@ CHICAGO BULLS (25-19) @ LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (31-16) Game 46, Road Game 21 Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 – 2:30 PM CT STAPLES Center ABC / ESPN 1000 AM BULLS VS. CLIPPERS THIS SEASON Dec. 10 @ Chicago – W, 83-80 Jan. 31 @ Los Angeles -- ALLTIME VS. LAKERS 65-46 BULLS/CLIPPERS STREAKS BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...........1 Win BULLS HOME STREAK..................1 Win BULLS ROAD STREAK ..................1 Win Game Notes Chicago Bulls (26-19) Home 16-9 Road 10-10 Bulls Preseason Averages: PPG: 101.6 (Opp: 100.5) RPG: 48.9 (Opp: 46.6) APG: 21.8 (Opp: 22.4) SPG: 6.20 (Opp: 7.98) BPG: 6.11 (Opp: 5.49) FG%: .434 (Opp: .425) FT%: .786 (Opp: .711) 3p%: .355 (Opp: .330) Probable Bulls starters Derrick Rose - PG - Jimmy Butler - SG - E'Tauwn Moore - SF - Taj Gibson - PF - Pau Gasol - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points: Butler 22.4, Gasol 16.7 Rebounds: Gasol 10.9, Noah 8.8 Assists: Rose 4.5, Butler 4.3 Steals: Butler 1.73, Mirotic 0.86 Blocks: Gasol 2.12, Gibson & Noah 1.00 FG%: Gibson .510, Moore .479 FT%: Hinrich .938, Snell .917 3FG%: McDermott .431, Hinrich .422 Regular Season Player Highs 2015/2016 Points: Butler 53 Field Goals Made: Butler 15 Field Goals Attempts: Rose 34 Free Throws Made: Butler 21 Free Throws Attempts: Butler 25 3-Point FGM: Mirotic & McDermott 5 3-Point FGA: Mirotic 9 Rebounds: Gasol 19 Off. Rebounds: Noah & Gasol 7 Def. Rebounds: Gasol 17 Assists: Rose 9 Blocks: Gasol 6 Steals: Butler 4 Minutes: Butler 56 Double-Double: Gasol 26 Triple-Double: None Injury report Mike Dunleavy (back), Joakim Noah (left shoulder) and Nikola Mirotic (appendix) are OUT. Kirk Hinrich (left quad contusion) is GAME-TIME-DECISION. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Los Angeles Clippers (31-16) Home 16-7 Road 15-9 Probable Clippers starters Chris Paul - PG J.J. Redick - SG Luc Mbah a Moute - SF Paul Pierce - PF DeAndre Jordan - C Injury report Blake Griffin is OUT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was giggling when Crawford smoked Hinrich in the one-on-one. (Was it at the end of the third quarter?) It's like two old men carrying the same grudge.
There is little doubt that out of JWill, Gordon, Crawford and Hinrich who has been the best NBA player over the course of their career. The Bulls have been looking for a properly sized scoring wing ever since Paxson let him go. That could be the subtitle of this message board most of the time.
I think Butler is a properly sized scoring wing, but I agree with everything else. It seemed to me that Crawford was let go for some nonsense about jib and being a team player -- thank you Pax -- and he had the best career of the three by far. The Bulls were just under talented and forced into playing Crawford in a role (starter) for which he was not well suited.
