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CHICAGO TRIBUNE : 12-9-11 : Washington Wizards @ Chicago Bulls

Posted on January 24, 2012 at 01:22 AM.

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December 9, 2011

Bulls hit a wall
John Wall's performance the difference in Bulls loss
Bulls 101 Wizards 105

John Wall had his best game yet against Derrick Rose with 29 points.

The Chicago Bulls defense could not make enough stops to give them a chance to win Friday night against the Washington Wizards. The Bulls continue to struggle at the United Center. While the Bulls are an outrageous 10-0 on the road, they are 4-4 at home. After two straight losses, the Miami Heat (16-2) have overtaken the Bulls (14-4) for the best record in the NBA.

John Wall had his best outing against his point guard counter part, Derrick Rose. Wall went for 29 points while dishing out 6 assists. Rose on the other hand, had a tough night shooting. The Wiz alaso got a big double-double from Andray Blatche. He had 20 points and 10 boards.

Rip Hamilton returns to the Palace in Detroit Saturday night for the first time as a Bull. The Bulls have lost two straight and look to get back on track in Detroit.

Washington Wizards (6-11) at Chicago Bulls (14-3)

Dec 9, 2011	1	2	3	4	Final
Washington	26	28	23	28	105
Chicago	23	24	31	23	101

Top Performers

Washington Wizards

J. Wall - 29 pts, 6 ast

A. Blatche - 20 pts, 10 reb

Chicago Bulls

L. Deng - 21 pts, 11 reb

J. Noah - 20 pts, 16 reb

Team Stats Comparison
	WAS	CHI
FG Made-Att	44-92 (47%)	41-91 (45%)
3PT Made-Att	6-16 (37%)	7-18 (38%)
FT Made-Att	11-14 (78%)	12-14 (85%)
Rebounds	47	45
Assists	22	21
Turnovers	7	9
Steals	8	7
Blocks	6	5

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Wall	36	11-22	0-2	7-7	3	6	2	1	0	29
N. Young	39	7-17	3-6	0-0	5	4	1	0	1	17
R. Lewis	35	4-9	3-4	2-4	8	3	1	0	2	13
A. Blatche	37	9-14	0-2	2-3	10	4	2	1	1	20
J. McGee	33	4-6	0-0	0-0	12	0	2	3	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Crawford	10	3-9	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	6
C. Singleton	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	4
G. Arenas	18	2-7	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	4
T. Booker	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2
M. Evans	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2
J. Vesely	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R. Mason	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Rose	34	7-20	2-6	0-0	3	6	0	2	3	16
R. Hamilton	25	2-9	1-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	6
L. Deng	40	8-15	3-4	2-2	11	1	0	0	3	21
C. Boozer	34	6-15	0-0	4-4	3	3	1	0	1	16
J. Noah	34	9-10	0-0	2-2	16	1	2	2	2	20
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Brewer	24	2-6	0-2	3-4	4	3	2	0	0	7
C.J. Watson	15	2-6	1-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	5
O. Asik	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	4
T. Gibson	22	2-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	4
K. Korver	9	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2
B. Scalabrine	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J. Butler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-