Bulls beat Pelicans 107-100 for 6th straight win DECEMBER 27: Taj Gibson #22 of the Chicago Bulls passes the ball against the New Orleans Jimmy Butler scored 33 points, Derrick Rose had 19 and the Chicago Bulls beat the New Orleans Pelicans 107-100 on Saturday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Game Leaders Anthony Davis #23, New Orleans Pts: 29 Reb: 11 Ast: 2 Jimmy Butler #21, Chicago Pts: 33 Reb: 5 Ast: 2 The Bulls (21-9) also had three reserves score in double figures in their ninth win in 10 games. Aaron Brooks scored 13 points, and Taj Gibson added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic finished with 10 points. Anthony Davis had 29 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots in his first NBA game in his hometown. Tyreke Evans scored 26 points for the Pelicans, and Jrue Holiday had 19 points and seven assists. The Pelicans (15-15), who were coming off a 97-90 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, were outrebounded 45-37 by the Bulls. New Orleans pulled within seven with 2:58 remaining on consecutive layups by Austin Rivers and Evans, but Rose then drove inside for a dunk. After Evans converted another layup, Butler had a three-point play that made it 104-94 with 1:49 to go. Davis was greeted with mostly cheers from the crowd of 21,935. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2012 draft had a mild concussion when New Orleans visited Chicago during his rookie year, and he broke his left hand before the Pelicans road game against the Bulls last December. CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 27: Pau Gasol #16 of the Chicago Bulls handles the ball against the New Orlea … The 6-foot-10 Davis got a chance to play at the United Center in August with the U.S. national team and scored 20 points in a 95-78 victory over Brazil in a tuneup for the World Cup of Basketball. Davis then helped Team USA win the gold medal in Spain, and carried over his stellar play into his third season with New Orleans. It was more of the same in his return to Chicago, with Davis showing off his breathtaking game on both ends of the court. In one typical sequence in the first quarter, he blocked a shot by Pau Gasol, and then used a spin move to set up a nifty left-handed layup that gave the Pelicans a 22-21 lead. After Davis banked in a turnaround jumper while being fouled by Butler in the third, a fan behind the basket yelled Woooooo! Chi-town boy! Davis then made the foul shot to trim Chicagos lead to 53-52 with 9:27 remaining. But the Bulls began to pull away toward the end of the third, with their superior depth playing a key role. Brooks made a go-ahead 3-pointer during a key 15-5 run, and then eluded Davis on a driving layup that lifted Chicago to an 80-71 lead after three.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 05:27:28 +0000
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