Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs

The Bulls head into the all-star break with one of their biggest wins of the season. The Chicago Bulls defeated the San Antonio Spurs 109-99. The Spurs came in with the best record in the NBA at (46-9), but the Bulls would not be intimidated by that. Derrick Rose showed exactly why he is in the discussions for NBA MVP this season, he scored a career high 42 points to go along with 8 assists, he was 18-28 from the field. His counterpart Tony Parker led the way for the Spurs with 26 points on 11-21 shooting. The Bulls had control pretty much throughout the whole game, but the Spurs would not go down quietly. Chicago had a half-time lead of 58-51, the Bulls had shot 58% in the first half, but held only a seven point advantage. The second half was the Derrick Rose show and he proved not only the Spurs, but everyone why he's an all-star. The Bulls head into the All-star break with as the number three team in the East at 38-16. The Spurs with the loss fall to 46-10, but still hold a comfortable lead over the number two seed Dallas Mavericks. The Bulls will only get stronger as they expect Joakim Noah back for their next game against Toronto on the road. The Bulls will match-up with the Miami Heat on February 24th and this time both teams should be at full strength. It will definitely be a Madhouse on Madison for that game!