Bulls Back to .500

The Bulls improved to an even 5-5 record with a win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.  Again, it was super rookie Derrick Rose leading the way for Chicago, scoring 23 points in the contest.  Rose has scored in double figures in every game of his pro career.  He’s currently averaging 18.9 points per game and dishing out 5.6 assists; he had eight on Saturday.  Rose is also averaging five rebounds per game and getting more than a steal per contest while limiting himself to less than three turnovers.

Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and Andres Nocioni all made solid contributions in the victory, which is becoming a pattern for the team.  Kirk Hinrich would also probably fall into that group, but he’s going to be sidelined for three months after undergoing thumb surgery.  Larry Hughes has returned to the lineup after taking a nasty spill this preseason.  He came off the bench against the Pacers, chipping in 12 points, but shot just 4-11 from the field and failed to register a single assist.  It was initially thought that Hughes may take some playing time away from Rose, but there’s little chance of that happening now as it appears that the rookie is already the best player on the team.

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