I'll admit that I'm late posting about this game because I went to a North Central basketball game last night and only heard a part of it on the radio. Still, I'm glad the Bulls held off a Minnesota Timberwolves rally and won 111-100.
Derrick Rose suffered another injury scare during the game, but turned out okay. He scored a season-high 31 points and completed the double-double with 11 assists. Other contributors in double digits were Luol Deng with 21, Ronnie Brewer with 17 and Kyle Korver, who was three-for-three from downtown, with 13. Joakim Noah continued to show improvement on the boards by totaling 11 rebounds.
Let me share with you a stat from a tweet by Bulls radio producer Jeff Mangurten: while the Bulls have five double-digit victories on the road this season, every other team in the league has no more than two. One could make the argument that that might be inflated by having three of them come at the hands of last-place teams, one against an up-and-comer still trying to find its place among the league's elite (Clippers) and the remainder against a team with not much direction since they don't know where their cornerstone player will be in the near future (Magic). Even so, the Bulls play just as well on the road as they do at home. Maybe not with the same defensive intensity, but they get the job done. Nothing is a given when you're playing against the Chicago Bulls. Every team in the league needs to be aware of that.
With Golden State stunning Miami in overtime last night, the Bulls now have the East's best record at 9-2. They now take on the Washington Wizards, who won their first game last night, at home. Time to bring the worst team in the league back to reality.
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