This weekend the Bulls played the two toughest teams in the East - Detroit and Bahston Clam Chowdah.  They beat the Pistons (shock) and lost to the Celtics (Duh).  But hey, one outta two ain’t bad.  The Bulls played very well to beat the Pistons.  Even Ben Wallace decided to try.  Against his former team, Big Ben had 10 and 13 and shot 8 of 9 from the free throw line, not bad for the world’s worst free throw shooter, literally.  Kirk Hinrich continues to struggle, shooting 4 of 11 with 9 points.  He played a bit better against the Celtics.

Versus the Celtics the Bulls only scored 81 points.  Hinrich scored 16, Nocioni had 18, and the rest of the team struggled.  As a whole the Bulls shot 36% from the field opposed to the 51% from Boston.  I’m not one to make excuses for teams, especially my favorite teams, but when you’re going up against Garnett, Allen, and Pierce, it’s not easy to win.  The Celtics are 17-2 this year with no signs of slowing down.  They are the clear favorite in the East and are showing that they can even compete with the top tier teams in the West (Phoenix, San Antonio, Dallas). 

So what’s next for your hometown heroes?  Four games versus teams that they can beat.  Seattle, Indiana, New York and the LA Lakers.  If the Bulls win these four games they can move to 10-12 and gain a ton of confidence.

Changing gears for a second (cliches are appreciated here on BullsPass), the Bulls dropped Thomas Gardner and picked up former Syracuse standout Demetrius Nichols.  Nichols will ride the bench with Aaron Gray, don’t look for him on the court very much. 

Random thought of the day: Cameron Diaz’s first movie was “The Mask.”

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