Tale of Two Teams – Bulls and Bucks
Not long ago the Bulls and the Bucks were the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. The Bulls had put together a nice win streak on the road and were 8-2 over a ten game stretch. The Bucks had also gone 8-2 over ten games.
Then came February 27. That’s when the season changed for the Bulls, or was it when the traded John Salmons to the Bucks? Injuries have taken their toll on the Bulls. They have 123 games player games missed due to injury or illness.
In the game against the Heat on Friday night they were without the All-Star guard Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah Luol Deng and Jerome James and that is just too many good players to overcome.
The result was consecutive loss number seven for the Bulls who are 2-8 from their last ten.
The Bucks on the other hand continue to surge. John Salmons has been a good addition to the Bucks roster and Australian Andrew Bogut is playing like a past no.1 pick should. That along with tough defence has seen the Bucks go 9-1 over their last ten matches and they find themselves in fifth spot on the Eastern Conference ladder.
Just to show how consistent Bogut is now he along with Dwight Howard are the only players in the NBA to average at least 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks a game.
To look ahead the Bucks could maybe think about at least an Eastern Conference final appearance while the Bulls will have to turn things around fast or it will be fishing during the NBA playoffs.
How far do you think the Bucks can go? Are the Bulls done for the season?
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