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The Bulls had two good looks off Derrick Rose’s missed shot with time winding down in OT but an unkind roll prevented Aaron Gray or Luol Deng from becoming the game’s hero.

Minnesota improved to a Western Conference best 9-2 in the month of January as the Bulls dropped their fifth straight and fall to nine games under .500.

The Bulls got a solid game from Joakim Noah who scored 14 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked a career high 7 shots. The Bulls, however, gave up 58 points in the paint as Al Jefferson scored a season high 39 points and was a monster on the left block.

Audio recap:

Up next for the Bulls is Tuesday in LA against the Clippers. Tough, tough loss.

Elsewhere… the Celtics ripped the Mavs, not a pretty game on national TV for Dallas.

The Raps won their second straight beating the Kings.

The Lakers are better than the Spurs. If you disagree… you tell me. LA 99-85

The Suns got their act together for at least a night as they won on the road in Atlanta.

Cant’t figure out the Pistons. A home court loss to Houston.

Pacers over the Bobcats and Danny Garnger better make the All-Star team. He tossed in 27.

Got to run and catch a plane… one final thought… I flat out love and respect Joe Torre but his tell-all book on the Yankees is classless. He earned a good buck from NY and won a few rings. Nothing lasts forever. Get over it and be thankful for your time in the Bronx. Move on Joe. Give me a break. I feel much better… thank you.

E-mail me at cswirsky@bulls.com. Always a pleasure.