The Bulls were quickly down against the Orlando Magic Friday, so Tom Thibodeau called for time to calm his team down. It was just what they needed. The Bulls would take the lead and despite a few runs by the Magic, cutting the deficit to as little as a basket, the visitors would shake them all off and ultimately win 97-83.Derrick Rose and Luol Deng, who bounced back from a recent two-point performance, each scored 21 points. Carlos Boozer had 20, keeping up his impressive early run. Oh yes, did I mention the Hot Sauce is back? That's because Kyle Korver made five of seven shots from downtown, totaling 18 points. Let's hope this performance wasn't a flash in the pan because Korver is only as good as his shot. I can only imagine being an Orlando fan in the stands watching this man crush you with the main weapon (and really, the only weapon) in his arsenal. All in all, a solid win against a team that honestly has no idea what its future looks like. That rests on what Dwight Howard decides to do, but since this isn't a Magic blog, I won't elaborate on it.
The one troubling sign is that Rip Hamilton's groin injury is lingering and he had to sit out tonight's game. The Bulls are fine with Brewer filling in right now, but let's pray this won't be a problem during the course of the season. We've got a long way between now and the playoffs, so there's no need for injury-filled drama in a promising season (see Cutler, Jay).
The Bulls head to Atlanta on Saturday. This team, the Hawks will be ready to protect their home court and hopefully for them, a large lead. That didn't quite work out on Tuesday and if the Bulls play well and play hard, it'll be a repeat of what happened that night.
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