Bulls Fall in OT

The Bulls were able to overcome Derrick Rose’s worst game as a pro for four quarters, but couldn’t get the job done in overtime last night against the Bobcats.  The Bulls were outscored 16-7 in the extra period, resulting in a 110-101 loss.  Whereas it appeared that Rose should have been able to dominate the Bobcats’ point guard tandem of Raymond Felton and D.J. Augustin, the exact opposite was the case.  The Bulls rookie shot just 3 of 16 from the field for a mere six points in the game.  Felton and Augustin, on the other hand, combined for 50 points and were the team’s two leading scorers.

Coming off a solid 16 point performance on Saturday night, Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas had an even stronger outing last night, scoring 22 points and grabbing nine rebounds.  Thomas has seemed to respond to Vinny Del Negro’s recent assertion that players like he and Joakim Noah wouldn’t see the floor until they started giving more effort.  Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves here, but perhaps a light has gone on for Thomas.  Both Luol Deng and Drew Gooden posted solid efforts in this contest, but fouled out.  With the loss, the Bulls fall to 11-13 on the year.

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