Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
35
21
56
849
110
24
12
50
89
43
48
16
14
88
33
14
47
3
27
5
17
14
112
4
57
43
75
2321
137
6
43
32
74
67
24
91
00
93
30
37
3319
6060
75
23
31
2520
1112
44
54
54
100
1010
35
1045
21
78
20
33
2931
6060
5
4
80
23
13
57
4
3
75
6
2
8
0
9
3
3
33
60
7
3
43
21
7
33
3
2
67
7
4
11
0
3
0
7
19
60
7
2
29
25
11
44
5
5
100
10
3
13
2
7
2
3
29
60
5
3
60
20
12
60
4
4
100
10
5
15
1
8
0
3
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
36
7
16
44
1
1
100
4
4
100
0
5
5
3
1
0
3
2
19
-1
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
35
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
2
50
6
6
12
8
1
1
2
1
3
8
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
31
9
13
69
1
1
100
3
4
75
2
12
14
2
0
2
3
0
22
1
double
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
True
28
6
11
55
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
1
0
2
2
15
1
none
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
25
5
12
42
1
3
33
5
5
100
0
4
4
5
1
0
1
4
16
8
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
28
6
9
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
2
12
1
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
22
4
11
36
3
6
50
1
1
100
0
1
1
5
0
0
4
2
12
-3
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
17
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
5
4
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
13
3
8
38
2
6
33
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
8
6
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
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nazr
Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
February
2015
Monday
United Center
Chicago
Bucks
Milwaukee
True
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
29
27
56
1094
1012
25
10
40
88
47
53
8
3
38
28
8
36
2
25
10
13
15
107
4
56
22
39
2122
1213
57
22
20
91
87
22
109
02
67
24
81
2828
6060
68
42
62
2124
1111
52
40
10
25
103
13
116
00
75
22
40
2724
6060
5
2
40
21
12
57
2
2
100
8
2
10
0
6
2
8
28
60
6
2
33
22
13
59
2
0
0
7
2
9
2
7
4
1
28
60
6
4
67
21
11
52
4
1
25
10
1
11
0
7
2
4
27
60
8
2
25
24
11
46
0
0
0
3
3
6
0
5
2
0
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
39
3
15
20
1
1
100
0
4
0
0
5
5
3
2
0
2
3
7
-7
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
34
4
7
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
11
1
0
1
0
3
8
3
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
31
5
8
62
1
3
33
2
2
100
2
5
7
8
3
1
5
2
13
3
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
26
8
13
62
4
7
57
0
0
0
2
4
6
1
3
0
1
4
20
8
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
True
11
4
7
57
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
10
2
none
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
False
32
8
15
53
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
17
-5
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
24
6
12
50
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
3
1
13
-12
none
Brandan
Wright
Brandan Wright
False
22
3
3
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
7
-6
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
17
6
8
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
12
-11
none
Earl
Barron
Earl Barron
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Reggie
Bullock
Reggie Bullock
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
February
2015
Monday
US Airways Center
Phoenix
Celtics
Boston
True
The Chicago Bulls ( 35 - 21 ) defeated the Phoenix Suns ( 29 - 27 ) 112 - 107 Saturday at the United Center . Phoenix has now dropped its first two games since dealing the Dragic brothers and Isaiah Thomas at the trade deadline . Brandon Knight made his Suns debut Saturday , putting up 13 points and five assists in 25 minutes off the bench . The Bulls were down by two entering the fourth , but Taj Gibson 's 10 - point fourth quarter helped them gain the final advantage . Phoenix 's Eric Bledsoe cut Chicago 's lead to two with under a minute left , but Pau Gasol 's running hook shot on the next possession helped give the Bulls the decisive advantage . Phoenix 's losing streak has extended to four games after Saturday and it has dropped seven of its last eight . The recent slide has sent the Suns tumbling in the standings and they would not be in the top eight in the West if the season were to end today . Marcus Morris had a strong outing off the bench with 17 points on 8 - of - 15 shooting . The Suns will look to snap their losing streak Monday against the Celtics . Chicago bounced back from Friday 's 100 - 91 loss to Detroit to notch its 35th win of the season . The Bulls actually outperformed the Suns from three - point range , burying 12 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc . Kirk Hinrich missed the contest after coming down with an illness . The Bulls will return to action Monday against the Bucks in what could be a playoff series preview .
The Chicago Bulls (35 - 21) defeated the Phoenix Suns (29 - 27) 112 - 107 Saturday at the United Center. Phoenix has now dropped its first two games since dealing the Dragic brothers and Isaiah Thomas at the trade deadline. Brandon Knight made his Suns debut Saturday, putting up 13 points and five assists in 25 minutes off the bench. The Bulls were down by two entering the fourth, but Taj Gibson's 10 - point fourth quarter helped them gain the final advantage. Phoenix's Eric Bledsoe cut Chicago's lead to two with under a minute left, but Pau Gasol's running hook shot on the next possession helped give the Bulls the decisive advantage. Phoenix's losing streak has extended to four games after Saturday and it has dropped seven of its last eight. The recent slide has sent the Suns tumbling in the standings and they would not be in the top eight in the West if the season were to end today. Marcus Morris had a strong outing off the bench with 17 points on 8 - of - 15 shooting. The Suns will look to snap their losing streak Monday against the Celtics. Chicago bounced back from Friday's 100 - 91 loss to Detroit to notch its 35th win of the season. The Bulls actually outperformed the Suns from three - point range, burying 12 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Kirk Hinrich missed the contest after coming down with an illness. The Bulls will return to action Monday against the Bucks in what could be a playoff series preview.
The Chicago Bulls (35 - 21) defeated the Phoenix Suns (29 - 27) 112 - 107 Saturday at the United Center. Phoenix has now dropped its first two games since dealing the Dragic brothers and Isaiah Thomas at the trade deadline. Brandon Knight made his Suns debut Saturday, putting up 13 points and five assists in 25 minutes off the bench. The Bulls were down by two entering the fourth, but Taj Gibson's 10 - point fourth quarter helped them gain the final advantage. Phoenix's Eric Bledsoe cut Chicago's lead to two with under a minute left, but Pau Gasol's running hook shot on the next possession helped give the Bulls the decisive advantage. Phoenix's losing streak has extended to four games after Saturday and it has dropped seven of its last eight. The recent slide has sent the Suns tumbling in the standings and they would not be in the top eight in the West if the season were to end today. Marcus Morris had a strong outing off the bench with 17 points on 8 - of - 15 shooting. The Suns will look to snap their losing streak Monday against the Celtics. Chicago bounced back from Friday's 100 - 91 loss to Detroit to notch its 35th win of the season. The Bulls actually outperformed the Suns from three - point range, burying 12 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Kirk Hinrich missed the contest after coming down with an illness. The Bulls will return to action Monday against the Bucks in what could be a playoff series preview.
<GAME> <DATE> 21 February 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 112 <WINS-LOSSES> 35 21 <QTRS> 33 19 29 31 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 17 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 23 February 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bucks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 29 27 <QTRS> 28 28 27 24 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 47 <TEAM-FT> 3 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 23 February 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> US Airways Center <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Boston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Celtics <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Pau Gasol <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 14 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Rose <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 12 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 6 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <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> Nazr Mohammed <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> Doug McDermott <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> 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> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 8 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandan Wright <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 15 20 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 4 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Reggie Bullock <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Earl Barron <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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