Game 4 IGT: Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavs (Bulls lead series 2-1) 2:30PM CDT ABC

[2323]

Can we talk about how bad Noah is at finishing?

He had 15ish rebounds, gave help against LeBron numerous times, and isn't known for his offense. Dûnleavy and Mirotic, on the other hand.

 

[JimJohnson]

Thibs 100% has to be fired if the Bulls lose the series (which looks probable now). Thibs has no more excuses. They had the game and completely shit the bed offensively.

And before anyone says, "Is Thibs suppose to score" just don't go there.

 

[2323]

If the Bulls get blown out on Tuesday they're a bunch of mental midgets. They still have a good shot at winning the series, they just need to tough it out and play hard for 48 minutes every game.

Hopefully Gasol is healthy enough to play on Game 5.

The Cavs have been getting the big threes late in the game. The Bulls have added guys who are supposed to be good at this but they've no showed so far.

 

[BNB]

This the best bulls team since d rose has been a bull, facing the worst of the 3 lebron teams they faced in the same tenure. They're TIED 2-2. And it took a marvelous effort at the end of the game by lebron for it to even be 2-2. Yet some of you are acting like this series is done and over with. Ridiculous.

Why do you even watch?

The Cavs are without Love and LBJ/ kyrie played like shit. If there's any game the best Bulls team since Rose has been here should have won, it's this one. Yet we lost. We can't bank on Lebron being garbage for the rest of the series. We also can't bank on rose playing that well again.

 

[Anytime23]

He's this eras Michael Jordan. This shit gets done to us now.

Just saw this. Just because he's the best of this era does not make him Mj.

 

[Novak]

The Cavs are without Love and LBJ/ kyrie played like shit. If there's any game the best Bulls team since Rose has been here should have won, it's this one. Yet we lost. We can't bank on Lebron being garbage for the rest of the series. We also can't bank on rose playing that well again.

If they don't win now, when will they?
Any realistic reason you can give as to why a pretty damn evenly matched series, tied 2-2, is somehow over, or in your words, "the same old shit"? Cus right now it looks like anyone's series.

Knee jerk.

 

[Novak]

At least no one is blaming the refs today? :dunno:

 

[BNB]

If they don't win now, when will they?
Any realistic reason you can give as to why a pretty damn evenly matched series, tied 2-2, is somehow over, or in your words, "the same old shit"? Cus right now it looks like anyone's series.

Knee jerk.

Didn't I kinda give a realistic reason?

If we can't beat the Cavs when lbj/kyrie sucked, rose played great, and we had a double digit lead late in the third, how the hell will we win when LBJ and/or kyrie plays better and rose plays poorly again? I mean look at game 2. Lbj had a great start and they blew us out.

This game was set up for us to win and we blew it. We nearly blew game 3 too. It's what the bulls do. Go cold for long stretches and let the other team back in it.

 

[Axl Rose]

The Cavs are without Love and LBJ/ kyrie played like shit. If there's any game the best Bulls team since Rose has been here should have won, it's this one. Yet we lost. We can't bank on Lebron being garbage for the rest of the series. We also can't bank on rose playing that well again.

you also got to take into account what it does mentally to both teams

Bulls absolutely choked this game away and thats gonna affect them negatively while the Cavs have some swagger in their step now going back to Cleavland

like i said Bulls had a shot at the finals tonight and they just could not get it done

 

[2323]

I think the Bulls should go small with Irving gimpy. Put Brooks, Rose, Butler, mirotic and Noah/Gasol out there. Let Irving try to stay in front of Rose or Brooks on that ankle. Then on defense put Brooks on Shumpert and Rose on Irving.

Let Taj do his 6th man thing. He's like a pitcher who's a pretty good starter but a great reliever.

 

[Novak]

Bulls get pau back next game. Irving will still be playing hurt/slowed. Just like the bulls can get cold, they can also get as hot as any team in the NBA. They can steal game 5 in Cle, and bring it back to Chicago with momentum... Who knows what happens?

Today's game sucked. No doubt about it. But to say it's over? Not by a longshot. Especially if Rose can keep giving us a show.

 

[2323]

you also got to take into account what it does mentally to both teams

Bulls absolutely choked this game away and thats gonna affect them negatively while the Cavs have some swagger in their step now going back to Cleavland

like i said Bulls had a shot at the finals tonight and they just could not get it done

By that reasoning, they should have been dominant in the 1st qtr of game 2...that's if you follow your reasoning that the success or failure of the last game carries over to the next.

 

[2323]

I wonder if Dunleavy will ever do anything this series.

 

[The Bringer]

Butler became an even better player today as that shot will be forever ingrained in his head. Bulls win if Niko hits anyone of his wide open looks. The bench has been very poor this series on offense. That is why this is even.

 

[ursamajor]

41 minutes 4 assists for your star point guard that's poor stuff man ,sorry

Again, did you watch the game, or just look at the box score?

Because you clearly missed all the wide open looks that were missed. Hell, in the 2nd, the Bulls missed something like 15 straight attempts.

Rose was the best player on the court, for either team.

Noah 4/12
Gibson 2/7
Dunleavy 1/7
Mirotic 1/9

Yeah, the low assist numbers was Rose's fault.

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

Bulls in 7

 

[Scoot26]

I wonder if Dunleavy will ever do anything this series.

Wat?

Did you not see Game 1 or Game 3?

 

[Axl Rose]

By that reasoning, they should have been dominant in the 1st qtr of game 2...that's if you follow your reasoning that the success or failure of the last game carries over to the next.

this game here was a much more decisive game than game 2

they had a chance to go up 3-1 and it was actually in their hands and they totally blew it...now its tied up and headed back to Cleveland...you don't think that rattles a team mentally?

Cavs feeling pretty good they played like shit but tied it and got homecourt back

 

[Scoot26]

Just saw this. Just because he's the best of this era does not make him Mj.

Didn't mean to imply by any means that he's MJ.

Just that MJ tortured the Eastern Conference for years and we benefited. Now LeBron gets to torture the Eastern Conference and we'll always be on the receiving end of that torture.

 

[Les Grossman]

Like I said, it's going to be a back and forth series.