Bibby Lights It Up, Bulls Fall

The Bulls entered the fourth quarter tied with the Atlanta Hawks last night but were unable to get it done in the final period, falling 105-102 in the contest.  Atlanta point guard Mike Bibby really hurt Chicago, scoring 31 points in the game to go along with six assists and five steals.  Josh Smith collected 14 rebounds and was one of four Hawks starters to score more than 15 points.  While the Bulls’ shooting percentage was five points higher than the Hawks’ was, Atlanta shot more than 10 percent better from beyond the arc.

Ben Gordon was the high point man for the Bulls in this contest, scoring 21 points on six of 11 shooting.  Gordon was able to get to the line often, going eight for 10 from the stripe.  Kirk Hinrich and Andres Nocioni chipped in solid efforts off the bench, as these two players are serving as good sparks off the pine for Chicago.  Joakim Noah has been showing the ability to rebound as of late; the former Gator collected 11 boards in this one, eight of which came on the offensive end.  Luol Deng also reached double digits in rebounding but struggled from the field, going just six for 16.  This loss drops the Bulls to 18-25.

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