WEST SIDE STORY Report #23 of 82 w/PLAYBOOK...See RED travels to Beale Street MEMPHIS to take on the GRIND HOUSE....BULLS 13-9 and GRIZZ 15-6 #CHIvsMEM

The Bulls have played extremely well on the Road in 2012-13 and they hang their hat on Defense. Tonight they will be playing a Team that mirrors those same Sentiments..Stops on the Defensive End in then Memphis Grizzlies.

The Bulls are coming off of a Hard fought 83-82 win Saturday Night at Home vs the Brooklyn Nets. They have been getting Scoring Production from Jo Knows, Luol, C-Booz 5, KRYPTOnate, and 2012 FA Pick Up Sniper Marco Belinelli. Belinelli has been a God Send for a Bulls Team that doesn't shoot the Money Ball at a High Clip. Belinelli is averaging just under 10 ppg but in his last 5 Games is averaging 17.3 ppg. He is a legitimate Threat from the Arc and offensively has stretched out the Hardwood for Team See Red.  

Tonight the Memphis Grizzlies will be a Tough out for the Bulls as they pose one of the Better Front Courts in the Logo with the Likes of SF Rudy Gay ( 19.1 ppg 6.1 rebs), PF Zach Randolph aka Z-Bo (  17.6 ppg 12.6 rebs), and C Marc Gasol ( 15.4 ppg 7.2 rebs 4.2 assts.) and Z-Bo and Gasol are arguably a Top 3 PF/C Duo in the Logo period.

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What the Bulls will have to do is get out in Transition a little more to negate the Grizz Front Court from setting up Defensively and shrinking the Lane as they are an excellent Rebounding Team. Deng and Belinelli must be aggressive from then Arc if given those Opportunities. Jo Knows, Booz, and the TAJmanian Devil Gibson will have to be on the Glass as Z-Bo is a Top Flight Offensive Rebounder. The Bulls will need all Five Bodies to the Glass on Grizz Shots.

Can the Bulls also keep Grizz PG mike Conley Jr. contained. Conley makes the Grizz go and in Transition is one of the Quicker Points in the Logo. Nate and Bulls Rookie PG Marquis Teague will have those Duties and they must keep him out of the Paint in the half Court Sets of the Grizz.

The Grizz Bench is also one of the Best in Combo G Jerryd Bayless, SG/SF Qunicy Pondexter, and SF/PF Darrell Arthur. The Bulls Bench of Butler and Gibson with a Few Minutes from Radmanovich and Vet Big Mohammed will be key in the Bench Production.

Key Match Ups

Luol vs Rudy at the Small Forward

Jo Knows vs Gasol at Center

Bulls Bench vs Grizz Bench

Note: Numbers from NBA.com