The Bulls Struggle Through Another Game

The Bulls were hoping for a season turnaround win against the Denver Nuggets last night, but once again players and fans were left with nothing but sheer disappointment. The Nuggets were steps ahead of the Bulls from the game’s start at the Pepsi Center in Denver, scoring 72 points in the first half – the most in any half of an NBA game this season. Nuggets’ guard attributed their 112-91 win to both playing ability and attitude, saying, “That’s our mentality – beat them by as much as we can as fast as we can.” And that they did, leaving Chicago with an embarrassing 2-8 record for the 2007-2008 season, which has been underway for over a month now. Maybe the Thanksgiving holiday will give the Bulls some time to get their heads (and games) together – Bulls fans can only be so hopeful.

In the loss to Denver Ben Gordon shot 2-14 from the field and scored six points. Injured scorer Luol Deng was still out and the team shot 40 percent overall from the field. Ben Gordon commented on the game, saying, “We were a step slow and we allowed them to get to the free throw line way too much and I think that is what hurt us. Tonight we didn’t have it from the jump. We were down by 20 points in the first half. It just wasn’t there from the beginning, especially when you are short-handed. You just have to play with more effort. We just didn’t do that tonight. There was no continuity out there and we are just struggling.” Struggling is right – and the Bulls head to New York to battle the Knicks this Saturday where we can only hope they’ll get it together.

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