Fatigue

It was the Bulls' 2nd game against the Hawks in a week. They had more of the same troubles as with the first game, but this time they couldn't make an amazing comeback in the 4th. The Hawks made their adjustments and didn't let the Bulls back into it this time. Bulls starters seemed fatigued from the back-to-back. Rose and Deng only had 8 a piece. Boozer lead the way with 12. The second team actually outscored the starters.

The Hawks are a team to watch out for as they seem to give the Bulls matchup problems. We saw this last year in the playoffs as well when they took 2 out of 6 in the semis. And they don't have Hinrich back yet either. So they're going to do very well this year.