Game #54 - Bulls @ Thunder Thread

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    Game 54, Road Game 28
    Sunday, April 1, 2012 – 12:00 PM CT
    Chesapeake Energy Arena
    ABC / ESPN 1000 AM

    BULLS VS. THUNDER ALL-TIME
    ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 69-63
    BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win
    BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
    BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 1 Loss

    BULLS VS. THUNDER THIS SEASON
    April 1 @ Oklahoma City –

    Game Notes

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    Chicago Bulls (42-11)
    Home 21-5
    Road 21-6

    Bulls Averages:
    PPG: 97.2 (Opp: 88.5)
    RPG: 46.02 (Opp: 40.02)
    APG: 23.1 (Opp: 19.5)
    SPG: 7.04 (Opp: 7.26)
    BPG: 5.89 (Opp: 5.11)
    TO: 13.93 (Opp: 13.42)
    FG%: .457 (Opp: .426)
    FT%: .727 (Opp: .734)
    3p%: .381 (Opp: .332)

    Probable Bulls starters

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    CJ Watson - PG -
    Ronnie Brewer - SG -
    Luol Deng - SF -
    Carlos Boozer - PF -
    Joakim Noah - C -

    Bulls Stats Leaders
    Points:Rose 22.8, Boozer 15.6
    Rebounds: Noah 9.9, Boozer 8.3
    Assists: Rose 8.0, Watson 3.9
    Steals: Brewer 1.06, Deng 1.05
    Blocks: Noah 1.35, Gibson 1.26

    FG%: Boozer .537, Asik .526
    FT%: Korver .839, Hamilton .833
    3FG%: Watson .430, Korver .428

    Injury report
    Richard Hamilton (right shoulder) and Derrick Rose (right groin) are day-to-day.

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

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    Oklahoma City Thunder (39-12)
    Home 22-4
    Road 17-8

    Probable Thunder starters
    Russell Westbrook - PG
    Thabo Sefolosha - SG
    Kevin Durant - SF
    Serge Ibaka - PF
    Kendrick Perkins - C

    Injury report
    Eric Maynor is OUT (torn right ACL)
    Daequan Cook is OUT (mild right MCL sprain)
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    bullsger, Apr 1, 2012
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Ouch.

    I think OKC is the team to beat, at least in the West. They didn't change my mind with this game.

    One starter in double figures. Boozer and Taj combine for 19 points and 20 boards.

    How much of a difference, really, will Rose make?
     
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    Ouch is right.

    No telling what could help. But we could say the same thing about the Denver game. They let OKC get in their heads.

    Derrick would help a lot with that.
     
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    The Thunder's rep is that they're a high turnover team that doesn't play defense. Their starting 5 combined for 4 TOs yesterday and their defense was excellent. Oh yeah, and for 3 quarters they hit just about everything they looked at.

    The Bulls ran into a buzzsaw, pure and simple.
     
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