Found January 17, 2012 on Basketbawful:
The Chicago Bulls: Beware of revenge games.Remember: The Bulls beat the Grizzlies by 40 points on New Years Day. The Memphis players weren't going to forget that. No way. No how.And before the game, Mike Conley made sure of it: "I said, 'Let's not forget what happened. That was the last thing I said to them: 'That was an embarrassing loss. Let's go out there and just play hard and leave it all out there on the court.' I thought guys really took that to heart, especially in the first 6-7 minutes of the game."They sure did. And the Rose-less Bulls weren't ready for it.Said Luol Deng: "I don't think we did a good job mentally preparing for them. We should have been ready for that. We should have known that anytime you beat a team like that in the NBA, next time, they can't wait to see you. We should have been more prepared."No kidding.The numbers are as ugly as the bugs you find under a rock.The Bulls rank first in Opponents PPG (...
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