Finally a Double!

I'm finally back to talking about the Bulls games as they just had their first 2-game winning streak of 2008! Though their first game was a win against the lowly Grizzlies, tonight's victory was against their division rival and nemesis Cavaliers. It was the vintage Bulls tonight as they had 6 players in double figures, led by Gordon and Deng with 23 each. Hinrich had 7 assists. Noah had 20 rebounds... better than any rebound total Ben Wallace had this year! On the Cavalier's side, LeBron James remained on fire after his 50-point performance against the Knicks. He had 39 tonight and was unstoppable in the first half, hitting a buzzer beater each quarter. The Bulls were able to contain him in the second half and none of the other Cavs picked up the slack. This is how the Bulls need to play every night. Gordon attacked with a variety of offensive skills, firing 3's and cutting to the basket. He needs to keep cutting and not worry about getting hacked because of his 90%+ free throws. Hinrich needs to jack up shots too. Deng looked a little clumsy tonight as he fumbled the ball a few times and was blocked a few times, but he managed to still get 23! Since Noah can't score, he has to have Rodman-like rebound numbers. Hughes and Gooden are great for keeping the team poised and filling in the blanks. Nocioni, who has been somewhat consistent continues to provide some spark off the bench.

Noteworthy: In the game against the Grizzlies, Captain Kirk had 4 blocks! All the guys were teasing him about that after the game. Gordon joked that they gave him "4 for 1." Gooden said that "it's bad when your point guard gets more blocks than your center." On King James' 50-point game, Charles Barkley said that it's really "37 because it was against the Knicks!"