The Bulls had a nice game on Saturday against the Raptors. Rose returned from his sprained ankle to score 18 pts and 11 asts. It didn't seem like he was bothered at all as many of those plays were highlight-reel worthy. Boozer continued his good play with 17 pts & 13 rebs. Deng added 14. Noah got his rebs with 12, but only scored 4. Gibson off the bench scored a double-double with 11 pts & 12 rebs. In this game, the Bulls got off to an early lead in the 1st, but gave it all back by halftime. They never trailed though and put things away in the end of the 4th. It was a blowout, then a close game and then a blowout again. It was a good defensive game as they held Toronto to a season low 64 pts.
Rose was pulled out of today's game to rest his turf toe injury and John Lucas got the start again, but different result. The Bulls looked like they were doing everything wrong... turning the ball over, missing easy shots and playing poor defense. It was a 20 pt deficit by half, which I normally see as a good thing. But the poor play continued into the 2nd half. They did make a 4th quarter run to cut it to 9. For several minutes, they went back and forth with 9 and 11 point deficits. Then the fatigue seemed to kick in and they made turnover after turnover and lost their 3rd game of the season.
They still remain at the top of the East with a 12-3 record though. They've played more games than anyone, but Philly, Orlando and Indiana are tied in the loss column.
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