The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 115 to 109 in overtime tonight.

Fans dream of the 4 point play when their team is down by 4, with the game dwindling down. Ben Gordon did just that tonight to tie the game and bring it into overtime. Ben Gordon sank a three at the top of the key while being fouled by Eric Gordon. Ben Gordon then nailed the free throw to tie the game. Ben Gordon was big, scoring 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Luol Deng was key in overtime, scoring the Bulls first 4 points. Derrick Rose then scored on a drive to the basket and got an and one. Then the Bulls were treated to a clutch steal by Larry Hughes. The Clippers missed their shots from there on out and the Bulls cruised to victory.

Derrick Rose looks to have hit the rookie wall, as he was terrible tonight. Rose had 16 points on 5-17 shooting and 7 assists. Still, Rose outplayed his counterpart, Baron Davis, who scored 16 points on 6-23 shooting. Davis also had 12 assists in the game.

The Gordon matchup was interesting. Eric Gordon got off to a hot start in the first quarter, outplaying Ben. But the Bulls were able to slow down Eric, keeping him from getting goods shots and forcing him to make boneheaded plays down the stretch. Ben Gordon looked like he was going to have a bad game tonight, but ended up turning it into a really good game, finishing with 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and even a block.

Luol Deng was bad for all of regulation, but was great in overtime. Deng finished with 9 points on 3-9 shooting.

Drew Gooden had a big first quarter, scoring 14 of his 18 points in the first. Gooden also had 11 rebounds. Gooden was abused by Zach Randolph, who finished the game with 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Randolph scored in the low post as well as on fadeaway jumpshots.

Andres Nocioni had one of his few good games of the season, scoring 22 points on 8-14 shooting. His shot was falling tonight, and his defense was a little bit better than usual, although his rebounding was poor.

Joakim Noah was productive during his time in the game, finishing with 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Noah struggled guarding Zach Randolph though, and couldn’t keep Camby off the offensive glass.

Marcus Camby put up a monster game. Camby finished with 19 points, 27 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Camby completely dominated the Bulls on the offensive glass and frustrated Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon on their drives to the basket.

Al Thornton had a quiet 20 points for the Clippers.

Tyrus Thomas left the game with a concussion.

The Bulls are now 12-13 after this ugly win over the Clippers. The Bulls will have another shot at reaching the .500 mark when they play Boston on Friday.

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Tags: 20 rebounds, Al Thornton, Andres Nocioni, Baron Davis, Ben Gordon, Chicago Bulls, clutch, concussion, Derrick Rose, Drew Gooden, Eric Gordon, fourth quarter, Joakim Noah, Larry Hughes, Los Angeles Clippers, Luol Deng, Marcus Camby, overtime, rookie wall, Tyrus Thomas, Zach Randolph

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