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CHICAGO TRIBUNE : 11-8-11 : L.A. Clippers @ Chicago Bulls

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 12:06 PM.

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November 8, 2011

Lob City
Griffin and Clippers beat Bulls in nail biter
Bulls 84 Clippers 87

Blake Griffin dominated the paint with 29 points and 10 boards.

Down three with :16 seconds left in regulation, coach Tom Thibodeau called a screen for Kyle Korver in an attempt to tie the game. Korver got off a heavily contested shot that rimmed out. After the game there were many questions from the media about Korver shooting that and not MVP Derrick Rose. "I called up a play and it didn't pan out. Simple as that. I have faith in Kyle and the rest of that locker room. I don't regret making that call." Thibs said.

The Bulls played pretty well defensively but had a hard time slowing down the exciting Blake Griffin. The young rim rocker put up 29 points and 10 rebounds with a few highlight dunks. His teammate Chris Paul was knocked out of the game with an injury. Clippers are breathing easier now, learning that its just a back strain and should only miss a week or two.

Chicago now has lost two in a row and it doesn't get any easier. They now take on Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder. They also feature the only point guard who can match athletically with Rose in Russel Westbrook. I asked Tom Thibodeau the importance of this game and he had this to say, "Every game is important. The season is still young but we don't want to put ourselves in a hole. We have to come ready to play Thursday night."

Los Angeles Clippers (2-1) at Chicago Bulls (2-1)

Nov 8, 2011	1	2	3	4	Final
Los Angeles	23	19	22	23	87
Chicago	23	15	25	21	84

Top Performers

Los Angeles Clippers

B. Griffin - 29 pts, 10 reb

C. Billups - 22 pts, 9 ast

Chicago Bulls

C. Boozer - 22 pts, 6 reb

D. Rose - 16 pts, 11 ast

Team Stats Comparison
	LAC	CHI
FG Made-Att	39-71 (54%)	33-67 (49%)
3PT Made-Att	4-12 (33%)	10-23 (43%)
FT Made-Att	5-5 (100%)	8-10 (80%)
Rebounds	32	31
Assists	28	18
Turnovers	8	12
Steals	7	7
Blocks	7	7

Los Angeles Clippers
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Paul	12	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	5
C. Billups	31	9-17	2-3	2-2	3	9	3	1	2	22
C. Butler	30	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	3	2	0	0	2
B. Griffin	35	14-24	0-0	1-1	10	4	0	0	0	29
D. Jordan	30	8-12	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	16
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Williams	16	3-5	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	7
R. Gomes	7	1-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	4
E. Bledsoe	12	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	2
B. Cook	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
R. Evans	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0
W. Warren	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0
R. Foye	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	0

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Rose	34	5-13	1-5	5-6	0	11	3	1	3	16
R. Hamilton	28	4-11	2-5	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	10
L. Deng	32	4-7	3-4	0-0	8	4	0	2	2	11
C. Boozer	28	10-13	0-0	2-3	6	1	1	0	1	22
J. Noah	29	2-4	0-0	1-1	6	0	1	2	2	5
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Korver	14	4-11	4-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	12
T. Gibson	18	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	2	6
R. Brewer	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
C.J. Watson	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
O. Asik	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0
B. Scalabrine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J. Butler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-