vs L.A. CLIPPERS (13-9) @ CHICAGO BULLS (11-8) Game 20, Home Game 11 Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 – 7:00 PM CT United Center TNT / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO AM BULLS VS. CLIPPERS THIS SEASON Dec. 10 @ Chicago – Jan. 31 @ Los Angeles – BULLS VS. CLIPPERS ALLTIME RECORD 64-46 BULLS/CLIPPERS STREAKS BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss BULLS HOME STREAK ......... 5 Losses BULLS ROAD STREAK ............... 1 Win Game Notes Chicago Bulls (11-8) Home 7-3 Road 4-5 Bulls Preseason Averages: PPG: 98.9 (Opp: 98.6) RPG: 48.4 (Opp: 48.9) APG: 22.8 (Opp: 20.9) SPG: 6.58 (Opp: 7.58) BPG: 6.05 (Opp: 5.68) FG%: .424 (Opp: .414) FT%: .748 (Opp: .716) 3p%: .368 (Opp: .325) Probable Bulls starters Derrick Rose - PG - Jimmy Butler - SG - Tony Snell - SF - Taj Gibson - PF - Pau Gasol - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points: Butler 21.2, Gasol 14.8 Rebounds: Gasol 11.0, Noah 8.3 Assists: Rose 5.9, Noah 3.6 Steals: Butler 1.84, Mirotic 0.84 Blocks: Gasol 2.16, Noah 0.94 FG%: Portis .538, McDermott .476 FT%: Hinrich .909, Snell .900 3FG%: Hinrich .563, McDermott .476 Regular Season Player Highs 2015/2016 Points: Butler 36 Field Goals Made: Rose, Butler & Gasol 12 Field Goals Attempts: Rose 25 Free Throws Made: Butler 12 Free Throws Attempts: Butler 14 3-Point FGM: McDermott 5 3-Point FGA: Mirotic & Mc Dermott 8 Rebounds: Gasol 19 Off. Rebounds: Noah 7 Def. Rebounds: Gasol 17 Assists: Rose 9 Blocks: Gasol 6 Steals: Butler 4 Minutes: Butler 43 Double-Double: Gasol 11 Triple-Double: None Injury report Mike Dunleavy (back) is OUT For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Los Angeles Clippers (13-9) Home 9-5 Road 4-4 Probable Clippers starters Chris Paul - PG J.J. Redick - SG Luc Mbah A Moute - SF Blake Griffin - PF DeAndre Jordan - C Injury report None. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gasol scores 24, Bulls beat Clippers 83-80 to stop skid This time, the Chicago Bulls dug in. They let a big lead slip away in the second half, but made just enough plays down the stretch to win a game they needed in a big way. Pau Gasol scored 24 points and the Bulls beat the Los Angeles Clippers83-80 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400828217
I don't the tweet is precise enough. It seems to imply that the players don't like their teammates, which I haven't seen. I think there's a lot of frustration among the players on the roster but it's directed at the coach and the roster set up in general, not at interpersonal quarrels. The players seem to hate the offense-defense substitutions, and the fact that Hoiberg has limited their minutes, which to a certain extent has been a corollary to the fact that this team has been pretty darn healthy thus far. (Maybe it's even caused it.) You also have a lot of players going into contract seasons, and a tough mix of vets and youth. I don't think the team quite knows what to do with McDermott yet, and he seems to figure quite prominently in the future. This team has talent but it is not an easy coaching gig because of the expectations and experience. There are a lot of strong-willed players on this team who have earned some level of preferential treatment.
