All of the Bulls are injured
The injuries are piling up for the Bulls, especially in the frontcourt.
| Final - 1.21.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Bobcats | 23 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 89 |
| Chicago Bulls | 27 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 95 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 23 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 89 |
| Chicago | 27 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 95 |
| Charlotte | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Henderson | 33 | 9-17 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 9-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 22 |
| Tyrus Thomas | 29 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4-0 | 6 |
| Byron Mullens | 26 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 17 |
| Kemba Walker | 24 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1-0 | 4 |
| D.J. Augustin | 26 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Matt Carroll | 19 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| D.J. White | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Cory Higgins | 15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Derrick Brown | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Boris Diaw | 15 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Eduardo Najera | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| DeSagana Diop | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Corey Maggette | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Reggie Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-74 | 2-11 | 17-23 | 44-9 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 17-0 | 89 | |
| .473 | .182 | .739 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (11 pts) | |||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 39 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 8-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 22 |
| Carlos Boozer | 37 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 23 |
| Omer Asik | 38 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 15-5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Richard Hamilton | 31 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 20 |
| C.J. Watson | 31 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 11 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kyle Korver | 23 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Mike James | 16 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 9 |
| John Lucas III | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Joakim Noah | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Derrick Rose | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Taj Gibson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Butler | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-85 | 6-15 | 9-15 | 37-10 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 17-0 | 95 | |
| .471 | .400 | .600 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (18 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Ron Garretson, Scott Twardoski, Zach Zarba
Duration:2:03
Officials: - Ron Garretson, Scott Twardoski, Zach Zarba
Duration:2:03
