Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 7:00 PM ET TV: ESPN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted March 4, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the few teams to have repeated success frustrating Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls. Last month's lopsided loss in Philadelphia still bothers the league's reigning MVP. Rose and the Bulls look to avenge that defeat and avoid losing a fourth straight to the 76ers on Sunday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Chicago (30-8) owns a one-game lead over Miami atop the Eastern Conference and is 7 1/2 games ahead of Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia (22-15). The Bulls, however, have lost three straight to the Sixers, their longest active skid against any team. Philadelphia, which leads the league in scoring defense at 87.0 points - just ahead of Chicago's 88.2 - has excelled at getting the Bulls out of their rhythm. Chicago has averaged 88.7 points and shot 26.8 percent from 3-point range in the last three defeats, with Rose averaging 6.0 turnovers. In this season's first meeting Feb. 1, Chicago trailed by five at halftime before being outscored 26-11 in the third quarter en route to a 98-82 loss. The Sixers forced 17 turnovers leading to 29 points, and Rose (18) and C.J. Watson (20) were the only Bulls to score in double figures. "We're kind of mad with the way that they smacked us last time at their place," Rose said after Friday's 112-91 win at Cleveland. One advantage Chicago could have in the rematch is the presence of Luol Deng. The first-time All-Star, who missed last month's meeting with a sprained left wrist, had a season-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting Friday. Rose had 19 points and nine assists in 28 minutes for the Bulls, who shot 52.8 percent and made 10 of 20 3-pointers.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/preview/NBA_20120304_CHI@PHI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Rose starting to take over. Bulls by 13 after outscoring the Sixers 17-4 thus far in the quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Philly with a nice job of answering back with a run of their own to cut the Bulls lead from 13 to 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 That call was.....um, a bit weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Sixers really blew not one, but two great chances to tie the game up. Both times they were able to get the ball out of Rose's hands on the offensive end and the Bulls supporting cast couldn't convert. They just didn't do anything on offense and settled for jumpers. Then Rose converts a difficult floater to make it a 4 point lead and Brand commits on offensive foul on the ensuing inbound play to likely wrap this game up for Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Those final 2 minutes could not have gone much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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