Suns @ Chicago Game Thread - 6:30 Arizona time

[sunsfn]

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Phoenix (21-8) at Chicago (19-12) 8:30 pm EST

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bulls look to continue their home dominance when they host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.

Luol Deng scored a career-high 32 points to lead the Bulls to a 103-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.

Ben Gordon netted 21 points and reserve added P.J. Brown 13 and grabbed 10 rebounds for Chicago, which shot 49 percent (44-of-89) from the field.

The Bulls, who have won seven consecutive home games, are 15-2 at the United Center this season.

Steve Nash scored 35 points and Amare Stoudemire added 31 and 13 rebounds to lead the Suns to a 108-101 triumph over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

Raja Bell and Shawn Marion each netted 15 points for Phoenix, which shot 50 percent (40-of-80) from the floor.

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I do not think this team is as good as the Pistons without Billups. We will find out tonight.

Lets hope Diaw shows up tonight free of the flu!?

 

[elindholm]

No matter what happens, it won't be a quality win, because the Bulls don't have Jordan or Pippen.

 

[JCSunsfan]

No matter what happens, it won't be a quality win, because the Bulls don't have Jordan or Pippen.

Even if they did have them, (Jordan is going through that divorce, and well, last I heard, Scottie has lost a step,) I'm not sure you could call it a quality win.

As long as Ditka is in the building, its a quality win, though.

 

[Zobaczcie suki]

No matter what happens, it won't be a quality win, because the Bulls don't have Jordan or Pippen.

 

[az1965]

Key game...

Go Suns!!

 

[CaptainInsano]

As long as Ditka is in the building, its a quality win, though.

There IS no winning if Mike Ditka is in the building.

If he is in the building my prediction:

Da bulls: 198

Suns: Negative 37

 

[Amare32]

I do not think this team is as good as the Pistons without Billups. We will find out tonight.

Lets hope Diaw shows up tonight free of the flu!?

I disagree, you can argue the Bulls are better than the Pistons when the pistons have Billups. Nevermind without him

Bulls have plenty of weapons. Deng is playing amazing ball right now, so is gordon and they are a good rebounding team. They are the kind of team who would give suns problems

I expect a loss tonight.

If we do win then this helps in the quailty win section as the bulls are one of the top teams who could make the finals

 

[sunsfn]

No matter what happens, it won't be a quality win, because the Bulls don't have Jordan or Pippen.

 

[CaptainInsano]

Is everybody else posting during games on a different forum now? The chat is empty and this place is dead...

 

[Nasser22]

Maybe people are just dissapointed in their play right now? The Bulls are killing us right now, they just can't miss. I thought our players loved the leather ball. :-/

 

[CaptainInsano]

I figured we would have a bad shooting transition period when the ball switch happend.

On the other hand I am baffled at how the bulls are shooting so well on the first night of using the old ball.

 

[krispydude]

umm..did anyone see that dunk by amare in the 3rd with like 6 min left? that was an angry dunk and the best ive seen him explode from the floor like that this year.

too bad we cant shoot for crap tonight though.

 

[slinslin]

Great game by Amare. Raja Bell is still in that slump or whatever..he sucks. Same for Diaw, again pretty much a non-factor, dude has to learn how to play every game and Bell, Barbosa and Diaw have to learn how to get on the boards, production from them on the glass is too often a zero or close to that. Nash is getting more boards than Bell and Barbosa.

 

[Nasser22]

Hopefully this right here is a big comeback run and not a mini one. We need to get back in this thing.

 

[krispydude]

well JR is in, so axe that comeback

 

[slinslin]

And he can't hit with the leather ball either.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

well JR is in, so axe that comeback

They're showcasing him and Banks for a trade. Not sure who'd want either of them though.

 

[Nasser22]

Well, I was hoping JR would get his shooting touch back with the leather ball, I guess not. Time for him to get on the bench and never come back on the floor. I don't mind giving Banks another chance. He hasn't been bad, but a point guard is going to be needed to be drafted soon.

 

[CaptainInsano]

This isn't even a game until we get within 2-3.

The bulls didn't score in a long stretch during the 3rd and still kept the lead so I don't think we will get any type of big run going.

 

[slinslin]

One day the Suns will learn to stop taking more and more 3s and long jumpers on really bad shooting nights, yes or no? Mmm

 

[Covert Rain]

James Jones should not get off the bench again this season barring injury. The Suns should try and move him.

 

[krispydude]

its a game.

 

[CaptainInsano]

Odd how against chicago the double guard, ball moving lineup of nash and banks seems to be working so well.

 

[Covert Rain]

Is it me or do the Suns give up huge shots to big time shooters....constantly???

 

[slinslin]

Who guards Gordon, I am really getting tired of these 6'2 scorers killing the Suns... Arenas, Terry, Gordon.. Oh and Leandro blows a layup what's new.