Kings... Finally

After a disappointing double OT loss against the Blazers a couple of nights ago, the Bull turn it around with a win against the Kings. The Kings were a team they had trouble with last year. Andres Nocioni was awesome off the bench, outputting 26 points in 30 minutes of play. He shot 5 of 7 from the 3-point line... vintage Noc! Gordon added another 20 off the bench. Ben Wallace didn't have great numbers, but he won the game in the final seconds by hitting the game-winning free throw and then blocking the potential game-winning shot! The Bulls need to get used to winning these nail-biters. That's how this game was significant to me. I've longed for them to win in the final seconds. This kind of experience boosts confidence and increases playoff performance.

So far, under Boylan, I feel more confident in the Bull's gameplay, despite the 2 losses. With the Knicks, Sixers, Hawks and Magic coming up, they really need to get fat on wins and keep playing hard.

On a different note... Congrats to Ben Gordon for the CDW/Sony Notebooks Player of the Month for December. That was well-deserved.