CHICAGO (AP) -- Luol Deng scored 18 points while Nazr Mohammed added 13 points and 12 rebounds to help the Chicago Bulls beat the Memphis Grizzlies 92-88 in a preseason game on Tuesday night.
Trailing 52-49 at half, the Bulls scored the first 14 points in the third quarter to pull away. Richard Hamilton made a jumper to give the Bulls a 63-52 lead and Nate Robinson made a 3 in the corner to extend the Chicago lead to 81-65 late in the third quarter. Hamilton scored eight points in the third quarter and finished with 13.
The Bulls played without Derrick Rose, who is still recovering from knee surgery, stemming from his torn ACL during the 2012 playoffs.
Jerome Jordan led the Grizzlies (1-1) with 13 points and Ronald Murray added 11 points.
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Wednesday, May 15 2013 8:09 PM EDT2013-05-16 00:09:06 GMT
Chicago Bulls mascot Benny the Bull topped the 2013 list of "America's Most Popular Sports Mascots" according to the annual survey of fans conducted by The Marketing Arm's Davie Brown Index.
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Tuesday, May 14 2013 4:19 PM EDT2013-05-14 20:19:15 GMT
Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range.
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Monday, May 13 2013 10:07 PM EDT2013-05-14 02:07:52 GMT
LeBron James scored 27 points and the Miami Heat nearly matched a franchise record for points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and short-handed Chicago Bulls 88-65 on Monday night.
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Monday, May 13 2013 7:28 PM EDT2013-05-13 23:28:57 GMT
Bulls forward Luol Deng was activated before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Monday night but was not in the starting lineup after initially being ruled out because of an illness.
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Saturday, May 11 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-12 03:26:41 GMT
Bosh scored 20 points and hauled in 19 rebounds to help the Heat beat the Bulls 104-94 victory. Boozer wasn't bad, either, with 21 points for Chicago, but it was Miami coming away with a 2-1 lead in the series
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