Bulls Lose to the Clippers

The Bulls were hoping this week’s game against the undefeated Los Angeles Clippers would be the turning point in their season that so far has been off to a very rocky start. Sadly, it wasn’t. The Clippers’ Cuttino Mobley scored 33 points and Corey Maggette had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the Clippers 97-91 win over Chicago. The Clippers were at 2-0 before their match-up with Chicago, which left the Bulls with a 0-4 record for the start of the highly-anticipated season – the first 0-4 record since Chicago’s 2004-2005 season. Chicago was down by 13 in the third quarter, but came back to the tie game briefly, with about 4:08 left in the fourth quarter. A series of events, including a call on Ben Wallace for goaltending, gave the Clippers a 92-89 advantage with 2:12 left in the game.

As far as the Bulls high-scorers are concerned, Luol Deng scored 22 points and Joe Smith added 17. Forward Joakim Noah made his regular season debut after missing the first three games due to a sprained ankle – he finished with two points and four rebounds. The Bulls were able to hold the Clippers to 27.3 percent shooting in the period after Los Angeles shot 60 percent in the second quarter. “The frustration continues for the Bulls, who came into the season with high expectations. Ben Wallace missed an open layup in transition in the second quarter that led to Sam Cassell’s jumper. Bulls general manager John Paxson put to rest the Kobe Bryant trade rumors less than a week ago, but some fans continue to chant ‘Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!’ in the final minutes,” explains press notes.

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