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Found January 08, 2013 on Waiting For Next Year: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Derrick Rose,  Marco Belinelli,  Kyrie Irving,  Carlos Boozer,  Joakim Noah,  Luol Deng,  Taj Gibson,  Byron Scott,  Anderson Varejao,  Tristan Thompson,  Tyler Zeller
TEAMS: Chicago Bulls,  Cleveland Cavaliers
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It’s tough to imagine the pure carnage that would be the fallout of a Cavaliers-Bulls contest with a healthy Derrick Rose leading the charge. With the former MVP still rehabilitating from ACL surgery, his teammates continue to treat the Cavs as five rag dolls with which they have the fortune of toying for 48 minutes per contest. Like a game of cat-and-mouse where the feline allows the prey to have a glimmer of hope, the Bulls let the Cavaliers storm out to a 30-20 lead in the first quarter, only to dismantle them every step of the way before the final buzzer rang loud and the Rose-less ones had a final margin of 26 and a season-best 118 points. The Cavaliers were punished every step of the way over the last three quarters, the Bulls shooting an embarrassing 85 percent from the floor in the fourth quarter alone. The Bulls’ previous season-high in terms of a point total was 115, set against — naturally – the Cavaliers earlier this season. When the two teams locked horns in Cleveland r...
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