@ Game 34, Road Game 15 Friday, January 11, 2013 – 7:00 PM CT Madison Square Garden CSN/ESPN / ESPN 1000 AM BULLS VS. KNICKS ALL-TIME ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 109-97 BULLS CURRENT STREAK ..... 3 Wins BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 3 Wins BULLS ROAD STREAK ............... 1 Win BULLS VS. KNICKS THIS SEASON Dec. 8 @ Chicago – Bulls 93, Knicks 85 Dec. 21 @ New York – Bulls 110, Knicks 106 Jan. 11 @ New York – Apr. 11 @ Chicago – LAST FIVE BULLS GAMES Jan. 09 vs Bucks L 96-104 Jan. 07 vs Cavaliers W 118-92 Jan. 04 @ Heat W 96-89 Jan. 02 @ Magic W 96-94 Dec. 31 vs Bobcats L 81-91 Game Notes Chicago Bulls (19-14) Home 10-9 Road 9-5 Bulls Averages: PPG: 93.4 (Opp: 91.9) RPG: 43.33 (Opp: 40.46) APG: 23.0 (Opp: 18.5) SPG: 7.49 (Opp: 7.88) BPG: 5.00 (Opp: 5.58) TO: 14.94 (Opp: 14.24) FG%: .439 (Opp: .433) FT%: .795 (Opp: .757) 3p%: .360 (Opp: .339) Probable Bulls starters Kirk Hinrich - PG - Richard Hamilton - SG - Luol Deng - SF - Carlos Boozer - PF - Joakim Noah - C - Bulls Stats Leaders Points: Deng 17.4, Boozer 15.4 Rebounds: Noah 10.5, Boozer 9.7 Assists: Hinrich 5.5, Noah 4.3 Steals: Noah 1.31, Deng 1.09 Blocks: Noah 2.03, Gibson 1.15 FG%: Butler .500, Boozer .483 FT%: Hamilton .894, Belinelli .877 3FG%: Belinelli .417, Robinson .397 Injury report Derrick Rose (left knee) is out. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. New York Knicks (23-12) Home 13-4 Road 10-8 Probable Knicks starters Jason Kidd - PG Ronnie Brewer - SG Carmelo Anthony - SF Marcus Camby - PF Tyson Chandler - C Injury report Raymond Felton - Fractured right fifth finger - Out Iman Shumpert - Torn Left ACL and Meniscus - Out Rasheed Wallace - Sore Left Foot - Out -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bulls-Season-Highs-2012-2013 Active-Bulls-Career-Highs
Transplant, what do you think has changed from the first two games? If Kirk doesn't play, then it'll be close. Otherwise, we win.
I took the first two games into account, but in both positive and negative ways...it's great that the Bulls had beaten them twice, but the Knicks are a good team and these things usually even out. Also, in the previous game, the Knicks made a furious comeback. I thought they might carry that momentum forward into this game (instead, they just re-staged their furious, but futile comeback). Lastly, the Knicks were on a mini-slide and I thought they'd be extra focused on this game. Sometimes it's great to be wrong. Question. I didn't catch the game until the 4th quarter. I see Robinson only played 10 mins. Did he get hurt, play poorly or was it just that Thibs would rather go with a banged-up Hinrich than Mr. Excitement?
Didn't see much of the game either. Someone (Sam smith) implied that Thibs seemed averse to handing the reigns over to Nate, exhausting Kirk. I mean I was hoping for 15 mins from Kirk, not 38!
