The Bulls loss of Derrick Rose is finally starting to catch up with them. After holding on in games and getting victories without Rose, they finally have slipped up a bit. On Saturday the team lost, to all people, the Nets 97-85. The team could really use the services of Rose who would give some guys a much-needed break. The Bulls still hold at the top of the NBA leader board, but there is no doubt losing to the Nets at home hurts. The team falls to 25-8 on the season while dropping their home record to 11-2. Yes, that’s right, it was just their second loss at home all season.

The Bulls got little production offensively. Their leading scorer scored just 16. Mike James led the team in assists with 6. The team started off by falling behind 34-19 in the first. This would ultimately prove to be the difference ion the game. They had 2 quarters in which they failed to score 20 points. On the bright side, they also had 2 quarters where they scored more than 25.

The Chicago Bulls fell to the Celtics Sunday thanks in large part to Rajon Rondo’s brilliant performance. The Bulls came into the game with 23 wins on the year. Fourteen of those have come in away games as they have shown no matter the team, nor venue, they were able to come out on top. This was almost true in this game held in Boston, but ultimately they fell short. The loss moves their overall record to 23-7 on the year as they lost their 6 away game of the season.

Te Bulls were Led by Noah who who scored 22 points and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Both of these totals were good enough to make him the leader of the team in each category. The Bulls were able to get 20 plus points in each quarter, but only had one quarter in which they reached 25 points scored. This came in the fourth as they desperately tried to tie or win the game. The team still has the best record in basketball as they are first in their division.

The Celtics were led by Rondo who ended up with a triple-double in the game. Rondo led the team in points with 32 as well as assists with 15. He also got double-digit rebounds to complete the triple-double. The team started off hot outscoring the Bulls 28-23 in the first quarter. From there, they stayed close with the Bulls and were only outscored in the game’s fourth quarter 25-23. It was not enough, however, as the Celtics held on to get the W.

The Chicago Bulls treated the Hornets like a D-league team on Wednesday by destroying them 90-67. The Hornets actually looked more like a high school team on the night and failed to score over 20 points except in one quarter. The win brings the Bulls record to 22-6 on the season. They also improved their road record to 13-5 with the win. The Hornets, on the other hand, drop to just 4-22 this season and have won just 2 games at home compared to 13 losses. 

The Bulls leading scorer was Carlos Boozer who scored 18. Noah led the team in rebounds with 10 while Derrick Rose added 6 assists to lead the squad. The team was not too explosive on offense scoring over 25 in the third quarter. Despite this, they get the W and and are in first place in the division. Currently they are up by 3.5 games up. They also have the second best record in the league trailing only Oklahoma City.