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April 29, 2007

Break Out The Brooms


The Bulls swept away the NBA champion Miami Heat on Sunday and immediately turned their attention to the Detroit Pistons, their second-round opponent.

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April 27, 2007

Game Notes For Game 3 @ Heat

* Chicago has lost the last four postseason games it has played against the Heat in Miami. * Among all playoff teams, the Bulls have the highest field-goal percentage, shooting 48.8% from the field in the two first-round games they have played against the Heat. * Miami has won eight straight playoff games at home. * In this series, Luol Deng is averaging 29.5 points and is shooting 61.0% (25/41) from the field. * Ben Gordon is averaging 22.1 points over the eight playoff games he has played against the Heat. * In Game 2, Shaquille O’Neal was a perfect five-for-five from the free-throw line. It was the third time in his career that he shot 100% from the free-throw line in a playoff game. * Dwyane Wade has scored 21 points in each game of this series. Wade is averaging 40.3 points over the last three playoff games he has played in Miami.

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April 25, 2007

Beat The Heat


The Bulls pounded Miami last night to take a 2-0 lead over the defending NBA champions, but after practice today, they made it clear they will need to weather a storm in Miami this weekend.

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April 24, 2007

Game Notes For Game 2 vs. Heat

* With its 96-91 win over the Heat in Game 1, Chicago has now won 10 of the last 11 playoff games it has played at home against Miami. * The Heat have now lost five of the last six playoff games they have played on the road. Miami’s only road win during this stretch was in Game 6 of the NBA Finals last season in Dallas. * Chicago has won just three of its last 11 playoff games. All three of the Bulls’ wins during this span have been against the Heat. * In his last four road playoff games, Antoine Walker is averaging 17.8 points and 6.0 rebounds. In Game 1, Walker came off the bench for the first time in his postseason career and scored 20 points. * Dwyane Wade has scored 20+ points in seven straight playoff games. Over this stretch he is averaging 32.7 points and 7.0 rebounds. * In Game 1, Ben Gordon had 24 points and 11 assists, recording the first double-double of his career (regular and postseason). The 11 assists Gordon had is a career-high (regular and postseason) as well. * After scoring 40 total points in the four regular season games he played against the Heat this season, Luol Deng put up a postseason career-high 33 points in Game 1 against Miami.

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April 23, 2007

Gearing Up For Game 2

The Bulls practiced Monday while preparing for Game 2 against the Heat on Tuesday night at the United Center. The topic of conversation was the complaints about the officiating from Game 1 and the need to defend home court.

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April 22, 2007

Work To Do


The Bulls escaped with an important win over the Heat in Game 1 of their series on Saturday at the United Center. After Sunday's practice, they refused to be drawn into a war of words with the Heat.

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April 18, 2007

Game Notes For Wednesday @ Nets

* The Nets have won 10 straight home games against the Bulls. The last time Chicago won on New Jersey’s home court was back on April 17, 2001. * The Bulls are looking for their first 50-win season since 1997-98 (when they went 62-20). * Chicago has led all three previous meetings with New Jersey this season by at least 18 points. However, they won just one of those games. * Ben Gordon is shooting 54.3% (19-for-35) and backcourt partner Kirk Hinrich 45.5% (15-for-33) from behind the 3-point arc this month. * New Jersey is looking to avoid its first losing season since going 26-56 in 2000-01. * Vince Carter is coming off his second triple-double of the season, putting up 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in Monday’s win over the Knicks. Carter is averaging 32.0 points over his last six games, but has struggled against Chicago this year, putting up 20.0 points per game on just 37.9% shooting. * Bostjan Nchbar is shooting 59.0% from behind the 3-point arc this month. However, he is just 5-for-15 from the 3-point line against the Bulls this season.

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April 13, 2007

Game Notes For Friday Night Vs. Bobcats

* The Bobcats have won three of the last five meetings with the Bulls, including the last meeting 100-85 on February 14. * The Bobcats have won six of their last eight games. They are averaging 103.4 points and 11.8 turnovers (4.1 less than their season average) in those games. * In their last game, Emeka Okafor and Gerald Wallace each recorded double-doubles. It marked the 10th time is season that both recorded a double-double in the same game. * In the last Bobcats game, Derek Anderson played for just the second time in the last 12 games, and he made the most of it scoring 17 points in 13 minutes of playing time. * The Bulls come into this game on a hot streak of their own winning eight of their last ten games. * The Bulls held the Knicks to 69 points on Tuesday night, the third lowest point total for an opponent this season. * Ben Gordon has carried the Bulls in the last three games averaging 25.7 points and leading the team in scoring in each game.

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April 12, 2007

Playoff Push


The playoff push is on for the Bulls, who hold a precarious lead for the second seed in the Eastern Conference with just three games remaining.

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April 11, 2007

Seeking Second


The Bulls pounded the Knicks at the United Center on Tuesday night. With three games to go in the season, their eyes are on securing the all-important second seed in the Eastern Conference.

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April 10, 2007

Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Knicks

* Chicago has won eight of the last 10 meetings between these teams, including two of three this season. * The Bulls have won seven of their last nine games. * Ben Gordon has scored exactly 27 points in each of his last two games. Gordon has scored at least 23 points in five of his last six meetings with the Knicks, including two 32 point performances. * New York has lost eight of its last 11 road games. * Chicago is an Eastern Conference-best 29-10 at home this season. * Luol Deng has scored in double figures in 74 of his 78 games this season, including 35 20-point performances. * The Bulls are 31-8 this season when hitting the century mark. * Eddy Curry is averaging 27.0 points and shooting 67.2% from the field in his last five games.

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April 6, 2007

Game Notes For Friday vs. Nets

* The Nets have won both meetings with the Bulls this season, overcoming an 18-point deficit in each game. * New Jersey ranks last in the league in defensive stops (steals plus blocked shots) per game with 9.5 (6.2 steals, 3.3 blocks). * In two games versus the Bulls this season, Jason Kidd is averaging 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 9.0 assists. * Bostjan Nachbar set a career high with seven three-pointers made against Atlanta Wednesday (7-for-10), finishing with 26 points. * The Bulls’ 28-10 home record (.737) is the best in the Eastern Conference. They have only lost back-to-back games at home once this season, when Houston and New Jersey turned the trick in early January. * Kirk Hinrich is averaging 24.3 points and 7.3 assists in his last three games. Against the Nets this season Hinrich has averaged 14.5 points on 31.0% shooting (9-for-29).

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April 5, 2007

Game Notes For Wednesday @ Detroit

* Each of the last two meetings between these teams was a two-point game decided in the last five seconds of contest (Chris Webber tip-in on Feb. 25, Kirk Hinrich free throws on March 29). * Chicago has won five of its last six road games. However, the Bulls have lost three straight (and 7 of 10) games at Detroit. * Kirk Hinrich has struggled in three games against Detroit this season, averaging 9.0 points and 7.7 assists per game while making just 29.4% of his field goal attempts. * Tyrus Thomas is averaging 16.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in his last three contests. * The Pistons are the only Eastern Conference team with at least 20 wins both at home and on the road this season. * Detroit is shooting just 37.8% in three games against the Bulls this season. * Rasheed Wallace is averaging 18.0 points per game on 52.6% shooting (46.4% from behind the 3-point arc) in his last six games.

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April 2, 2007

Surviving in Atlanta


After a crushing loss at home to Cleveland on Saturday afternoon, the Bulls managed to hold off the pesky Hawks in Atlanta on Sunday. Coach Scott Skiles was happy to escape with a win, even if it was not a pretty one.

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April 1, 2007

Game Notes For Sunday @ Hawks

* The Bulls have won 10 straight over the Hawks. * The Haws are currently on a five game losing streak. In these games Atlanta is averaging just 91.2 points while its opponents are averaging 100.8 points. * Josh Smith is averaging 22.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 3.8 blocks over his last five games. * Josh Childress has scored over 20 points in three of his last four home games. In these games he is averaging 19.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and he is shooting 56.5% (26/46) from the field.

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