Halftime 56-44 Bulls Bulls 54% Det 40% Butler 17, Brooks 15, Drummond 12, Gasol 10 Bulls 24-18 rebounding edge Noah, Drummond 7, Tolliver 6
I am totally surprised at how well Niko has looked playing SF. I've been as high on Niko as anyone for 2 years before he came over, and while I knew he was an elite ball-handler and passer for a PF, he's turned out to be a pretty good ball-handler and passer while playing SF. His shot isn't falling tonight (1/5 FG, 1/4 on 3's) but he's still been extremely effective with 6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 16 minutes. An 8-man rotation of Rose, Butler, Niko, Gasol and Noah with Snell, McDoug and Taj off the bench is downright scary.