Can't say I was expecting that....

Bulls lose to the Sixers....at the UC? Their streak of 14 straight W's at the friendly confines was broken Monday night by AI, Thaddeus Young and Spencer Hawes. Yeah, that's right, you read that correctly. Spencer. Hawes. The man was draining open mid-range j's and staved off the Bulls late 4th quarter comeback. The Bulls were in a deep hole throughout most of the game, and honestly I thought they would come back. I was watching the much more exciting Hawks game thinking that I could switch back and forth just in time to see DRose turn it up in the 4th. They came close, but couldn't get over the hump. They got too far behind and couldn't comeback this time. DRose had 31 points but also turned the ball over 10 times. He's been stellar the past 2 games and was good on Monday, but not good enough. Boozer had an okay night with 15-9, Noah had 10-13, and Deng chipped in 10.

Thibs said postgame that the team had a bad practice in the morning and it carried into the game. Doesn't seem like Noah is 100% comfortable out there since coming back from injury and Boozer isn't playing at his best either. Looks like he is still trying to get in-sync with Noah. That will come with time, but they only have 9 games left. They need to figure that out before the playoffs. Deng has logged a TON of minutes this year and has been held out of practices to heal a bruised thigh. The wear-and-tear of the NBA season looks like it may be creeping up on him (6 points against the Bucks and 3-10 shooting against Philly, eww). The 2nd team, who has named themselves "The Bench Mob" (gay), was outscored for the first time since December. I know I sound like a Debbie Downer after 1 loss and it may look like I'm reaching for the panic button (Chet). But the reality is that Boston is shitting the bed night in and night out and we need to distance ourselves from them before we play them on April 7th (I don't care about the Heatles). The Bulls have played well coming off a loss and have had 4 back-to-back losses all season (last was mini west-coast swing early Feb). Even though Noah is a game time decision, I like their chances against a Wolves squad sans K-Lo. Thibs will light a fire under the team and DRose will refuse to drop another to a beatable opponent.