Game #32, Bulls vs Cavaliers - Game Thread

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Game 32, Home Game 17
Saturday, January 01, 2011 – 6:00 PM (CT)
United Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. CAVALIERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 102-79
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ..... 2 Wins
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK ............... 1 Win

BULLS VS. CAVALIERS THIS SEASON
Dec. 8 @ Cleveland – BULLS WON 88-83
Jan. 1 @ Chicago –
Jan. 22 @ Chicago –
Apr. 08 @ Cleveland –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (21-10)
Home 13-3
Road 8-7

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 99.4 (Opp: 94.1)
RPG: 44.6 (Opp: 40.6)
APG: 22.0 (Opp: 19.5)
SPG: 8.07 (Opp: 7.65)
BPG: 6.16 (Opp: 6.07)
TO: 15.6 (Opp: 16.0)
FG%: .462 (Opp: .429)
FT%: .707 (Opp: .766)
3p%: .360 (Opp: .339)

Probable Bulls starters



Derrick Rose - PG - 23.9 ppg, 8.5 apg, 1.17 spg
Keith Bogans- SG - 3.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, .58 spg
Luol Deng - SF - 17.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.1 apg
Carlos Boozer - PF - 20.6 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.4 ast
Kurt Thomas - C - 3.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.08 bpg


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 23.9, Boozer 20.6
Rebounds: Noah 11.7, Boozer 9.7
Assists: Rose 8.5, Noah 2.7
Steals: Brewer 1.42, Rose 1.17
Blocks: Noah 1.63, Gibson 1.48

FG%: Boozer .551, Brewer .520
FT%: Korver .881, Watson .786
3FG%: Korver .398, Rose .391

Injury report
Joakim Noah- right thumb surgery - Out

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Cleveland Cavaliers (8-24)
Home 5-10
Road 3-14

Probable Cavaliers starters
Manny Harris - PG
Daniel Gibson - SG
Anthony Parker - SF
Antawn Jamison - PF
Anderson Varejao - C

Injury report
Joey Graham (right quad strain) – OUT
Mo Williams (left hip flexor strain) – TO BE UPDATED
Daniel Gibson (left thigh contusion) – TO BE UPDATED
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If we shoot the ball the way we did yesterday, we may lose this one.

 

Neil Funk," Bryon Scott not playing with a full deck." He meant, short handed with players hurt. Wennington laughed.

 

Boozer fouls Jamison

 

Cavs 6-0 early

 

Rose drives to the basket for 2

 

Deng drives for the lay up Down 4

 

Cavs red hot. 11-4 lead

 

Boozer with the jumper from the baseline

 

Boozer misses in close

 

Bogans misses a 3, boozer rebounds and dunks

 

Rose misses the reverse lay up, boozer tips it in,...scratch that, no bucket, offensive foul on Carlos

Gibson in, boozer out

 

Powe blocks Rose

 

Deng with a right jump hook. Down 5

 

Rose with the drive for two.

 

4:54 15-12 Cavs.

Bulls 40% Cavs 42%

Bulls 8-6 rebounding edge.

Jamison 5

 

Asik in for Thomas

 

Cavs getting to the line, a lot

boozer 2 fouls, thomas 2, gibson 1 foul

 

4:13 19-12 cavs

 

Rose gets fouled on the drive.

FTA made both down 5