Disappointment and Encouragement
These 2 teams came into Madison Square Garden on Saturday, both struggling and both looking for a win...and both thought they had a chance to win a game in a bad stretch. The Bulls got down by 13 early and down by 14 early in the 3rd quarter. One difference in this one was that they made a comeback. They trimmed the deficit to 11 by the end of the 3rd and then tied the game several times in the 4th. Some positives in the comeback - Kirk Hinrich finding his shot, Andres Nocioni played well all day and Ben Wallace was tremendous all day with 12 rebounds, a block, 3 steals and 6 points. When the Bulls got transition offense, they did so off Ben Wallace's defense on the other end of the floor.