As you can see I decided to continue. I HATE being blocked 14 times by the opposing post players, and now I'm going to the line way too often. Obviously there's more slider work to be done again.
But thanks for all your support, after playing this game it feels like it could all be a real blast again.
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BULLS SURPRISE NUGGETS IN DENVER
Chicago 88
Denver 78
Chicago Bulls caused the first defeat of the season for the Denver Nuggets. After the first half, it looked again as though the Nuggets would cruise to victory, but the Bulls came out with a different attitude after the break and got the third quarter by 30 points to 12. Joe Johnson hit some impressive three-pointers late in the fourth but it was too late. Player of the game was Bulls' center Eddy Curry, who was surprisingly dominant over veteran Marcus Camby. Curry hit almost all of his shots. Denver had 21 points from Johnson and 20 from Anthony, as well as an impressive 9-point 8-rebound performance from second round draft pick Guy Grunfeld, who hit three impressive jump shots in the second quarter.
"I don't know what happened to us", said Johnson. "We somehow just lost our focus completely and couldn't get any of our shots to fall. But this is only our first defeat and it's a long season. We must not let this get us down."
The Nuggets continue in January with a game against the LA Lakers.
Starters:
Chicago (4-4 before game)
C E. Curry
F T. Chandler
F L. Deng
G B. Gordon
G K. Hinrich
Denver (9-0 before game)
C M. Camby
F Nene
F C. Anthony
G J. Johnson
G J. Williams
Player of the game:
Curry CHI 20/6
Team leaders:
CHI: Deng 16/5, Chandler 12/6, Hinrich 12/3 ast, Gordon 11
DEN: Johnson 21, Anthony 20, Nene 15/11, Grunfeld 9/8
Box scores:
Bulls
Nuggets
Pictures:
Nocioni escapes Grunfeld and gets an easy bucket.
Anthony changes his shot in mid-air and makes the lay-up.
Curry dominated the inside and led the Bulls to victory.