NBA Playoffs Rd 2: Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks

[King Taharqa]

(1) Chicago Bulls (59-20)

STARTING 5

PG #1 Derrick Rose

6'3 190 lbs

Memphis '08

24.9 PPG 4.1 RPG 7.9 APG

SG #6 Keith Bogans

6'5 215 lbs

Kentucky '03

4.3 PPG 1.8 RPG 37.6 3PT%

SF #9 Luol Deng

6'9 220 lbs

Duke '04

17.5 PPG 7.3 RPG 5.8 RPG 2.8 APG 34.3 3PT%

PF #5 Carlos Boozer

6'9 266 lbs

Duke '02

17.8 PPG 9.5 RPG 2.4 APG 52.0 FG%

C #13 Joakim Noah

6'11 232 lbs

Florida '08

11.9 PPG 10.7 RPG 1.5 BPG 2.2 APG 52.6 FG%

BENCH

PG-CJ Watson

SG-Ronnie Brewer

SF-Kyle Korver

PF-Taj Gibson

C-Omer Asik

HEAD COACH

Tom Thibodeau

[King Taharqa]

(5) Atlanta Hawks (44-38)

STARTING 5

PG #0 Jeff Teague

6'2 180 lbs

Wake Forest '09

5.2 PPG 2.0 APG 37.5 3PT%

SG #2 Joe Johnson

6'7 240 lbs

Arkansas '01

18.5 PPG 4.7 APG 4.1 RPG 80.3 FT%

SF #24 Marvin Williams

6'9 240 lbs

North Carolina 6'05

10.5 PPG 4.9 RPG 84.9 FT% 33.6 3PT%

PF #5 Josh "J-Smoove" Smith

6'9 240 lbs

Oak Hill Academy '04 (Mouth Of Wilson, VA)

16.7 PPG 8.7 RPG 3.4 APG 1.6 BPG 1.3 SPG 47.7 FG%

C #15 Al Horford

6'10 245 lbs

Florida '08

14.2 PPG 9.8 RPG 2.3 APG 1.1 BPG 55.2 FG%

BENCH

PG/SG-Jamal Crawford

SF-Damien Wilkins

PF-Josh Powell

C-Jason Collins

C-Zaza Pachulia

HEAD COACH

Larry Drew

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From MJ vs. Nique to Rose vs. Smith. This one is a nice matchup featuring the league MVP Derrick Rose. I doubted the Hawks in Rd 1, and they smashed Orlando, finally getting that monkey off their back. So surprisingly I'm gonna take the Hawks in 6 this series. I love Rose and think he's had a phenomenal year, but I think the Hawks beat them.

[tarheelblue89]

W/ Hinrich - Hawks in 6

W/Out Hinrich = Bulls in 5

Totally different team w/out Kirk. It showed on Thursday when he went out, the Hawks tried to throw that game away but barley held on.

Voted for the Hawks, cuz I want them to win. But sounds like Hinrich is out. Hawks NEED to take 1 of the first 2.

[Millions]

This will be fun hoping it goes the distance Chi in 7

[HeatCheck]

Noah vs Horford, first time the fellow 04 Gators face each other in the playoffs, I believe.

I got Bulls in 6.

[Panthers128]

Bulls will sweep the Hawks.

[Cameron Isaac Newton]

The Bulls aren't playing that great. They played a very tight series (game-by-game basis) against a Pacers team that only won 37 games this year.

Still though, Bulls in six.

[GritsRgreat]

Go Duke!

I mean Go Bulls with former Duke players. :)

[Kakarot]

The Hawks are about to pull off this upset. Bulls just arent that good to me. ATLiens in 6...

[Awesomeness!!]

Hawks in 4

[DynastyRTR]

Hawks in 7

[King Taharqa]

ATLANTA (AP)—Jeff Teague, it’s time to shine.

All he’ll have to do is hold his own against the NBA’s expected MVP, the guy who led the Chicago Bulls to more wins than any other team.

“It’s a tough situation,” Teague said Saturday, sitting at his locker after a lengthy practice with the Atlanta Hawks. “But these are the kind of moments you live for.”

The second-year guard is expected to take on a key role in the Eastern Conference semifinals after Kirk Hinrich went down in the closing minutes of a series-clinching win over Orlando with a severely strained hamstring.

Hinrich is unlikely to play in this round, meaning the Hawks have got to find a point guard who can run the offense and, most important, give Chicago star Derrick Rose some problems at the defensive end.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqGG_Zd9FOBOXfB1ylBBaAG8vLYF?slug=ap-hawks-bulls

I updated the Hawks starting lineup above.

[HeatCheck]

Damien Wilkins making an appearance. Doing a good job of making the hustle plays. Bulls couldn't hit a shot at the beginning of the quarter. CHI down 10 after 1.

[HeatCheck]

What a block by Jeff Teague on Deng! Boy got up.