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Chicago Bulls Tie up Series with 90-82 Win Over the Brooklyn Nets
April 23rd, 2013 at 6:59 AM
The Chicago Bulls were absolutely embarrassed Saturday afternoon on the opening day of the 2013 playoffs.  Monday night they showed exactly the right amount of poise and effort to redeem themselves.  The Bulls defeated the Brooklyn Nets 90-82 in a tough fought grind out game that has become quite the...

Chicago Bulls Vs. Brooklyn Nets Playoff Series Preview
April 20th, 2013 at 5:57 AM
This year's 82 game regular season was a massive roller coaster ride for every team in the league, especially the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls had to deal with the lows of entering the season without superstar Derrick Rose, the uncertainty of his return, the fact that the team looked like...

Joakim Noah Injury Leaves His Status for Playoffs Series Against Brooklyn Nets Questionable
April 19th, 2013 at 3:21 PM
The final games of the Chicago Bulls' regular season saw the return of many players from injury including and most notably starting center Joakim Noah. For the final quarter of the season, Noah has seen himself in and out of the lineup with a foot ailment and, like the rest...

Chicago Bulls (43-37) Vs Washington Wizards (29-52)
April 17th, 2013 at 6:06 PM
After the Atlanta Hawks lost to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, the Bulls returned to the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference as they hold the tie-break from the season series with Hawks. The Chicago Bulls will now finish out the regular season at home against the luckless Washington Wizards...

Game Recap: Chicago Bulls Sweep the Orlando Magic with a 102-84 Win
April 16th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Chicago Bulls took on the Orlando Magic yesterday evening looking to sweep the league's team with the second worst record in the league. While the three meetings earlier in the season were all determined within the final minutes of the game this game was all but done by the...

Chicago Bulls (43-37) Vs Orlando Magic (20-60) Game Preview: Figuring Out Playoff Positioning
April 15th, 2013 at 5:06 PM
After dropping a a game to the Miami Heat in Miami on Sunday the Chicago Bulls head slightly northward to Orlando to take on the Orlando Magic. The game will be Chicago's last road game and second to last game of the regular season. The Bulls hope to continue their...

Chicago Bulls (42-34) Vs Toronto Raptors (29-48) Game Preview: Pushing Through the Pain
April 9th, 2013 at 4:18 PM
After a disappointing loss the the Detroit Pistons back on Sunday evening, the Chicago Bulls are set to host the Toronto Raptors in the United Center. With only six games remaining on the Chicago's schedule (including tonight's matchup) this game could have a large effect on the final playoff picture....

Bulls 101 Roundtable: End of the Season Awards
April 1st, 2013 at 3:32 PM
The NBA season is rapidly coming to a close with approximately 10 games left for most teams. And you all know what that means: it's almost awards season. Below are the players and executives we here at Bulls 101 believe should win for Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year,...

Chicago Bulls (39-32) Vs Detroit Pistons (24-49) as Bulls Try to Make a Run at the Number Four Seed for the Playoffs
March 31st, 2013 at 1:16 PM
After yesterday's heart breaking loss to the Dallas Mavericks, the Chicago Bulls return home to host the Detroit Pistons. This game marks the third of four times these two teams will meet this season. Chicago won the previous two meetings this season and have won the previous 18 games against...

Chicago Bulls 101 – Miami Heat 97: Game Grades
March 28th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
It's finally over. The Miami Heat's winning streak is finally over at 27 and joy to the world it came at the hands of the Chicago Bulls with a 101-97 victory. To be honest, I didn't really expect last night's win. In my game preview I openly admitted that I...

Chicago Bulls (38-31) Vs Miami Heat (56-14) Game Preview: Preventing History or Becoming Part of It
March 27th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
All season long, the rivalry between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat has lost quite a bit of the luster it had these past few years. After major roster upheavals and the obvious lack of Derrick Rose both games this season between Miami and Chicago just haven't been the same....

The Chicago Bulls (38-31) Take Care of the Minnesota Timberwolves (24-44): No Noah No Worries
March 24th, 2013 at 9:29 PM
The Chicago Bulls limped in to Minneapolis on Sunday evening to take on the limping Timberwolves on the second night of a back-to-back.  They walked out with their second straight win, 104-97 over the Wolves, and a firm two-game hold on the sixth playoff spot in the East. Both teams were...

Chicago Bulls (37-31) Vs Minnesota Timberwolves (24-43) Preview: Trying to Build Momentum
March 24th, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Fresh off a win last night against the Indiana Pacers, the Chicago Bulls look to build their momentum with a win tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves. A win would give Chicago their first back-to-back wins since the beginning of February. Since the start of the second half of the season the...

Denver Nuggets Steal Overtime Win from Chicago Bulls 119-118
March 18th, 2013 at 10:32 PM
The Chicago Bulls overcame several large deficits against the Denver Nuggets at the United Center, coming back from double-digit holes to tie the game and force overtime on the back of an outstanding performance by Nate Robinson and Joakim Noah's usually stellar defense. The Bulls then played almost perfect defense down...

Chicago Bulls 81 – Los Angeles Lakers 90: Game Grades
March 10th, 2013 at 6:39 PM
The Chicago Bulls kicked off their three game California road trip with a national televised game against the surging Los Angeles Lakers. Coming into the game, the Bulls have been fairly streaky while the Lakers had won 15 of their past 21 games. Ultimately, the Lakers came out victorious pushing...

Chicago Bulls (35-27) at Los Angeles Lakers (32-31) Game Preview: Fighting for the Playoffs
March 10th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
With just under two months and only 20 games left for each of these two teams in the regular season, the playoffs are in clear sight for the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Coming into the home stretch both teams know that every game counts from here on out...

Chicago Bulls Edge Utah Jazz, Win 89-88
March 8th, 2013 at 10:24 PM
For the second and final time this season, the Chicago Bulls went toe-to-toe with the Utah Jazz and for the second time this season the game came down to the wire. The game was really a story of two halves for Chicago. The Bulls started off the game as a much...

Chicago Bulls (34-27) Vs Utah Jazz (32-29) Game Preview: Pushing Through the Blues
March 8th, 2013 at 3:01 PM
For as much as the Chicago Bulls continue to insist that they have enough to win with, the play as of late seems to suggest otherwise. Coming into tonight's home game against the Utah Jazz, the Bulls have struggled having lost 10 of their last 16 games. This recent cold...

Bulls 101 Roundtable: Entering the Home Stretch
March 3rd, 2013 at 5:32 PM
We're in the final two months of the NBA season, a pivotal point for many teams in the NBA. At this point, some teams will begin to make the final few roster additions to hopefully contend for a title while others will realize the season is lost and start tanking...

Chicago Bulls (34-25) Vs Indiana Pacers (37-22) Game Preview
March 3rd, 2013 at 4:44 PM
The Chicago Bulls (34-25) travel to Indiana to take on a surging Indiana Pacers team (37-22), who has won six out of their last 7.  Chicago will have to bring their A-game on offense because the Pacers’ defense ranks in the top five in the league.  The potential playoff preview,...