25 Dec 10 Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers: It Was Ugly, But at Least It's Over

Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe Chicago Bulls came out blistering, scoring the first ten points of the game. After that, they spent most of the evening seeing if they could make more turnovers than a corner bakery. It was awful, it was ugly, but at least in the end, it was win.They owed the win primarily to three things. One, the Cavaliers did a great job of shooting themselves into the loss. It became apparent that Daniel Gibson's taste in shots is much like Tiger Woods taste in women. He never saw one he thought was ugly, and he Tennessee Titans jersey
never said no to any of them. His four of 15 from the field had Stacey King suggesting he should the Player of the Game...for the Bulls.Next, Kyle Korver really helped them to get into the game and keep them there throughout the fourth quarter. His 12 fourth quarter points accounted for all of his scoring, and nearly half of what the Bulls racked up in the final frame.Third, Derrick Rose did what D-Rose does. He grabbed the reigns of the game when he needed to and took over the game. There were some great plays late, including one where Korver missed a three, and Rose and Anderson Varejao were alone under the rim. Rose went up strong, grabbing the ball away from the 6 foot 11, 260 pound center, and then stabbed the ball in for the offensive put back.On the night Rose finished with 29 points and eight assists.For a couple of reasons Tom Thibodeau didn't play Carlos Boozer in the fourth quarter. None of them had to do with his hand though. He felt it was better both offensively, giving Luol Deng a chance to play the power forward spot and swing out to the perimeter in a way that Boozer can't. Also, Antawn Jamison was playing very well, and he felt that Deng's better speed equipped him better to match up with him.Overall, it was good to see the Bulls win a game that they played Washington Redskins jersey
ugly, but it would be better to see them win playing well. The Bulls were slow, low on energy, settling into half court offenses. They were sloppy with the ball, forcing passes, and turning the ball over. Hopefully they got all the ugly out of their system before Friday's game against the Lakers.