Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers Recap
November 16th, 2008 by Andrew WamboldtThe Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers 104 to 91 yesterday at the United Center.
The Bulls took an early lead against the Pacers powered by 10 first quarter points by Ben Gordon.
The Pacers fought their way back into the game when the Bulls had Larry Hughes, Thabo Sefolosha, and Tyrus Thomas all on the court at the same time.
In the fourth, Derrick Rose and Andres Nocioni took over the game to get the Bulls the win.
Derrick Rose was the most impressive for the Bulls, finishing with 23 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals. Rose’s jumpshooting was on last night, as he hit 3 of 5 three point shots. Rose struggled defensively on T.J. Ford in the first half, but took him out of the game in the 2nd half by overwhelming Ford with his strength and leaping ability. At one point, T.J. Ford pushed a referee and proceeded to lay on the floor after Rose got a good stop on an attempted Ford layup.
Ben Gordon started off hot, with 10 points in the first quarter, but quickly cooled off. Maurice Daniels played terrific defense on Gordon, giving Gordon very little space, and Indiana’s big men reacted effectively to Gordon’s drive attempts. It was encouraging to see Gordon still attack the rim, he was able to get 7 free throws as a result of attacking the rim. After the first quarter though, Gordon just clearly did not have his shot going. Gordon cooled off, and finished the game with 19 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals.
Both Rose and Gordon had beautiful full court passes. First Rose whipped the ball down court to Larry Hughes who put in a layup. Moments later, Ben Gordon found a breaking Rose for an easy dunk in transition.
Luol Deng, like Gordon, started the game off solid, but then fell apart. Deng finished with 17 points. Like Gordon, Deng got to the line very well. Deng finished the game with 10 free throw attempts.
Andres Nocioni relentlessly attacked the rim, getting some solid lay ins and dunks. Nocioni also connected on three from some Derrick Rose assists. Nocioni finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Once again, the Bulls big men and Thabo Sefolosha were horrible, contributing nothing positive to the game.
Lindsey Hunter made his Bulls debut, albeit for only 58 seconds in garbage time.
The Bulls next game is Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers to start the circus trip. This is the first time since Jordan retired that the Bulls aren’t entering the circus trip with a sub-.500 record.
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Tags: Andres Nocioni, Ben Gordon, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Indiana Pacers, Larry Hughes, Lindsey Hunter, Luol Deng, T.J. Ford, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyrus Thomas, United Center
