by crimsoncloud on Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:14 am
Crimson A. Cloud first game as the New General manager.
Chicago Bulls Versus Sacramento Kings at the United Center, Illinois
Starting Line Up:
Chicago Bulls
Center: Yao Ming
Power Forward: Tyrus Thomas
Small Forward: Luol Deng
Shooting Guard: Chris Duhon
Point Guard: Kirk Hinrich
Sacramento Kings
Center: Brad Miller
Power Forward: Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Small Forward: Ron Artest
Shooting Guard: Kevin Martin
Point Guard: Mike Bibby
First Quarter Recap:
The Bulls started the game with a 7-0 spurt courtesy of a 3 point shot by Duhon and a back to back jumper by Deng. But the Kings find their form as Bibby and Martin joined hands to take the lead at 8-7. Nevertheless the gentle giant from China answered it by having 6 unanswered points off the offensive rebounds to give the Bulls a 14-7 lead. Then the Bulls seemed to relax their defense as the Kings depleted the lead to a single point 14-13 with the chip in of Shareef, a jumper Martin and a layup by Artest. The lead changes several times until Artest shoots a 3 point bomb at the end of quarter to tie the game at 27.
Notable Performers of the Quarter:
Bulls:
LoulDeng 10 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls
Yao Ming 6 pts, 8 rebs, 5 off reb
Kings:
Mike Bibby: 8 pts, 2 ass, 1 stl
Shareef Abdur-Raheem: 4 pts, 5 rebs, 2 off rebs, 1 ass
Second Quarter Recap:
The quarter started with Gordon scored the first 7 point to give the Bulls a 32-27. This game which is highlighted by scoring spurts, gave the visiting team a 3 point lead when Bibby, Artest and Martin scored 10 unanswered points. After that, the Kings rested its starters. Rookie A.Tucker got hot as he scatted 8 points in the quarter alone. Meanwhile, Deng has done his job on the Bulls side. This quarter has several lead changes and when the buzzer sounds the Kings had a 1 point advantage over the Bulls 58-57.
Notable Performers of the Quarter:
Kings:
A. Tucker 8 pts, 2 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl
Bulls:
L. Deng 10 pts, 1 reb
B. Gordon 7 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst, 2 stls
Players of the Half:
Bulls
L.Deng 20 pts 3 rebs 2 stls
Kings:
M. Bibby 14 pts 3 assts, 1 stl
Third Quarter Recap:
This quarter saw a team effort versus a 3 man team. The Kings 1-2 punch scored 20 of the teams 33 quarter points while Ron Artest adds another 5 against the Bulls which scatted 27 points in this quarter. The Bulls MVP in the first half turn cold when he doesn't score a point in this quarter. Meanwhile Yao and Gordon carried the team with their all around plays. At the end of the third canto, the Kings have the lead at 91-84
Notable Performers of the Quarter:
Kings:
M. Bibby 13 pts, 1 rebs, 2 asst, 3 stls
R. Artest 5 pts 4 rebs 3 stls
Bulls:
Yao Ming 7pts 3 rebs 3 blks
B. Gordon 4 pts, 2 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl
Fourth Quarter Recap:
The last quarter doomed of the debut Crimson A. Cloud as the GM when the game when the visiting team sucks the life out of United Center. Even Ben Gordon which is the "Mr. Fourth Quarter of the NBA" cannot win the game for their new boss although he chipped in 12 points through the entire period. The reason behind this is the lack of support that he got from his teammates. Yao Ming and L. Deng became non-factors as well as K. Hinrich which struggled throughout the game and Tyrus Thomas which is bothered by an injury. Meanwhile, K. Martin who had 12 points also was helped by S. Abdur-Raheem who scored 8 points in the deciding quarter. Another King, M. Bibby also scored 2 3 pointers when the Bulls started to get hot thus dousing the flames.
Notable Performers of the Quarter:
Kings:
K. Martin 12 pts
S. Abdur-Raheem 8 pts 4 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl
Bulls:
B. Gordon 12 pts
Final Score: 123-115
Player of the Game:
M. Bibby 33 pts, 1 rebs, 6 assts, 4 stls
Notes:
Kings Bulls
Rebs 49 52
Assts 16 25
Stls 16 13
Blks 2 6
Fouls 9 16
TO 18 22
Notable Performers of the Night:
Chicago
B. Gordon 23 pts 5 rebs 6 asts 3 stls
Y. Ming 21 pts 16 rebs 4 blocks
L. Deng 24 pts 8 rebs 2 asts 3 stls
C. Duhon 10 pts 2 rebs 9 asts 3 stls
Worst Performer of the Night:
K. Hinrich 12 pts 5 rebs 6 asts 2 stls 10 tos
Last edited by
crimsoncloud on Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:36 am, edited 7 times in total.