Weird Game. I really thought the Bulls were in control even prior to getting the lead in the second half, and when they went up 6 I thought the Hawks would fold as usual amidst hoisting up awful, contested jumpers. Nope. Not this time. The slow start yet again was really disappointing. We kept making excuses for the Bulls against the lesser Pacers as if they just couldn't get up for an eight seed. At this point, the fact remains that the Bulls overall skill and talent level just isn't that much better than most, if any playoff teams. They're main adavantage during the season, effort, has been heavily neutralized by the inevitable increase of playoff intensity. The other advantage that never materialized was the Noah-Boozer front court destruction. The dream of a combined 35 and 25 seems like a pie in the sky fantasy right now.
Things I want more of:
- Rose shooting the wide open three pointers that Atlanta is begging him to take
- Feeding Boozer
- Taj to make open jumpers
- Hard foul on Crawford/J.J.
Things I want less of:
- Slow starts
- Boozer screaming
- Noah missing layups
Game 2: Must win
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