Bulls Impressive in Back-to-Back Blowouts

Last weekend was a rough one to say the least. After using Sunday to recuperate, I started my week off rushing to finish a paper that I had previously forgotten about. I got the paper done a couple minutes before class and proceeded with my day. After finishing my morning classes, I went home to relax. After about 5 minutes of laying on the couch, I realized that I had forgotten about a speech that I had to write for my night class. Now, I really was not in the mood for anymore homework or any kind of work at all. That left me with two choices: A) Go to the library and half-ass a speech, go to class and miss the Bulls game, or B) Drop the class altogether and enjoy my evening watching the Bulls run over the Nets. Of course, I chose option B. Some may say that I have my priorities mixed up, but I call that dedication.

Skip forward three hours and I'm watching the Bulls take on the Nets. This was nothing short of a cakewalk. Even with Derrick Rose leaving the game early with back spasms, the Bulls led the entire game and looked very impressive, earning them a 108-87 victory. CJ Watson, who took over for Rose, almost messed around and got a triple double (Stuart Scott voice) recording 14 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds. Luol Deng looked great again in his second game back from injury, scoring 19 points on 8-14 from the field. Carlos Boozer led all Bulls scorers with 24. As for Roses injury, nobody seemed too worried. "I feel all right, just back spasms. It's nothing to worry about," Rose said. "Tomorrow we have a day off and I'll get treatment. I'll get a massage and hopefully I can play the next game."

Bulls vs. Nets Highlights

Two days later, it turned out Derrick Rose did just that. Rose started against the Hornets, though he was rested for much of the game after the Bulls started to pull away. It seemed that he was benched as a precaution to spare him from injury. He finished with 6 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes played. Taj Gibson had a great game, scoring 16 points in just 20 minutes and Carlos Boozer led all scorers with 18. After a lot of criticism for playing his starters too hard even during blowouts, Bulls' Coach Tom Thibodeau, did a good job of evenly distributing minutes between starters and the Bench Mob.

Bulls vs. Hornets Highlights