Bulls were well on their way to following their second half collapse script when Detroit started screwing up and the Bulls started hitting some shots. Wallace and Hamilton were having their way, seemingly scoring every time down the court. Then the Pistons self-destructed, taking bad shots and throwing the ball away. Even more improbably, the Bulls took advantage of the opening.
This game was a perfect example of why Ben Gordon is far more valuable than Luol Deng. Deng was MIA during his insipid 29 minute stint. Meanwhile, Ben, despite his obvious ball-handling problems (5 turnovers) was once again, THE MAN, converting a huge 4-point play at the end of the game.
Rose was pretty solid the whole game. Tyrus was good on offensive, but he stupidly threw the ball away 5 times and played little defense. Noc and Hinrich were fine. Thabo was useless. Noah was his usual clod-self, but not nearly as bad as usual.
This is the third game in a row that the Bulls caught a team without their best guard. Chris Paul, Jason Terry, and Alan Iverson. Plus, teams in the east playoff hunt have been hit hard by injury with Brand and Redd out for the year. Bulls have been very lucky.
Right now Bulls are 1.5 games behind the 8th spot. Hard to say whether it is better or worse for them to get in. This Pistons game was a nice present though.
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