The Chicago Bulls (10-16) had a historically bad night against the Sacramento Kings (13-14), blowing a 35-point lead.  It was the biggest blown lead in over 13 years.  With 8:50 left in the third quarter, the Bulls were up 79-44 and it looked like they were cruising to a blowout win.  All of a sudden the Bulls went cold and started turning the ball over like crazy.  With zero turnovers in the first half, the Bulls were the complete opposite in the second half with 18 turnovers.  Kings’ rookie Tyreke Evans killed the Bulls, especially in the 4th quarter.  He finished with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.  Luol Deng led the Bulls with 26 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.  Derrick Rose had a great first half, and finished the game with 24 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists.  Like most other Bulls, D. Rose could not get it going in the 4th quarter and the Bulls were outscored 33-10 in the final quarter.  This was an absolute embarrassment by the Bulls, who were deservedly booed off the court by the United Center crowd.

The Bulls just seemed to want the game last night more than the Hawks did. Derrick Rose had probably his best game of the year for the Bulls last night with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Luol Deng also had a great game finishing with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocked shots. John Salmons pitched in with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals despite only shooting 5 of 13 from the floor. The Bulls are now 10-15 on the year.

The Bulls outrebounded the Knicks 49-37 but it wasn’t until the 4th quarter when the Bulls outscored them 29-17 that sealed the win. Luol Deng led the way for the Bulls last night with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. John Salmons had one of his best games of the year last night with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Derrick Rose pitched in with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. The Bulls are now 9-15 on the year.

The Chicago Bulls (8-15) played pretty well tonight, but they ran into Kobe Bryant on one of his hot shooting nights and fell to the Los Angeles Lakers (19-4) because of it.  Bryant had 20 points after the first quarter and the Bulls looked like they might be in trouble.  Bryant finished with 42 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists and despite the huge scoring night, Kirk Hinrich played pretty good defense on the Black Mamba.  Bryant was just on fire and was hitting tough shots all night, but Hinrich helped force 8 turnovers on the superstar.  Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, and Brad Miller got things going for the offense.  Rose had 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists and Deng added 21 points and 6 rebounds.  Brad Miller filled up the stat sheet with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.  The Bulls outrebounded the Lakers 51-37, thanks to Joakim Noah’s 20 rebounds.  The Bulls shot only 39% from the field though and were terrible from three point land, going 2-11 (18%).  The offense could not get anything going when it was needed most, scoring only 14 points in the 4th quarter after leading by one going into the 4th.

The Bulls only shot 32.6% from the floor last night as the Celtics destroyed them at home last night. Derrick Rose led the way for the Bulls last night with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Luol Deng pitched in with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist last night. Taj Gibson had a great game off the bench for the Bulls last night with 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots last night. The Bulls are now 8-14 on the year.