Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
37
22
59
111
113
31
9
29
96
37
39
16
13
81
31
22
53
5
24
5
9
24
96
4
69
14
20
2627
129
5
22
22
100
108
57
165
03
97
02
11
2724
6060
97
22
23
2221
610
27
102
81
79
49
73
122
11
44
12
34
2223
6060
6
1
17
26
12
46
2
2
100
10
5
15
0
9
0
1
27
60
9
4
44
27
9
33
2
2
100
8
7
15
3
7
2
1
24
60
9
2
22
22
6
27
10
8
80
4
7
11
1
4
1
3
22
60
7
2
29
21
10
48
2
1
50
9
3
12
1
4
2
4
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
42
11
19
58
0
1
0
6
7
86
5
7
12
1
2
2
1
0
28
11
double
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
37
5
8
62
0
0
0
1
2
50
4
8
12
8
0
0
3
3
11
10
double
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
True
31
8
18
44
5
8
62
0
0
0
4
4
8
3
0
2
0
5
21
12
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
True
30
2
15
13
2
8
25
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
1
0
1
4
6
6
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
True
9
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
30
4
12
33
2
7
29
2
2
100
1
4
5
2
0
0
2
4
12
1
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
23
2
6
33
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
4
0
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
18
2
9
22
0
3
0
4
5
80
2
2
4
3
0
1
0
4
8
-4
none
Nazr
Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
False
10
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
2
2
2
-3
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Cameron
Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
March
2015
Sunday
United Center
Chicago
Clippers
Los Angeles
True
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
13
44
57
1095
1096
14
2
14
77
33
43
31
21
68
35
10
45
2
17
7
11
18
89
4
14
01
7
1921
99
5
85
52
61
710
12
722
01
55
11
13
2321
6060
54
10
19
1720
78
5
108
86
80
108
43
151
01
34
23
43
2322
6060
1
0
0
19
9
47
8
5
62
7
1
8
0
5
1
1
23
60
4
1
25
21
9
43
5
2
40
10
2
12
1
5
1
3
21
60
5
1
20
17
7
41
10
8
80
10
4
14
0
3
2
4
23
60
4
0
0
20
8
40
8
6
75
8
3
11
1
4
3
3
22
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
38
5
14
36
1
4
25
4
6
67
2
4
6
10
1
1
1
1
15
-11
double
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
True
37
8
15
53
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
5
5
2
0
0
1
1
18
-5
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
32
5
11
45
0
0
0
4
10
40
0
4
4
1
2
0
1
5
14
-10
none
Nikola
Peković
Nikola Peković
True
29
4
8
50
0
0
0
4
4
100
4
7
11
0
0
0
1
1
12
-4
double
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
True
27
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
0
0
1
5
6
-1
none
Gary
Neal
Gary Neal
False
28
4
14
29
0
6
0
1
1
100
0
3
3
2
2
0
2
4
9
-2
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
24
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
4
50
1
4
5
0
1
0
3
0
4
-6
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
9
3
5
60
1
1
100
2
2
100
1
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
9
4
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
February
2015
Saturday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Grizzlies
Memphis
True
The Chicago Bulls ( 37 - 22 ) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 13 - 44 ) 96 - 89 on Friday . With Derrick Rose likely to be out for awhile after undergoing surgery on his meniscus , the Bulls will look to Aaron Brooks to help keep them afloat near the top of the Eastern Conference standings . Brooks played 31 minutes and scored six points on 2 - of - 15 shooting . He had four assists , four rebounds and one steal to help make up for his poor shooting performance . Taj Gibson got the start at power forward in place on Pau Gasol , who was out with an illness . Gibson injured his ankle and was unable to return to the game . Jimmy Butler put on a show , he played 43 minutes and had 28 points , 12 rebounds , 2 blocks and 2 steals . Adreian Payne was placed back into the starting lineup at power forward . He came off the bench Wednesday to allow Kevin Garnett to make his return to the Timberwolves as a starter . Garnett ( rest ) sat out against the Bulls . Payne played 27 minutes and finished with six points and five rebounds . Ricky Rubio dished out 10 assists to go along with 15 points and six rebounds . Despite playing their best basketball of the season in the month of February , the Timbwolves still own the worst record in the Western Conference . Minnesota will host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and the Bulls will welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to town on Sunday .
The Chicago Bulls (37 - 22) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (13 - 44) 96 - 89 on Friday. With Derrick Rose likely to be out for awhile after undergoing surgery on his meniscus, the Bulls will look to Aaron Brooks to help keep them afloat near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Brooks played 31 minutes and scored six points on 2 - of - 15 shooting. He had four assists, four rebounds and one steal to help make up for his poor shooting performance. Taj Gibson got the start at power forward in place on Pau Gasol, who was out with an illness. Gibson injured his ankle and was unable to return to the game. Jimmy Butler put on a show, he played 43 minutes and had 28 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Adreian Payne was placed back into the starting lineup at power forward. He came off the bench Wednesday to allow Kevin Garnett to make his return to the Timberwolves as a starter. Garnett (rest) sat out against the Bulls. Payne played 27 minutes and finished with six points and five rebounds. Ricky Rubio dished out 10 assists to go along with 15 points and six rebounds. Despite playing their best basketball of the season in the month of February, the Timbwolves still own the worst record in the Western Conference. Minnesota will host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and the Bulls will welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to town on Sunday.
The Chicago Bulls (37 - 22) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (13 - 44) 96 - 89 on Friday. With Derrick Rose likely to be out for awhile after undergoing surgery on his meniscus, the Bulls will look to Aaron Brooks to help keep them afloat near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Brooks played 31 minutes and scored six points on 2 - of - 15 shooting. He had four assists, four rebounds and one steal to help make up for his poor shooting performance. Taj Gibson got the start at power forward in place on Pau Gasol, who was out with an illness. Gibson injured his ankle and was unable to return to the game. Jimmy Butler put on a show, he played 43 minutes and had 28 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Adreian Payne was placed back into the starting lineup at power forward. He came off the bench Wednesday to allow Kevin Garnett to make his return to the Timberwolves as a starter. Garnett (rest) sat out against the Bulls. Payne played 27 minutes and finished with six points and five rebounds. Ricky Rubio dished out 10 assists to go along with 15 points and six rebounds. Despite playing their best basketball of the season in the month of February, the Timbwolves still own the worst record in the Western Conference. Minnesota will host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and the Bulls will welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to town on Sunday.
<GAME> <DATE> 27 February 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 96 <WINS-LOSSES> 37 22 <QTRS> 27 24 22 23 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 53 <TEAM-TO> 9 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 1 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 89 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 44 <QTRS> 23 21 23 22 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 2 <TEAM-FG> 33 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 February 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Memphis <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Grizzlies <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 28 <FG> 11 19 58 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 12 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 5 8 62 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 12 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 15 13 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kirk Hinrich <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nazr Mohammed <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Bairstow <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Doug McDermott <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 6 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 10 40 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Peković <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Neal <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 14 29 <FG3> 0 6 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lorenzo Brown <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none