vs EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS – FIRST ROUND POST-SEASON GAME THREE, HOME GAME ONE THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 – 7:30 P.M. (CDT) UNITED CENTER COMCAST SPORTSNET / NBA-TV / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO 1200 AM Game 1: Chicago @ Brooklyn – Saturday, April 20, 7:00 p.m. (CDT) – Nets won 106-89 Game 2: Chicago @ Brooklyn – Monday, April 22, 7:00 p.m. (CDT) – Bulls won 90-82 Game 3: Brooklyn @ Chicago – Thursday, April 25, 7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Comcast SportsNet / NBA-TV / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO 1200 AM Game 4: Brooklyn @ Chicago – Saturday, April 27, 1:00 p.m. (CDT) – Comcast SportsNet / TNT / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO 1200 AM Game 5: Chicago @ Brooklyn – Monday, April 29, Time TBD – Comcast SportsNet / National Broadcast TBD / ESPN 1000 AM (if necessary) Game 6: Brooklyn @ Chicago – Thursday, May 2, Time TBD – Comcast SportsNet / National Broadcast TBD / ESPN 1000 / WRTO 1200 AM (if necessary) Game 7: Chicago @ Brooklyn – Saturday, May 4, Time TBD – Comcast SportsNet / National Broadcast TBD / ESPN 1000 AM (if necessary) BULLS vs. NETS ALL-TIME ALL-TIME ..................... Bulls lead 82-67 BULLS CURRENT STREAK ..... 4 Wins BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 2 Wins BULLS ROAD STREAK ............. 1 Wins BULLS VS. NETS THIS SEASON Dec. 15 @ Chicago – Bulls 83, Nets 82 Feb. 1 @ Brooklyn – Nets 93, Bulls 89 Mar. 2 @ Chicago – Bulls 96, Nets 85 Apr. 4 @ Brooklyn – Bulls 92, Nets 90 1998 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND (BULLS WON 3-0) 04/24/98 @ CHI W (OT) 96-93 04/26/98 @ CHI W 96-91 04/29/98 @ NJ W 116-101 2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND (SERIES TIED 1-1) 04/20/13 @ BRO L 89-106 04/22/13 @ BRO W 90-82 VS. NETS ALL-TIME IN PLAYOFFS ALL-TIME ............... BULLS lead 4-1 BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 1 Win BULLS HOME STREAK ......... 2 Wins BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 1 Win Game Notes Chicago Bulls (45-37) Home 24-17 Road 21-20 Bulls Playoffs Averages: PPG: 89.5 (Opp: 94.0) RPG: 39.50 (Opp: 39.00) APG: 18.0 (Opp: 20.0) SPG: 6.00 (Opp: 7.00) BPG: 5.00 (Opp: 5.00) TO: 12.00 (Opp: 10.00) FG%: .477 (Opp: .453) FT%: .622 (Opp: .850) 3p%: .250 (Opp: .286) Probable Bulls starters Kirk Hinrich - PG - Jimmy Butler - SG - Luol Deng - SF - Carlos Boozer - PF - Joakim Noah - C - Bulls Stats Leaders Points: Boozer 19.0, Robinson 14.0 Rebounds: Boozer 10.00, Noah 7.50 Assists: Deng & Hinrich 3.5, Boozer 3.0 Steals: Hinrich 1.50, Robinson & Belinelli 1.00 Blocks: 3 players 1.50 FG%: Gibson .750, Boozer .563 FT%: Belinelli .857 3FG%: Hinrich .500, Belinelli .333 Injury report Derrick Rose (left knee) is out; Joakim Noah (right foot) and Vladimir Radmanovic (back) are day-to-day. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Brooklyn Nets (49-33) Home 26-15 Road 23-18 Probable Nets starters Deron Williams - PG Joe Johnson - SG Gerald Wallace - SF Reggie Evans - PF Brook Lopez - C Injury report Joe Johnson - game-time-decision -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bulls-Season-Highs-2012-2013 Active-Bulls-Career-Highs
Gotta love being up 2-1. The Bulls defense did not make Watson miss that last shot. He couldn't have had a better look at the basket. He was wide open.
Well, let's see, what was it I said when that rumor came out? Oh yeah, So I guess I'm either glad the rumor wasn't true or glad Toronto balked.
Playoff PER numbers Nazr 21.1 (see, I told you he was our secret weapon all along!) Boozer 20.4 Belinelli 19.7 Nate 19.6 Taj 16.0 Everyone else < 10. Butler 9.3 Deng 9.2 Kurt 9.0 Noah 9.0 Boozer putting up 20/12 for the 3 games. Deng 14/7 on 17 shots and .373 shooting (ouch) Kirk 9 points on .360 shooting, 3 assists/game
^^The problem with those stats is that they're basically all offensive stats and this series has been all about defense. Anyway, here are some +/-, keeping in mind that despite leading the series 2 games to 1, they're -6 in point differential. Deng -6 Boozer -3 Noah - 16 Butler -10 Hinrich -1 Mohammed +18 Robinson +10 Belinelli -9 Gotta give Denny credit for identifying Mohammed as the Bulls' secret weapon.
Updated through game 4. Bulls are now +2 in point differential. Deng +2 Boozer +15 Noah -5 Butler -25 Hinrich +11 Mohammed +13 Robinson +29 Belinelli -6 Gotta give Denny credit for identifying Mohammed as the Bulls' secret weapon.[/QUOTE]
Lots of fluctuations. Jimmy is young. I'll forgive him. But coach clearly trusts him MORE than Marco, and WAAAY more than Rip.
