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CHICAGO TRIBUNE : 12-23-11 : Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls

Posted on February 9, 2012 at 12:52 AM.

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December 23, 2011

Six straight win for Bulls
Bulls out-hustle and muscle Cavaliers
Bulls 94 Cavs 78

Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah are beginning to play very well together.

Bulls handled business at the United Center against the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night. "They played Bull basketball tonight. A great defensive effort" said Tom Thibodeau. There is something to that statement by coach Thibs. Since his arrival, he has really changed the culture on the floor for the Chicago Bulls. They are back to the kind of mindset that won two three peat championships in the 90's.

The Bulls had a balanced effort against the Cavs. Derrick Rose set the tone offensively. He got everybody involved with 14 assists. Rose also managed to score 19 points. Boozer flirted with a double-double. He had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Noah on the other hand, did record a double-double. He pulled down 18 boards to go along with 10 points. The two big men are playing well together down low. Luol Deng and Rip Hamilton both chipped in 15 points. The Bulls also got 12 points from Ronnie Brewer off the bench.

Bulls now travel to L.A. for a Christmas Day showdown with the Lakers (18-8). Kobe Bryant has started the season on fire averaging 33.1 ppg. He has six straight games of 30 or more points.

Cleveland Cavaliers (6-17) at Chicago Bulls (19-4)

Dec 23, 2011	1	2	3	4	Final
Cleveland	21	18	14	25	78
Chicago	23	28	24	19	94

Top Performers

Cleveland Cavaliers

K. Irving - 18 pts, 4 stl

A. Jamison - 15 pts, 9 reb

Chicago Bulls

D. Rose - 19 pts, 14 ast

C. Boozer - 19 pts, 9 reb

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	CHI
FG Made-Att	34-85 (40%)	40-84 (47%)
3PT Made-Att	2-11 (18%)	4-17 (23%)
FT Made-Att	8-10 (80%)	10-10 (100%)
Rebounds	37	55
Assists	12	24
Turnovers	9	13
Steals	12	8
Blocks	3	8

Cleveland Cavaliers
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Irving	34	8-18	0-1	2-2	1	1	4	0	3	18
T. Parker	34	4-11	0-3	0-0	4	1	1	1	3	8
A. Gee	38	3-10	0-1	0-1	4	1	2	0	0	6
A. Jamison	38	6-18	1-5	2-2	9	2	3	1	2	15
A. Varejao	38	4-8	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	1	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Sessions	18	3-10	0-0	2-3	4	4	1	0	0	8
T. Thompson	11	3-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	6
D. Gibson	12	2-4	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	5
S. Erden	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
C. Eyenga	11	0-1	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	2
O. Casspi	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S. Samuels	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Rose	36	8-14	0-2	3-3	6	14	0	1	5	19
R. Hamilton	35	6-12	3-6	0-0	4	1	1	2	1	1	15
L. Deng	40	7-13	1-4	0-0	8	2	1	1	1	15
C. Boozer	33	8-19	0-1	3-3	9	3	2	1	1	19
J. Noah	36	5-8	0-0	0-0	18	1	0	0	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Brewer	14	4-7	0-1	4-4	2	0	1	0	1	12
C.J. Watson	13	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	1	2	2
J. Butler	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
T. Gibson	18	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	2	0	0
O. Asik	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
B. Scalabrine	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Lucas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-