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Very interesting. Makes you think the claims that the Bulls will not trade Deng may have some legitimacy.

But mostly they were talking about Luol Deng, who was superb yet again.

"That was one of his better all-around games," Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "I thought he was great. He had no turnovers, he blocked shots, he rebounded. It was one of his best games as a pro."

Skiles stopped short of calling it a breakout game, because he had seen that level of play from Deng before.

"Really," he said, "the whole year."

He scored at least 20 points in five of the last six games on the trip. He had four double-doubles and missed a fifth by one rebound. In the last seven games he is averaging 21.9 points and 9.7 rebounds. He is shooting 50 percent and he has been aggressive, averaging more than seven free throws per game. He shot 15 against Utah and 13 against Seattle. He had three steals in the Utah and Sacramento games.

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