 2006 Time: 8:30 P.M. Eastern TV: CSN and WGN Superstation Place: United Center</div> [div=50%]<font size="3"><div align="center"><font color="red">Bulls Starting Lineups</font></div></font> <div align="center"> <font size="1">(K. Hinrich, C. Duhon, A. Nocioni, L. Deng, B. Wallace)</font></div> <font color="navy">2006-07 Bulls Stats</font> Leading Scorer: Luol Deng - 18.3 PPG Leading Rebounder: Ben Wallace - 9.1 RPG Leading Assist Man: Kirk Hinrich - 6.1 APG Points Per Game: 98.2 Field Goal Percentage: 45.0% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 39.6% Rebounds Per Game: 41.0 Assists Per Game: 21.4 <font size="3">Backcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/kirk_hinrich.jpg[/imgl]<font color="red">Kirk Hinrich</font> PPG: 16.9, RPG: 2.9, APG: 6.1 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/chris_duhon.jpg[/imgl]<font color="red">Chris Duhon</font> PPG: 8.1 RPG: 2.1, APG: 3.2 <font size="3">Frontcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/andres_nocioni.jpg[/imgl]<font color="red">Andres Nocioni</font> PPG: 15.0, RPG: 6.1, APG: 2.6 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/luol_deng.jpg[/imgl]<font color="red">Luol Deng</font> PPG: 18.3, RPG: 6.0, APG: 2.3 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/ben_wallace.jpg[/imgl]<font color="red">Ben Wallace</font> PPG: 5.3, RPG: 9.1, APG: 1.8 [/div]<div align="center"><font color="blue"><font size="3">Wizards Starting Lineup</font></font> <font size="1">(G. Arenas, D. Stevenson, C. Butler, A. Jamison, E. Thomas)</font></div> <font color="blue">2006-07 Wizards Stats</font> Leading Scorer: Gilbert Arenas - 28.4 PPG Leading Rebounder: Antawn Jamison - 7.8 RPG Leading Assist Man: Gilbert Arenas - 6.6 APG Points Per Game: 100.1 Field Goal Percentage: 44.2% 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: 33.0% Rebounds Per Game: 40.7 Assists Per Game: 18.9 <font size="3">Backcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/gilbert_arenas.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Gilbert Arenas</font> PPG: 26.4, RPG: 4.3, APG: 6.7 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/deshawn_stevenson.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Deshawn Stevenson </font> PPG: 8.4, RPG: 2.6 APG: 2.5 <font size="3">Frontcourt</font> [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/caron_butler.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Caron Butler</font> PPG: 18.2, RPG: 8.1, APG: 3.1 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/antawn_jamison.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Antawn Jamison</font> PPG: 17.9, RPG: 7.7, APG: 1.6 [imgl]http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/etan_thomas.jpg[/imgl]<font color="blue">Etan Thomas</font> PPG: 7.7, RPG: 6.5, APG: 0.4 <div align="center"><font size="3"><u>Keys To The Game</u></font><ul></div>[*]<font color="red">Fire From Long Range</font> ? Defending the long range shots for Washington has always been a struggle and with the Bulls who came off a good shooting night, they'll need to keep it up in order to beat the Wizards.[*]<font color="red">Stop The Big Trio</font> ? Arenas, Butler and Jamison had it going their way on the offensive end the entire game combining for 29-50 out on the court for 79 points, 19 assists and 20 rebounds. If the Bulls D are able to limit them to low-percentage shots and make it harder for them to pass the ball around, it should be able to slow the trio down.[*]<font color="red">Take Care Of The Ball</font> ? The Wizards are one of the top 5 teams in the NBA in creating turnovers and on Friday, they were able to score 30+ points off 22 turnovers, so Chicago will need to keep from turning the ball over below their average which is about 16 a game.[*]<font color="blue">Move The Ball On Offense</font> ? The Wizards in the first quarter alone had 10 of their 13 field goals on assists, and it consistently went that way the entire game ending with 28 assists. With the offensive fire-power they have, they were successfully able to pass the ball around and find the open guy for an easy shot. <font color="blue">Bench Production</font> ? The bench players have stepped up against the Bobcats last night and it hasn't been something they've done all season long, but we saw how effective they can be with Haywood controlling the paint, Hayes with his shots and Daniels with his passing presence. If they can create offense when the big trio isn't there, then it will keep us in the game.[*]<font color="blue">Take Care Of Leads</font> ? When the Wizards finally controlling the game in the second half, we thought they were going to walk out with an easy win when Charlotte cut the lead in the 4th down to 6, after being up as much as 17. To take care of it, they'll need a player who's been on fire like Caron has and more importantly make key stops.[/list] <font size="3">Prediction:</font> I'll take the Wizards winning 98-92 Will's Prediction Record: 7-5 (Wizards over Grizzlies, 96-95)
Due to this huge Ben Wallace controversy the fact that the Bulls are on a three game win streak since the "headband incident" has flown completely under the radar. Granted two back to back games against New York will get you back on the winning track quickly, the win against New Orleans was huge. Hopefully we pull off another big win against a good young team in Washington tonight.
<div class="quote_poster">GameFace Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Due to this huge Ben Wallace controversy the fact that the Bulls are on a three game win streak since the "headband incident" has flown completely under the radar. Granted two back to back games against New York will get you back on the winning track quickly, the win against New Orleans was huge. Hopefully we pull off another big win against a good young team in Washington tonight.</div> Yeah, both teams have been on a roll lately. The Wizards on tuesday against the Hawks made the stops they needed in the last minute to get their 5th win, and last night against the Bobcats, everything was just going right for them offensively. The big trio was all active, the frontcourt controlled the paint and kept Okafor in check, and the bench really came up big and if they keep playing like this and improve on shooting defense, they'll make a run.
Bulls hit seven three pointers, thus far in the first half, and are in the process of a blow out win.
<div class="quote_poster">GameFace Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Bulls hit seven three pointers, thus far in the first half, and are in the process of a blow out win.</div> Well, I wouldn't say we are out of the game yet, with the whole second half left to play, but if the Bulls keep playing like they have in the first half, you can pretty much say it's over.
Murder she wrote. Not even close. Score wasn't even indicative of how good the Bulls played and how bad the Wizards were.
Yeah, the Bulls let the Wizards catch up a little in the 4th. It was a great game, and I actually saw Tyrus Thomas bring somewhat of an offensive game for a little and not turn it over everytime. And Ben Wallace had a season high! Finally 10.
