Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Game 1

The Chicago Bulls kicked off the Eastern Conference finals with a blowout victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night. The Bulls won this game 103-82, to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The Bulls and the Heat would play tight throughout the first half, but the second half was all Bulls. The two teams would go into half-time tied at 48. In the second half though, the Bulls tightened up defenseivley allowing Miami to score only 34 points in the third and fourth quarter combined. The Bulls hustled all night long for loose balls and rebounds. The Bulls out rebounded Miami 45-33 overall and 19-6 offensively. Derrick Rose had 28 points and 6 assists. Luol Deng had 21 points and Carlos Boozer had 14 points. Joakim Noah grabbed down 14 rebounds and Taj Gibson was huge off the bench with 9 points and 7 rebounds. He had two major dunks in this game, one of them dunking on Dwyane Wade. Wade finished with 18 points, LeBron James was limited to only 15 points. Chris Bosh was the leading scorer for Miami with 30 points to go along with 9 rebounds. The Bulls played fantastic defense throughout this game and they had scoring from everyone tonight. If the Bulls want to win this series, they are going to have to have scoring from everyone. The Bulls will look to take a commanding 2-0 lead on Wednesday night at the United Center.

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 6

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night 93-73 to win the series 4-2. The Bulls dominated Atlanta from the get go and never trailed in this game. The team that had won the first quarter in each game these teams played, went on to win the game. The Bulls led 27-17 after the first quarter and they would go on to win and eliminate the Hawks from playoff contention. The Bulls have blown out both Atlanta and Indiana in elimination games. The Bulls beat Atlanta by 20 and beat Indiana by 27. Carlos Boozer was amazing in this game with 23 points and 10 rebounds. He broke out of his playoff slump in a big way in this game, and now looks highly motivated to keep this going. Derrick Rose had 19 points and 12 assists while Luol Deng had 13 points. For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 18 points and Joe Johnson had 19 points. The Bulls really limited Jamal Crawford in this series as he only scored 8 points in this game. The Bulls have played excellent defense throughout this postseason and they once again dominated Atlanta in this game. The Bulls will now move on to play the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals starting on Sunday night.

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 5

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks 95-83 on Tuesday night. The Bulls led after the each quarter, and got out to a sizzling start. The Bulls outscored Atlanta 32-21, in the first quarter and the game would get to within one point after the third quarter, but the Bulls would outscore Atlanta 26-15 in the fourth quarter. The Bulls led at one time by 15 points and that lead got trimmed all the way down to one point by the end of the third. The Bulls played fantastic defense in this game as the Bulls best offense continues to be their defense. In the fourth quarter Joakim Noah, Keith Bogans, and Carlos Boozer all were on the bench. Omer Asik, Ronnie Brewer, and Taj Gibson, along with Derrick Rose, and Luol Deng were the starting five for the whole fourth quarter. Derrick Rose led the way for the Bulls with 33 points and 10 assists. Luol Deng had 23 points and Taj Gibson added 11 huge points off the bench in the fourth quarter. Jeff Teague had 21 points for Atlanta, Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford combined for 17 points (15 from Johnson and 2 from Crawford). The Bulls take a commanding 3-2 lead in the series, game 6 will be on Thursday night back in Atlanta, as the Bulls will look to eliminate the Hawks and move on to play the Heat.

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 4

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night 100-88. The Bulls really could not get anything going in this game and only led for a short time. Atlanta came to play in this game as they were wanting to even this series up at 2. Josh Smith was a machine for Atlanta scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds. Joe Johnson had 24 points and Al Horford added 20 points. Derrick Rose had 34 points and 10 assists, but shot only 12-32 from the field. Carlos Boozer had a good game with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Both Boozer and Deng need to step up a little bit in game 5 on Tuesday night, if the Bulls want to go up 3-2 in the series. The first quarter, in this series has been huge for both teams as it seems the team that comes out of the gate with the lead ends up winning the game. The Bulls will play the Hawks on Tuesday night back in Chicago and a 3-2 advantage in the series is on the line. The Bulls really need to win this game 5 because they definitely do not want to go back to Atlanta trailing this series 3-2. The Bulls need to have someone other than Derrick Rose to step up and play well. If someone can do that the Bulls will be headed back to Atlanta looking to move on to the Conference finals.

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 3

The Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night behind a monstrous game by Derrick Rose, the final score was 99-82 in favor of the Bulls. The Bulls came out with high energy again in this game and they never trailed in this game. With the win the Bulls gain control of the series 2-1 and will play game 4 on Sunday night. Derrick Rose was just flat out amazing scoring a career high 44 points to go along with 7 assists. Taj Gibson was huge off the bench with 13 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls played excellent defense in this game allowing both Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford to only score 17 points combined. Everybody produced for the Bulls in their own way and the bench mob came in and played fantastic as well. Joakim Noah finished with 15 rebounds and 5 blocks and Kyle Korver added 11 points off the bench. Jeff Teague was the leading scorer for the Hawks with 21. Huge difference in games 2 and 3 as compared to game 1. The Bulls allowed the Hawks to shoot a dismal 16 percent from the 3 point line in game 3 after the Hawks shot 58 percent in game 1. The Bulls have definitely came to play the last two games with a lot of intensity, lets hope they can continue their dominating ways into game 4.

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 2

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks in game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals 86-73. The Bulls led after each quarter of this game and locked down Atlanta in this game especially Joe Johnson. Derrick Rose received his MVP trophy before the game and Derrick Rose played like an MVP in this game scoring 25 points and added 10 assists. Luol Deng had 14 points and 12 rebounds and played tremendous defense on Joe Johnson holding him to only 16 points after scoring 34 in game 1. Carlos Boozer had another lackluster performance only scoring 8 points, but did add 11 rebounds. The Bulls came out with great tenacity in this game and they never looked back in this game. The Bulls were a team on a mission in this game and if they play with this intensity, the Bulls will have no problem winning this series. The series will now shift to Atlanta with game 3 coming up on Friday night. The Bulls come out of Chicago with a 1-1 series tie and that is a heck of a lot better than being down 2-0 going to Atlanta. If the Bulls come out with the fight they did in this game, game 3 will go to the Bulls and they will take a 2-1 series lead!

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks Game 1

The Chicago Bulls were defeated by the Atlanta Hawks in game 1 of the Eastern conference semi-finals. The Bulls fell 103-95 and are in a 1-0 hole in the series. The Atlanta Hawks raced out to a 9-0 lead in the early going and Atlanta never really looked back. Atlanta led the Bulls at half-time 51-50 and it looked the Bulls would get back into it in the third quarter, but both Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford would turn the Bulls away. Joe Johnson could not be stopped as he finished with 34 points on 12-18 shooting. Jamal Crawford also had 22 points off the bench for the Hawks. Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 24 points and 10 assists. Luol Deng had 21 points and Carlos Boozer added 14 points. The Bulls allowed the Hawks to shoot a staggering 58% from the three point line in this game. For the Bulls, Derrick Rose did not get to the free throw line at all in this game and they only shot 16 free throws after averaging 29 a game in the Indiana series. Tom Thibodeau received his coach of the year award before the game and Derrick Rose was named the MVP after the game. The MVP turned his left ankle in the final seconds of the game during a meaningless play. The Bulls need to become more aggressive and play tougher defense on both Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford. The Bulls are down 1-0 and they will be looking to even the series at 1 game a piece on Wednesday night at the United Center.