Game 4: STEP ON THEIR NECKS! Bulls @ Wizards, 1 PM ABC

[blazinskillz]

Yeah I think we should hold our horses on who's team it is. Next round when Bradley finds difficulty scoring on Paul George and Lance Stevenson ( Lance always seem to go hard at Beal), people will revert to calling him the 2nd coming of Larry Hughes (Cleveland version) and forget what he's been doing this round. Should the Wizards make the 2nd round and face the pacers, I'd expect Wall to have his way with Hill. I'm impressed by Beal's intangible and play making against Chicago. He's starting to look a real well rounded SG. 20-6-4 type of player. Wall is a player that will always get disrespected by his own and outside. Because they expect a Rose like scorer but in reality he's more Paul than Rose.

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[Rafael122]

Was also at the game, sat in Section 213. Great atmosphere, GREAT seats, the entire crowd was rocking. Ted got a huge ovation when they showed him at the end with his Nene jersey, and the crowd started chanting "Free Nene!" The halftime show was AWFUL.

[dobrojim]

Sorry for being late to the party with a dumb question, but if we win, do we play the winner of Pacers/Hawks?

yes

Yes. Not only that but if the Hawks somehow win that series, we would have
HCA in the next round.

[sfam]

I missed the game today, because I was too busy at the hospital while my 2nd son was being bored...AH, the NERVE!!

Thank god for Twitter, I followed the entire game!!!!

Mucho congrats! Hopefully you have a nice wizards baby cap for the occaision.

[sfam]

Sorry for being late to the party with a dumb question, but if we win, do we play the winner of Pacers/Hawks?

yes

Yes. Not only that but if the Hawks somehow win that series, we would have
HCA in the next round.

We really have the best chance of going deep into the playoffs than we've had since the 70s. We beat Chitown, and then meet either a beatable Indiana team or the Hawks. Once you're in the conference finals anything is possible.

[dobrojim]

yes

Yes. Not only that but if the Hawks somehow win that series, we would have
HCA in the next round.

We really have the best chance of going deep into the playoffs than we've had since the 70s. We beat Chitown, and then meet either a beatable Indiana team or the Hawks. Once you're in the conference finals anything is possible.

7 games series = best team will almost always win. Should we get that far,
MIA will likely bring it to a crashing end. Unless BRK beats them first.

Actually our balance roster wise and offense (inside/outisde/different players)
defense (we're solid on either side of the ball) could make it interesting. But
lets be real. Our chances of taking MIA out seem pretty slim. Should we be fortunate
enough to get that far. Let's finish off CHI first.

[Rafael122]

Yes. Not only that but if the Hawks somehow win that series, we would have
HCA in the next round.

We really have the best chance of going deep into the playoffs than we've had since the 70s. We beat Chitown, and then meet either a beatable Indiana team or the Hawks. Once you're in the conference finals anything is possible.

7 games series = best team will almost always win. Should we get that far,
MIA will likely bring it to a crashing end. Unless BRK beats them first.

Actually our balance roster wise and offense (inside/outisde/different players)
defense (we're solid on either side of the ball) could make it interesting. But
lets be real. Our chances of taking MIA out seem pretty slim. Should we be fortunate
enough to get that far. Let's finish off CHI first.

I think we can win 1 or 2 games against the Heat.

[nuposse04]

Btw, has andre miller disappeared the last 2 games or what? We need something out of him for game 5.

[Rafael122]

BTW, if the refs really wanted to, they could call Noah and Gibson for moving screens just about every time they go in the pick and roll. Noah moves EVERY SINGLE TIME. It's frustrating!

[DCZards]

Was also at the game, sat in Section 213. Great atmosphere, GREAT seats, the entire crowd was rocking. Ted got a huge ovation when they showed him at the end with his Nene jersey, and the crowd started chanting "Free Nene!" The halftime show was AWFUL.

I was at the game as well. Section 103. The crowd was great but nothing like the first half of Friday's game, imo, when the Verizon Ctr. literally shook on occasion. Raf, I saw a few too many empty seats in the 200 section yesterday. I'm holding you personally responsible for filling those seats for the next game.

The "Free Nene" chant near the end of the game was indeed cool.

Missed the halftime show. I was out in the corridor girl...I mean people...watching, which is always more entertaining than the halftime show, especially during the playoffs.

[bealwithit]

Btw, has andre miller disappeared the last 2 games or what? We need something out of him for game 5.

He hasn't scored much, but yesterday he still had 2 assists a steal and a rebound. Besides, he's supposed to help other people score. That's his main duty. Game 3 he did not play very well. I think he's just having a tough time against the Bulls D and could be a bit tired.

[ptptpt]

Would it be a disappointment to you guy if we went into the next series and got blown out?

[Rafael122]

Would it be a disappointment to you guy if we went into the next series and got blown out?

I think if we won this series, we'll probably lose to Indy in 5 or 6. Which I wouldn't be mad about, season was a success. Don't think anyone expected them to go to the East semifinals.

[Nigel Tufnel]

A few observations from the game yesterday: A few too many empty seats in the 200's, probably a bulk purchase by some reseller who overpriced the tickets. I even saw 1-2 barely filled suites. The atmosphere was great. A couple of obnoxious Bulls fans in Section 121 were very quiet during the 14-0 start. Also, our game was definitely under the radar yesterday. I saw lots of coverage on NBA TV of the Raptors and Clips game, but almost nothing on us. As long as we win, this doesn't really matter much to me.

[GhostsOfGil]

Would it be a disappointment to you guy if we went into the next series and got blown out?

I think if we won this series, we'll probably lose to Indy in 5 or 6. Which I wouldn't be mad about, season was a success. Don't think anyone expected them to go to the East semifinals.

Atlanta is bad and they are taking it to the Pacers. Both teams are not playing well right now. If Wiz advance, I like our chances against either.

[Darko Miliminutes]

Yeah I think we should hold our horses on who's team it is. Next round when Bradley finds difficulty scoring on Paul George and Lance Stevenson ( Lance always seem to go hard at Beal), people will revert to calling him the 2nd coming of Larry Hughes (Cleveland version) and forget what he's been doing this round. Should the Wizards make the 2nd round and face the pacers, I'd expect Wall to have his way with Hill. I'm impressed by Beal's intangible and play making against Chicago. He's starting to look a real well rounded SG. 20-6-4 type of player. Wall is a player that will always get disrespected by his own and outside. Because they expect a Rose like scorer but in reality he's more Paul than Rose.

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I think you could be underestimating just how well Butler Defends Beal. He is playing against top shelf D already. George is better at every other facet of the game, but he is no better at D then Jimmy Butler.

Personally, i didn't think Beal could even average in the teens this series against Butler. Beal has held his own against one of the very best perimeter defenders the league has, in Butler.

[Higga]

I went to both games, and the atmosphere in Game 3 was absolutely electric. Yesterday wasn't bad, but early afternoon start times don't really bring out the energy like a Friday night does.

Honestly, I wasn't that upset when we lost Game 3. I mean I was bummed for a few minutes after, but I knew we'd win Game 4. It basically took Mike Dunleavy having the greatest game in Bulls history by a player not named Jordan AND Nene getting ejected for them to barely win. I also knew Ariza would have a big game yesterday, he was due.

The Wizards are clearly the better team and it's really not even close. The Bulls are nothing but a goon squad. Their offense is nothing but Joakim Noah moving screens(and grabbing and holding on them as well)and Taj Gibson tryhard offense rebounds. They don't really impress me at all with their play. Their okay on D I guess but they also foul almost every time but the refs don't really call it. In the 3rd quarter they did and you saw what happened: 20+ point lead.

Oh and by the way, the Free Nene chant yesterday was awesome.

[dobrojim]

BTW, if the refs really wanted to, they could call Noah and Gibson for moving screens just about every time they go in the pick and roll. Noah moves EVERY SINGLE TIME. It's frustrating!

Thing is, if no one runs into him, there's no foul. When he moves on a screen,
someone has to run into him while he's moving.

But yeah, he screens like Joe Jacoby running the counter trey.

[dobrojim]

I went to both games, and the atmosphere in Game 3 was absolutely electric. Yesterday wasn't bad, but early afternoon start times don't really bring out the energy like a Friday night does.

Honestly, I wasn't that upset when we lost Game 3. I mean I was bummed for a few minutes after, but I knew we'd win Game 4. It basically took Mike Dunleavy having the greatest game in Bulls history by a player not named Jordan AND Nene getting ejected for them to barely win. I also knew Ariza would have a big game yesterday, he was due.

The Wizards are clearly the better team and it's really not even close. The Bulls are nothing but a goon squad. Their offense is nothing but Joakim Noah moving screens(and grabbing and holding on them as well)and Taj Gibson tryhard offense rebounds. They don't really impress me at all with their play. Their okay on D I guess but they also foul almost every time but the refs don't really call it. In the 3rd quarter they did and you saw what happened: 20+ point lead.

Oh and by the way, the Free Nene chant yesterday was awesome.

I was struck by how often Boozer is out of position and ends up just giving
somebody a 2 handed shove. So much of what they all have been doing is really
outside of what is typically thought of as making 'basketball plays'. They appear
to know their best chance is to simply ugly it up as much as possible.

[Zonkerbl]

I missed the game today, because I was too busy at the hospital while my 2nd son was being bored...AH, the NERVE!!

Thank god for Twitter, I followed the entire game!!!!

Mazel Tov dude!