Chicago Bulls 92 – Detroit Pistons 68

What more could the Bulls have asked for after losing Saturday, then to come out and beat the Pistons by 24? They came out firing on all cylinders and put this game to rest by half time.

What went right for the Bulls? Mr. Boozer showed everyone that he can still play at an Olympic level after receiving the news that Team USA was not going to be seeking out his services for the 2012 Olympic Games. He went 9 for 13, racking up 23 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. Our MVP scored 22 and got himself 8 assists. Ronnie Brewer stepped up his game after a few sub-par outings, scoring himself 12 points. It’s almost kind of weird how whenever Brewer just catches and shoots with no hesitation, he makes it almost every time, and when he holds it for more than a second, he misses it.

The bench played great combining for 27 points, with 2 big points from the White Mamba, Brian Scalabrine. With 3 or so minutes left in the game, Scal checked into the game and the crowd went absolutely nuts. With about 20 seconds left, he got in one on one coverage down court off a fast break and Lucas passed him the ball and Scalabrine sank a fade away jumper. The roof of the United Center flew off in excitement.

What went wrong for the Bulls? Luol Deng and Joakim Noah had pretty quiet nights on the scoring side, but like always, they hustled the entire time and played great D. Deng hasn’t been scoring that much as of late after being the Bulls most consistent scorer to start off the season.

Rip Hamilton and CJ Watson missed yet another game due to injuries. On the plus side, CJ was out of his sling. We may be able to expect him back soon. Still no word on how Rip is feeling.

What went right for the Pistons? Brandon Knight, the rookie filling in for the injured Rodney Stuckey, filled the role decently. That was the highlight of the Pistons’ game.

What went wrong for the Pistons? Well, coming into the game they were the worst scoring team in the league. I don’t think this game really helped their case any. They were limited to 68 points and had 19 turnovers. The Pistons just don’t play basketball like they want to win. They play with zero enthusiasm and just don’t have any energy. If they want to win games, they are going to need a spark of some sort.

On to the next one: The Bulls will be going into Minnesota for the second game of their back to back to back. Derrick Rose will do his best to contain rookie sensation Rrrrrrrrrricky Rrrrrrubio (I was rolling my R’s) while Boozer and Noah will try to limit Kevin Love’s rebounding.