Luol Deng and The Bulls: On The Road

The Bulls have been hot.  Their last five games, on the road, they've won.  Last night winning on the road vs CP3 and the Hornets. All thanks to Luol Deng with 26 points, Derrek Rose with 18, and a very good game by Joakim Noah with 13 points and 18 rebounds! 

For the Bulls here, it's not all about being "hot" in their case, because they've also been lucky.  Last night, the Hornets look like they won the game late with seven seconds left in the game, but thought turning over the ball was a better idea, then later losing.  That gave the bulls the chance to tie the game, and win it by two in OT.

The Bulls now are 23-22 on the season with their five straight wins over five Western Conference winning teams and 13 wins in their last 18 games.  Because for a team where a month ago it seemed everything was going wrong, now they are getting the breaks. Or is it when you play loose and confident you make your breaks? And though the Hornets made the blunder of the night, it was the Bulls who contributed to it by never giving up even in seemingly a lost cause.

About the Overtime WIN vs Hornets:

The Hornets set up in an angled picket fence with Darren Collison supposed to run Rose into two screens and get the inbounds. Why, I’m not sure. He is an 87 percent free throw shooter, but he is a rookie. Noah did a terrific job backing off inbounding West in front of the Hornets’ bench in the backcourt and playing free safety. The Hornets couldn’t advance the ball because West had recovered the loose ball rebound and moved before calling timeout.

Da Bulls! ARE HOT!