Bulls 99, Hornets 95: Rip returns, Rose closes as Bulls spoil Hornets comeback
The Hornets made things far tougher than expected, but Rip Hamilton's return and Derrick Rose's late-game brilliance were enough to get the Bulls another victory.
| Final - 2.28.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Hornets | 26 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 95 |
| Chicago Bulls | 30 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 99 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans/Okla City | 26 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 95 |
| Chicago | 30 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 99 |
| New Orleans/Okla City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 34 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 16 |
| Gustavo Ayon | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Chris Kaman | 39 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11-2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3-0 | 17 |
| Marco Belinelli | 23 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 21 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Solomon Jones | 20 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jarrett Jack | 28 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Xavier Henry | 18 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Lance Thomas | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Emeka Okafor | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Gordon | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Carl Landry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jason Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Donald Sloan | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-89 | 4-9 | 19-22 | 47-13 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 18-0 | 95 | |
| .404 | .444 | .864 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 1 (14 pts) | |||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 41 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 11-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Carlos Boozer | 29 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-1 | 14 |
| Joakim Noah | 39 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 16-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-1 | 15 |
| Richard Hamilton | 16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Derrick Rose | 40 | 11-24 | 1-5 | 9-11 | 2-1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2-0 | 32 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 16 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Taj Gibson | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Omer Asik | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 |
| C.J. Watson | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Korver | 21 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 5 |
| Brian Scalabrine | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| John Lucas III | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Butler | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 41-90 | 3-18 | 14-20 | 50-15 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 16-2 | 99 | |
| .456 | .167 | .700 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (15 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Brian Forte, Michael Smith
Duration:2:11
Officials: - Monty McCutchen, Brian Forte, Michael Smith
Duration:2:11
