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Old 02-24-2007, 09:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Deng led the Bulls with a career-high-tying 32 points and added 11 rebounds. Hinrich narrowly missed a triple-double with 20 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds. Ben Wallace contributed eight points, 12 rebounds and five blocks.

The Bulls tied the NBA season low with just five turnovers and piled up a season-high-tying 26 fast-break points.

"We had a lot of energy," Hinrich said.
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During the Bulls' impressive 105-90 thrashing of the Wizards on Friday night, Andres Nocioni wore a protective boot, street clothes and a frown.

Caught in a United Center hallway afterward, which wasn't difficult given that the valuable forward was on crutches, Nocioni tried to smile.


But his typical cat-ate-the-canary attempt at innocence couldn't hide the facts: Nocioni suffered a relapse of the plantar fasciitis in his right foot Thursday night in Cleveland. And the Bulls are preparing to play the next month without him.

That would be 13 more missed games for a player whose manic energy and long-range shooting ability already have been missed badly in seven of the previous eight games.

Nocioni played 15 minutes against the Cavaliers and was limping noticeably in the postgame locker room. He tried to play it off. This time, there was no fooling.

"I feel a lot of pain," Nocioni said. "I feel really frustrated. The playoffs are coming. I want to try to get ready as soon as I can. But the problem right now is I need to take care of it. If this gets worse, I could lose the playoffs. I don't want to do anything bad for my body."

Nocioni said team doctors ordered him to use crutches and put no pressure on his foot for five days. After that, he said he would need to walk in a protective boot for two to three weeks while undergoing treatment.
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Old 02-24-2007, 09:36 AM   #2 (permalink)
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HUGE win for the Bulls. They beat the Cavs and Wizards on back-to-back nights...now if they beat Detroit tomorrow....

Deng displayed last night why Paxson considers him the future and refused to trade him. Huge game.

And another big game from Wallace.
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Old 02-24-2007, 11:47 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Deng is the man, told you
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Old 02-24-2007, 05:52 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Keep Noc rested for the playoffs.
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Old 02-25-2007, 12:12 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Yeah, I agree...he needs to be 100% healthy the next time he steps on the court.
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