Chicago Bulls

Lichtenstein: Brooklyn’s Home Court Not Much Of An Advantage For Nets

Sorry, Brooklyn. Despite all the platitudes flowing from the media related to the borough’s spirit following the move last summer from N.J., you haven’t made much of a dent on the outcomes.

2013/04/05

The Bulls’ Kirk Hinrich, right, guards the Nets’ Joe Johnson during the teams’ meeting on April 4, 2013 at the Barclays Center. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Williams Goes For 30 Points, But Late Bucket Lifts Bulls Over Nets

Carlos Boozer had 29 points and 18 rebounds, Nate Robinson made the go-ahead basket with 22 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets 92-90 on Thursday night.

2013/04/04

Miami’s LeBron James sits on the court after being fouled on March 27, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago. The Bulls ended the Heat’s 27-game winning streak. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

1971-72 Lakers’ Record Safe As Bulls End Heat’s Winning Streak At 27

No last-second shot. No fourth-quarter rally. No record for LeBron James and the Miami Heat, either.

2013/03/28

Dennis Rodman (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Report: Rodman Escorted From NYC Hotel For Making Scene, Talking Up Kim Jong Un

According to the New York Post, the Hall of Famer was asked to leave the Time Hotel in Midtown on Sunday for blabbering about how much he likes and admires the dictator.

2013/03/05

Dennis Rodman (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Dennis Rodman Brings His Basketball Skills To … Wait For It … North Korea

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style — neon-bleached hair, tattoos, nose studs and all — on Tuesday to the isolated Communist country with possibly the world’s drabbest dress code: North Korea.

2013/02/26

LeBron James (credit: Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images). Michael Jordan (credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Keidel: LeBron James Better Than Michael Jordan? Um, No

Being the latest does not make you the greatest. If you wipe the faerie dust of projection, then you’ll see that MJ was singular, monolithic, and without peer.

2013/02/18

Michael Jordan (credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images), Carmelo Anthony (credit: Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)

Knicks’ Anthony, NBA Stars Celebrate Michael Jordan At 50

In a weekend filled with the NBA’s greatest players, Jordan was the topic no one could stop talking about.

2013/02/18

Tyson Chandler (credit: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images), Jay Williams (credit: Randy Belice/NBAE via Getty Images)

Bulls Got High Before Games? Tyson Chandler Rejects Ex-Teammate’s Claims

“I think that’s ridiculous that he would come out and say something like that,” Chandler said at a Garden of Dreams Foundation event Monday night.

2013/02/12

The Nets’ MarShon Brooks, left, drives to the basket against the Bulls on Feb. 1, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Bench Comes Alive To Help Nets Take Out Short-Handed Bulls

The Brooklyn Nets kept going deeper down their bench to find a winning combination. The Chicago Bulls simply had nowhere to go.

2013/02/01

A general view of the game between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on November 18, 2012. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Forbes: Knicks Surpass Lakers As Most Valuable Team In NBA; Nets Rank Ninth

Boosted by renovations to Madison Square Garden, the Knicks’ value increased 41 percent to $1.1 billion. The Lakers were second at $1 billion.

2013/01/23

Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls attempts to shoot around the Knicks’ Tyson Chandler, right, at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 11, 2013 in New York City. The Bulls defeated the Knicks 108-101. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Knicks A Mess Without Felton, Offense Offensive For Most Of Loss To Bulls

Luol Deng scored a season-high 33 points in the Chicago Bulls’ third victory over New York this season, a 108-101 win Friday that sent the Knicks to their season-high third straight loss.

2013/01/11

Chicago's Marco Belinelli, No. 8, drives to the basket against the Knicks. Tyson Chandler on Dec. 21, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Bulls Get Under Knicks’ Skin, Muscle Them All Over The Garden

Bottled up by the Bulls and baffled by the officials, Carmelo Anthony expected to spend the final minutes of the Knicks’ loss alone in the locker room. Turns out the early exodus of Knicks was just beginning.

2012/12/21

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Lichtenstein: Nets’ Heavy Diet Of Isolations Can’t Beat NBA Elite

A new city, arena and roster have stepped up new expectations. It’s no longer acceptable for the Nets to merely beat up on the weak. This team is built to contend now.

2012/12/16