Luol Deng and His Inconsistent Excellence
Looking at how good/bad Luol Deng is and how the Sixers are covering him.
| Final - 5.8.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia 76ers | 16 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 69 |
| Chicago Bulls | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 77 |
Stories
Sixers or Bulls in Game Six - Take Your Pick
Who ya got? Sixers/Bulls Game 6.
Sixers Vs. Bulls Game Six: Doug Collins Hints at Jodie Meeks Getting More Minutes
Could Jodie be in line for more minutes in Game Six? He'll need to hit a few shots.
Finding the Right Words for Sixers Loss to Bulls
Help us find the perfect word or phrase to describe the Sixers loss to the Bulls. Starting with "unhygienic".
Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Luol Deng "chasing shots" to help Bulls generate offense
Luol Deng said after game five that he needed to get up more shots for the Bulls to have a chance to win.
Sixers Vs. Bulls Game Five Was the Pittiest of Pits
There's some question as to whether or not this was a basketball game. We wager that it wasn't.
Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Gibson, Brewer get the stops, Boozer and Deng provide the shots to take Game Five
The Bench Mob was back in full force on Tuesday night, completely locking down the 76ers and forcing a Game 6. Deng and Boozer provided just enough shooting to make sure it was never a tight game late.
Bulls 77, Sixers 69: Defense and the bench mob return, with just enough offense
The Bulls win game five, the series is now a 3-2 Sixers lead.
Sixers Lose to Bulls: The Worst Game of All Time Post Game Thread
This was the worst game of all time. Ever. Ever in the world. Spew things here.
Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Game Five Open Thread OVERFLOW
Talk Bulls vs. Sixers at BlogABull
2012 NBA Playoffs: Jrue Holiday's Transformation
Jrue Holiday is a completely different player in the Playoffs – a look at some numbers.
Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: John Hollinger suggests going small for Game Five, points out Bulls struggles go beyond injury
John Hollinger takes a look at the Bulls playing even worse than expected without their leaders, and how they can halt their slide in game five.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 16 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 69 |
| Chicago | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 77 |
| Philadelphia | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Iguodala | 43 | 4-19 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 11 |
| Elton Brand | 32 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-1 | 5 |
| Spencer Hawes | 35 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 14-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | 11 |
| Evan Turner | 33 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Jrue Holiday | 42 | 5-17 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4-0 | 16 |
| Lavoy Allen | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Louis Williams | 24 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 13 |
| Thaddeus Young | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Jodie Meeks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tony Battie | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Craig Brackins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sam Young | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Xavier Silas | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Nikola Vucevic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 25-78 | 2-11 | 17-24 | 49-11 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 18-1 | 69 | |
| .321 | .182 | .708 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (16 pts) | |||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 42 | 10-19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2-0 | 24 |
| Carlos Boozer | 42 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13-2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2-0 | 19 |
| Omer Asik | 27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Richard Hamilton | 17 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| C.J. Watson | 32 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-0 | 5 |
| Taj Gibson | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-1 | 8 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 6 |
| John Lucas III | 17 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Kyle Korver | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Mike James | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Brian Scalabrine | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Joakim Noah | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Derrick Rose | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Butler | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-82 | 5-10 | 4-11 | 49-8 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 21-1 | 77 | |
| .415 | .500 | .364 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 0 (10 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, Leon Wood
Duration:2:22
Officials: - Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, Leon Wood
Duration:2:22
