GAME THREAD: NBA: CHICAGO (2-9) at TORONTO (6-7)

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Jose Calderon made it another longafternoon for the Chicago Bulls.


Calderon collected 19 points and 14 assists as the TorontoRaptors pulled away for a 93-78 victory over the sputteringBulls on Sunday.


On the road for the last 10 days due to the circus taking placeat the United Center, the Bulls have to be glad to be headinghome after completing a 1-5 trip.


Calderon sent the cold-shooting Bulls to their fourth straightloss as he played a solid-all around game. He made 8-of-15shots and committed just one turnover in 40 minutes.

Chris Bosh contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds, Jamario Moonadded 15 points and Carlos Delfino 13 points for the Raptors,who took control with a 12-2 run to open the fourth quarter.

Jason Kapono's 3-pointer capped the surge, giving Toronto an82-70 cushion. Toronto, which improved to just 3-4 at home, shot43 percent (37-of-86) and held a 45-44 rebounding advantage.

Luol Deng scored 21 points, Ben Gordon 17 and Kirk Hinrich 15for the Bulls, whose offensive struggles continued.

After shooting nearly 60 percent to take a 33-26 lead after onequarter, the Bulls went cold. They made just 3-of-19 shots andmanaged just 11 points in the second quarter, leading to a 50-44halftime deficit.


Chicago shot 38 percent (30-of-79) overall.


It marked the third time in four games and fourth time overallthis season the Bulls (2-10), who have the Eastern Conference'sworst record, were held under 80 points.

 

NBA: CHICAGO at TORONTO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO (78) AT TORONTO (93)

CHICAGO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

K HINRICH G 41:17 6-11 0-0 0 2 2 7 5 0 3 15
B GORDON G 40:59 7-18 3-3 0 3 3 6 0 0 2 17
T THOMAS F 16:43 2-4 0-1 2 6 8 1 2 0 1 4
L DENG F 37:20 7-18 6-8 4 5 9 3 2 1 4 21
B WALLACE C 35:38 1-4 0-2 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 2
A NOCIONI 30:37 4-15 1-4 2 6 8 2 4 1 0 11
T SEFOLOSHA 14:16 1-5 0-0 1 4 5 0 0 1 0 2
J SMITH 11:42 2-3 0-0 0 4 4 0 1 0 2 4
C DUHON 10:08 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
J NOAH 0:40 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A GRAY 0:40 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A GRIFFIN DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-79 12-20 10 34 44 22 15 5 12 78
(.380) (.600) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 12 (14 PTS)

TORONTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J CALDERON G 40:13 8-15 2-2 1 2 3 14 1 2 1 19
A PARKER G 29:30 3-11 1-1 1 4 5 0 1 1 0 9
C BOSH F 43:04 6-13 4-4 4 9 13 4 2 1 2 16
J MOON F 35:30 7-12 1-2 2 7 9 0 4 3 0 15
A BARGNANI C 28:02 3-9 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 0 2 7
C DELFINO 29:40 4-13 4-4 1 7 8 2 3 1 0 13
J KAPONO 18:30 3-6 0-0 1 0 1 0 5 0 2 8
J DIXON 7:47 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
K HUMPHRIES 7:44 3-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
D MARTIN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M BASTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-86 12-13 11 34 45 22 21 9 9 93
(.430) (.923) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 9 (10 PTS)

CHICAGO 33 11 20 14 - 78
TORONTO 26 24 20 23 - 93

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHICAGO - A NOCIONI 2, B GORDON, T SEFOLOSHA, B WALLACE.
TORONTO - J MOON 6, A BARGNANI 2, J CALDERON, C BOSH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHICAGO 6-17 (.353), K HINRICH 3-4, B GORDON 0-
4, L DENG 1-1, A NOCIONI 2-8. TORONTO 7-17 (.412), J CALDERON 1-3,
A PARKER 2-3, J MOON 0-1, A BARGNANI 1-4, C DELFINO 1-3, J KAPONO 2-
3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, PHIL ROBINSON, RON OLESIAK.
A - 19,800. T - 2:07.</div>

 

NBA: CHICAGO at TORONTO

<div class="pre">CHICAGO (78)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Hinrich 41:17 6-11 0-0 0-2 7 5 15
B Gordon 40:59 7-18 3-3 0-3 6 0 17
T Thomas 16:43 2-4 0-1 2-8 1 2 4
L Deng 37:20 7-18 6-8 4-9 3 2 21
B Wallace 35:38 1-4 0-2 1-5 2 1 2
A Nocioni 30:37 4-15 1-4 2-8 2 4 11
T Sefolosha 14:16 1-5 0-0 1-5 0 0 2
J Smith 11:42 2-3 0-0 0-4 0 1 4
C Duhon 10:08 0-1 2-2 0-0 1 0 2
J Noah 0:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A Gray 0:40 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A Griffin DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-79 12-20 10-44 22 15 78
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.380, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
6-17, .353 (K Hinrich 3-4, B Gordon 0-4, L
Deng 1-1, A Nocioni 2-8). Team Rebounds: 12.
Blocked Shots:5 (A Nocioni 2, B Gordon, T
Sefolosha, B Wallace). Turnovers:12 (L Deng
4, K Hinrich 3, J Smith 2, B Gordon 2, T
Thomas). Steals: 5 (C Duhon, B Wallace, A
Nocioni, L Deng, T Sefolosha).


TORONTO (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Calderon 40:13 8-15 2-2 1-3 14 1 19
A Parker 29:30 3-11 1-1 1-5 0 1 9
C Bosh 43:04 6-13 4-4 4-13 4 2 16
J Moon 35:30 7-12 1-2 2-9 0 4 15
A Bargnani 28:02 3-9 0-0 0-3 1 4 7
C Delfino 29:40 4-13 4-4 1-8 2 3 13
J Kapono 18:30 3-6 0-0 1-1 0 5 8
J Dixon 7:47 0-3 0-0 0-2 1 0 0
K Humphries 7:44 3-4 0-0 1-1 0 1 6
D Martin DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Baston DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-86 12-13 11-45 22 21 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.923. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (J Calderon 1-3, A Parker 2-3, J
Moon 0-1, A Bargnani 1-4, C Delfino 1-3, J
Kapono 2-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:10 (J Moon 6, A Bargnani 2, J Calderon,
C Bosh). Turnovers:9 (J Kapono 2, C Bosh 2, K
Humphries 2, A Bargnani 2, J Calderon).
Steals: 9 (J Moon 3, J Calderon 2, C Bosh, C
Delfino, K Humphries, A Parker).

-------------------------------------------
CHICAGO 33 11 20 14 - 78
TORONTO 26 24 20 23 - 93
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,800. T: 2:07.
Officials: Joe Crawford, Phil Robinson, Ron
Olesiak.</div>

 

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Jose Calderon made it another longafternoon for the Chicago Bulls.


Calderon collected 19 points and 14 assists as the TorontoRaptors pulled away for a 93-78 victory over the sputteringBulls on Sunday.


On the road for the last 10 days due to the circus taking placeat the United Center, the Bulls have to be glad to be headinghome after completing a 1-5 trip.


Calderon sent the cold-shooting Bulls to their fourth straightloss as he played a solid-all around game. He made 8-of-15shots and committed just one turnover in 40 minutes.

The increased minutes for Calderon came with T.J. Ford missinghis second straight game with a stinger in his arm.

"I enjoy the chance to play heavy minutes but at the same time,I'm excited for T.J. to come back," Calderon said. "I know myrole and I am only thinking about the Raptors winning. I don'tthink about minutes or points, I just look forward to the nextgame."


Calderon received praise from coach Sam Mitchell.


"Jose understands who and what he is," Mitchell said. "It's akey in sports. Understanding who you are, your strengths andweaknesses and playing that way. And we try and not put him intough situations. We don't ask him to try and do things that hewill struggle with. We try and put him in situations where he'llbe comfortable and will have success."


Chris Bosh contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds, Jamario Moonadded 15 points and Carlos Delfino 13 points for the Raptors,who took control with a 12-2 run to open the fourth quarter.

Jason Kapono's 3-pointer capped the surge, giving Toronto an82-70 cushion. Toronto, which improved to just 3-4 at home, shot43 percent (37-of-86) and held a 45-44 rebounding advantage.

Luol Deng scored 21 points, Ben Gordon 17 and Kirk Hinrich 15for the Bulls, whose offensive struggles continued.

"We need to continue to play hard," Gordon said. "The worstthing we can do right now is start to give up mentally. We needto be as resilient as possible. This is a team who has beenthrough these types of things before and we need to have theconfidence that we are going to be able to make it out of this.It's pretty simple, just continue to play hard and staypositive."


After shooting nearly 60 percent to take a 33-26 lead after onequarter, the Bulls went cold. They made just 3-of-19 shots andmanaged just 11 points in the second quarter, leading to a 50-44halftime deficit.


Chicago shot 38 percent (30-of-79) overall.


It marked the third time in four games and fourth time overallthis season the Bulls (2-10), who have the Eastern Conference'sworst record, were held under 80 points.


"Even if you're winning you're worried about something," Bullscoach Scott Skiles said. "As a coach you're always concerned.Talking to the team and individuals we don't think it's a lackof confidence but mentality during those key moments we strugglea lot."

 

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Jose Calderon made it another longafternoon for the Chicago Bulls.


Calderon collected 19 points and 14 assists as the TorontoRaptors pulled away for a 93-78 victory over the sputteringBulls on Sunday.


On the road for the last 10 days due to the circus taking placeat the United Center, the Bulls have to be glad to be headinghome after completing a 1-5 trip.


Calderon sent the cold-shooting Bulls to their fourth straightloss as he played a solid-all around game. He made 8-of-15shots and committed just one turnover in 40 minutes.

The increased minutes for Calderon came with T.J. Ford missinghis second straight game with a stinger in his arm.

"I enjoy the chance to play heavy minutes but at the same time,I'm excited for T.J. to come back," Calderon said. "I know myrole and I am only thinking about the Raptors winning. I don'tthink about minutes or points, I just look forward to the nextgame."


Calderon received praise from coach Sam Mitchell.


"Jose understands who and what he is," Mitchell said. "It's akey in sports. Understanding who you are, your strengths andweaknesses and playing that way. And we try and not put him intough situations. We don't ask him to try and do things that hewill struggle with. We try and put him in situations where he'llbe comfortable and will have success."


Chris Bosh contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds, Jamario Moonadded 15 points and Carlos Delfino 13 points for the Raptors,who took control with a 12-2 run to open the fourth quarter.

Jason Kapono's 3-pointer capped the surge, giving Toronto an82-70 cushion. Toronto, which improved to just 3-4 at home, shot43 percent (37-of-86) and held a 45-44 rebounding advantage.

Luol Deng scored 21 points, Ben Gordon 17 and Kirk Hinrich 15for the Bulls, whose offensive struggles continued.

"We need to continue to play hard," Gordon said. "The worstthing we can do right now is start to give up mentally. We needto be as resilient as possible. This is a team who has beenthrough these types of things before and we need to have theconfidence that we are going to be able to make it out of this.It's pretty simple, just continue to play hard and staypositive."


After shooting nearly 60 percent to take a 33-26 lead after onequarter, the Bulls went cold. They made just 3-of-19 shots andmanaged just 11 points in the second quarter, leading to a 50-44halftime deficit.


Chicago shot 38 percent (30-of-79) overall.


It marked the third time in four games and fourth time overallthis season the Bulls (2-10), who have the Eastern Conference'sworst record, were held under 80 points.


"Even if you're winning you're worried about something," Bullscoach Scott Skiles said. "As a coach you're always concerned.Talking to the team and individuals we don't think it's a lackof confidence but mentality during those key moments we strugglea lot."

 

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