Dec 21, 2015

12/21/2015 09:46:00 PM
The Chicago Bulls lose their 3rd game in a row as it was the Nets of Flatbush in Brooklyn and that makes the Knicks and Nets in the last three days. It was the same old story that has followed the Bulls all season long and its called lack of Defensive Intensity and in "Logo" terms  getting "Stops" when "Stops" need to be in the building!
 
The Bulls were down 29-22 after one and 58-55 at intermission. They had plenty of chances in the 2nd half as it was turnovers and missed shots as they looked tired as Lead Man Hoiberg may have to go deeper into his bench to get quality minutes out of his starters.

Brooklyn led 85-78 after three as Chicago rallied late in the 4th to get to a 99-95 deficit late in the 4th. That would be as close as they would get as Jimmy Butler would hit a three-point shot at the 4th frame buzzer and Brooklyn wins 105-102.

Butler led with 24 points as Pau Gasol added 20 points and nine boards. The real story of the night was Bulls Center Joakim Noah going down in the 3rd with an apparent shoulder injury and we will have more on that later.

Brooklyn was led by six players in double figures including Brooks Lopez with a team-high 21 points and a dozen boards. It was a game of jump-shooting as Chicago gets to the stripe just 13 times to Brooklyn's 14. The Nets shoot 85% from the stripe with Chicago just over 50% and that was your ball game...

Chicago falls to 15-11 while the Nets move to just 8-20...

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