vs Game 32, Home Game 12 Thursday, February 16, 2012 – 7:00 PM CT United Center TNT / ESPN 1000 AM/WRTO 1200 AM BULLS VS. CELTICS ALL-TIME ALL-TIME ....................Bulls trail 89-112 BULLS CURRENT STREAK.......1 Loss BULLS HOME STREAK..............3 Wins BULLS ROAD STREAK ..............1 Loss BULLS VS. CELTICS THIS SEASON Jan. 13 @ Boston – BULLS WON 88-79 Feb. 12 @ Boston – CELTICS WON 95-91 Feb. 16 @ Chicago – April 5 @ Chicago – Game Notes Chicago Bulls (24-7) Home 10-1 Road 14-6 Bulls Averages: PPG: 97.8 (Opp: 88.0) RPG: 44.87 (Opp: 40.13) APG: 23.2 (Opp: 19.3) SPG: 7.55 (Opp: 7.03) BPG: 5.71 (Opp: 4.65) TO: 13.84 (Opp: 14.36) FG%: .464 (Opp: .427) FT%: .736 (Opp: .720) 3p%: .380 (Opp: .333) Probable Bulls starters CJ Watson - PG - Ronnie Brewer - SG - Luol Deng - SF - Carlos Boozer - PF - Joakim Noah - C - Bulls Stats Leaders Points:Rose 22.0, Deng 15.9 Rebounds: Noah 9.5, Boozer 8.1 Assists: Rose 7.8, Watson 4.2 Steals: Watson 1.19, Brewer 1.19 Blocks: Gibson 1.25, Noah 1.23 FG%: Asik .523, Boozer .523 FT%: Hamilton .875, Rose .841 3FG%: Watson .458, Korver .442 Injury report Derrick Rose (lower back) is a day-to-day. Richard Hamilton (right thigh) is out. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Boston Celtics (15-13) Home 11-8 Road 4-5 Probable Celtics starters Rajon Rondo - PG Ray Allen - SG Paul Pierce - SF Chris Wilcox - PF Jermaine O’Neal - C Injury report Brandon Bass - Sore Left Knee - Day-to-Day Kevin Garnett - Sore Left Hip - Day-to-Day
If you disregard the botched layup, I think Boozer had his best game of the season. He was beastly. What's remarkable to me is that so many of his points require the rest of the team to play well. He really is a system player.....and remarkably good at moving without the ball. I think his off-ball movement might be his most distinguishable NBA level skill, which is really odd for a bulky PF. How on earth did he get a reputation as a back-to-the-basket PF? It's his least effective skill on offense. I like everything else he does except that.
Boozer had a really nice close out where he ran (I think it was) Ray Allen off the three point line in (I think it was) the first quarter. That was good to see from him.
Truly enjoyed the game. Boozer played a very good game, but was absolutely badass in Q2. Deng was terrific, particularly late. Tip of the cap to Mike James. He was clearly the most effective PG we had last night. At different points in the game, Pierce, Garnett, Rondo and Allen looked unstoppable. Shortly after this happened, each stopped getting the shots they were nailing. Nice job, Thibs.
