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It was a playoff type game for the Bulls Friday at the United Center with their 99-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Not necessarily because of the physical, defensive struggle, the half dozen technical fouls and the veteran officiating crew led by Joey Crawford. Sure, the Bulls will see all that as they try to move deeper into the playoffs.…

Just two days after spending several hours at the hospital with a pair of stomach ulcers, Derrick Rose was back in action as the Bulls scored an impressive 99-90 victory over Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic on Friday.

“I’m glad we came out and played hard,” said Rose, who managed 22 points, 12 assists and six rebounds. “There were …

Carlos Boozer returned to the Bulls’ lineup on Saturday against Cleveland, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds during 35 minutes of action in a 92-79 win that handed the Cavaliers their 16th consecutive defeat.

While Boozer’s numbers were good and his team got the win, he acknowledged there is plenty of room for improvement for both himself and the …

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer missed his third consecutive game due to a left ankle sprain on Thursday when the Dallas Mavericks visited the United Center.

While Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said that Boozer continues to make progress on the injury, suffered at the end of Chicago’s victory over Miami on Saturday, the power forward did not participate in the team’s …

The Bulls are changing the starting lineup for Monday’s game in Memphis. They wish they didn’t have to.

That’s because Carlos Boozer will not make the trip with the team in order to get treatment on his sprained left ankle. The team does not know how long Boozer will be out as sprained ankles generally become a day-to-day event.

But …

The last time the Bulls faced the Raptors, Joakim Noah suited up and took to the court armed with the knowledge he’d undergo surgery to repair a torn ulna collateral ligament in his right thumb the next morning.

Playing through the pain on Dec. 15 in Toronto was nothing new at that point for Noah, who originally suffered the injury …

Bulls center Joakim Noah had successful surgery to repair a torn ulna collateral ligament in his right thumb on Thursday morning. The surgery was performed by Dr. Mark Cohen and Dr. John Fernandez of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center.

Noah will have a follow up visit with the doctors on Monday, at which point he’ll likely be given …

The Bulls Tuesday left the United States for a game with the Toronto Raptors with a winning streak and a potential All Star center.

They come back after defeating the Raptors Wednesday 110-93 with a seventh straight victory, but no starting center.

Customs may have gotten tougher.

That’s because the Bulls announced as soon as Wednesday’s game ended that potential …

Derrick Rose wants to play Wednesday in Toronto, which is no surprise as I speculated after Monday’s win over Indiana and the brutal fall Rose took late in the game.

Before the Bulls departed for Toronto Tuesday afternoon, Rose, though clearly aching, said he hoped to play and coach Tom Thibodeau said he’d play Rose if Rose feels well enough …

Carlos Boozer made his season debut on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, starting and scoring five points with two rebounds in 22 minutes of action.

“My hand felt great,” Boozer said following the game. “I went up and down. The first six minutes the game felt much faster than practice, but I settled myself down a little bit. I tried …