Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each scored 26 points, and Chicago ran away with its 13th win in 15 games, all but grabbing a share of the Eastern Conference lead with an easy 118-100 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
Rose scored 17 points in a blistering first quarter as the Bulls grabbed a 37-17 lead, and Chicago set a franchise record with 18 3-pointers while pulling within percentage points of Boston.
"It's huge," Noah said. "We understand that."
It was a championship-level performance - in the first half, at least - on a night when Chicago celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first title. With Jordan, Pippen and other players and coaches from that team on hand for a halftime ceremony, the Bulls put on a show the old-timers could appreciate.
"We're definitely not even close to where they were, but we're trying to get there," Deng said.
Rose, the All-Star point guard and MVP candidate, buried 5 of 11 3-pointers.
Harris is so poor...
j2900592 6 months ago
he didnt play well u retard what the hell is well than
14awesomedude 7 months ago
That second half refs tried to let the Jazz comeback...everytime the Jazz went in for a layup and missed refs cried foul,and Andrei Kirilenko looks like a girl.A slut.A lesbian.And Devin Harris,his first few points came from the free throw line.That second half refs tried to let the Jazz comeback.Jazz suck.They suck.J A Z Z S U C K JAZZ SUCK
yellowfish32 11 months ago
@suzyfox1 Not amazing, he didn't play well. That's the media telling you that he played well when he actually didn't.
FuzWuz 11 months ago
what an amazing game by drose
suzyfox1 11 months ago
@Bullsfan2008DR agreed but he's also conserving his energy as well ROSE #MVP
jminor01 11 months ago
1:54 Rose isn't getting up as high on that dunk as he normally does...that's what 5 games in 7 nights does to you. I just hope that Thibodeau finds a way to get him some rest before the playoffs.
Bullsfan2008DR 11 months ago
what the hell does neil funk always say?
like a half kaboom?
cut em?
-_-
probablychris 11 months ago
SWAG!
tim10888 11 months ago
first
thetimvilla 11 months ago