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Bulls notebook
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Just a few days after being hospitalized because of fluid in his right knee, backup center Aaron Gray rejoined the Bulls in time for the morning shootaround prior to Saturday night's game with the Denver Nuggets in the Pepsi Center. ''I think it was just an infection in...
Streaky Bulls fade away
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DENVER -- Basketball is a game of runs and momentum swings, but the Bulls and Denver Nuggets took it to ridiculous extremes Saturday night in the Pepsi Center.
Salmons regains touch
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DENVER -- After busting out for 41 points on 16-for-31 shooting in the first two games of the road trip, John Salmons has raised his average to 14 points and his shooting percentage to .357.
Phil Jackson knows all about the circus
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Before the Bulls tangled with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at Staples Center, someone in the L.A. media asked Lakers coach Phil Jackson if the so-called circus trip was around when he was the coach of the Bulls. Oh, yeah, there was the ice-skating trip and the circus...
Noah providing a lift
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In the final days of last season, there were quite a few who believed the Bulls would have been better off missing the playoffs and gaining a lottery spot.
Passive Rose has to get aggressive
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Point guard Derrick Rose is so disgusted with his play, he could pull his hair out. Check that. He apparently will take the opposite approach. ''I probably won't get a haircut,'' he said Wednesday after practice at USC's Galen Center.
Bulls notes
4 days ago by
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Backup center Aaron Gray, who hasn't played this season because of a stress fracture in his lower left leg, was hospitalized Monday because of fluid buildup in his right knee. After being examined by a Bulls physician, Gray was admitted to the hospital so the antibiotics used to...
Bulls get show on road
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Bigger challenges await them down the road, but the Bulls began their five-game Western trip with an impressive (and mostly comfortable) 101-87 victory over the Sacramento Kings Tuesday night in ARCO Arena.
Salmons leads Bulls past Kings 101-87
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John Salmons scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 101-87 on Tuesday night. It was the first game with more than 100 points for Chicago, which was held under 90 in five of its previous seven games and entered with the NBAs third-worst shooting percentage...
Bulls off to best start since 1997-98 season
6 days ago by
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In the hard-to-believe category, the Bulls at 5-4 are actually off to their best start since the 1997-98 season (also 5-4).
And, they have done it against the second-toughest schedule in the league to-date.
NBA likely won't retire Jordan's 23
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It might have been a nice gesture by LeBron James, but the likelihood of the NBA retiring Michael Jordan's No. 23 is almost nil.
Dennis Rodman temporarily detained in Germany
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BERLIN -- Former basketball star Dennis Rodman was temporarily detained in Germany for allegedly skipping out on a euro3,400 ($5,100) hotel bill for a post-game party, a prosecution official said Monday.
BULLS: Salmons a big fan of the ex games
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At first glance, there's seemingly nothing connecting the Bulls' games Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers at home and Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings on the road that kicks off the so-called circus trip.
Bulls notebook
7 days ago by
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Without Tyrus Thomas (fractured left forearm), the Bulls' rotation has been significantly shortened. Coach Vinny Del Negro essentially is using an eight-man rotation with a few minutes for rookie James Johnson, usually in the first half. To avoid overextending certain players,...
Deng, Hinrich lead Bulls over 76ers 94-88
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Luol Deng and the slumping Kirk Hinrich each scored 19 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers 94-88 on Saturday night.
Gibson not playing like NBA rookie
8 days ago by
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In general, the Bulls have struggled to make shots consistently this season, but don't include rookie Taj Gibson in that group.
Lebron James willing to give up No. 23 for Michael Jordan
9 days ago by
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MIAMI First LeBron James said playing with Michael Jordan would be a dream. Then, he said he would be willing to retire his No. 23 to honor MJ.
BULLS: Salmons, Hinrich haven't Ben hot
9 days ago by
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Through eight games, the Bulls are a respectable 4-4. That's not great, not bad and about where they were expected to be considering the issues they had heading into the regular season.
Bulls notes
10 days ago by
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The dramatic and controversial loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday at the United Center was still a hot topic before Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Raptors, but the Bulls tried not to dwell on it. ''There's frustration because you think you won a game...
End game's plain offensive
10 days ago by
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This time, there was no need for a video review at the end of the game to determine a winner. In fact, the Bulls probably would prefer if the final six minutes of the 99-89 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre were never viewed again.
Bosh scores 28 points, Raptors beat Bulls 99-89
11 days ago by
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Chris Bosh had 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Jose Calderon added 18 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 99-89 on Wednesday night. Andrea Bargnani had 16 points, and Hedo Turkoglu 11 as Toronto evened its record at 4-4.
Wade will debut Air Jordan's 25th
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MIAMI Dwyane Wade will quite literally follow in Michael Jordans footsteps.
Bulls notes
11 days ago by
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Tyrus Thomas, who had surgery on Saturday to repair the fractured radius of his left forearm, watched Tuesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets from the bench. His arm was still in a cast, but Thomas ditched the sling he had been wearing and put on a jacket to comply with...
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