Spreading the Scoring
The big thing that I have noticed about the Bulls in these last three games, is that they are a team that is starting to mature offensively. In the past, if they got 100 points, that was a big night. This year, the team is getting production from more than one source....Nocioni one night, Gordon off the bench, Hinrich and Deng are all in double figures and that gives them balance. This is a good thing as long as they are big enough scorers. Detroit won a title a few years ago without a "stat sheet" leading scorer like Michael Redd in Milwaukee, but the Pistons also got big games from Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups on a regular basis.
The Bulls may be developing that with Deng, Nocioni and Gordon, but I see the Bulls as a team whose offense is all about moving the ball and sharing the ball.
Wednesday night's game against Philadelphia should be interesting in that I think the game in Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago really opened their eyes when they saw the Sixers put up 123 points on them. The Bulls know that wasn't the way they want to play basketball and they have toughened up on the defensive end of the floor ever since.