The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls will face off in a nationally televised game in prime time on Wednesday night. The Bulls have won nine of the last 10 meetings between these teams, including each of the last six meetings.
The Miami Heat saw their 10 game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night versus the Detroit Pistons. Now, the Heat will look to bounce back on the road Thursday night versus the struggling Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls were dealt a major blow with Derrick Rose going down with another serious injury. He is definitely out for this one and they will have had just a single game without him in the lineup, a blowout by the Clippers to try and acclimate themselves.
The Chicago Bulls may have begun the 2013-14 NBA season in underwhelming fashion, but they’ve reeled off five straight wins to bring them to 6-3 on the year. The caveat here is that four of the five wins have been against teams that will be out of the playoffs or fighting for a late seed.
The Bulls have not gotten off to the start they were hoping for. They have just one win in three games, by a point, and they didn’t look good in the opener against Miami, a team they want to compare themselves to.
The New York Knicks won their opener over Milwaukee in a game that saw huge swings both ways.
The Chicago Bulls season is going to hinge on whether dynamic point guard Derrick Rose is back. He hasn’t played a game that matters in 18 months so all eyes this evening will be focused on him, hopefully he showcases the extra three inches he said he has gained on his vertical leap.
The Chicago Bulls have become known as of late as perennial championship contenders, but heading into the 2012-13 season, health could cause a serious setback when it comes to challenging the Miami Heat for supremacy out East. NBA megastar Derrick Rose is expected to miss most of the year following his torn ACL in last season’s playoffs, and consensus No. 2 option Luol Deng is dealing with a wrist injury, himself.
The Bulls won Game 5 to extend this series by playing great defense and they will have to do so again tonight in the City of Brotherly Love in order to force a Game 7 in the Windy City.
The Chicago Bulls were the top seed in the Eastern Conference heading into the playoffs, but they are just one loss away from going home in the first round.
A lot can change in a week. Last week the Chicago Bulls were wrapping up the best record in the Eastern Conference and seemed destined for a spot in the conference finals and maybe more.
The Chicago Bulls need just one win in their final two games to clinch the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Chicago Bulls overtime win last Thursday over the Miami Heat gave them a bit of cushion at the top of the Eastern Conference.
These are the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. There is a good likelihood that they’ll meet up in the playoffs with a lot at stake. Derrick Rose re-injured his ankle Sunday and missed the Bulls last game.
For the second time in three days the New York Knicks will attempt to hand the Chicago Bulls another loss after Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks to an impressive 100-99 overtime victory over the Bulls on Sunday.
Derrick Rose participated in his first full contact practice in weeks Wednesday night, but he is still listed as questionable for this contest. Boston has been playing much better basketball of late.
