Friday, May 1, 2015

Interesting Box Score from Last Night - Bulls vs. Bucks

Take a look at the box score from last night's Bulls playoff win vs. the Bucks:

-The final score was 120-66, for the Bulls, the fourth largest victory in the history of the playoffs.
-It was the Bucks's largest franchise loss, regular or postseason.
-It was the Bulls's largest francihse playoff win.
-It was the largest ever series clinching margin in history.
-Everyone on both teams scored, surprisingly.
-Every starter on the Bulls scored in double figures.
-Every starter on the Bucks did not score in double figures. In fact, no player on the team scored in double figures, the first time in the playoffs this has happened.
-The Bulls had 31 assists. The Bucks had 25 field goals.
-Jimmy Butler had a +46 +/- margin. Khris Middleton had a -41 +/- margin.
-Miles Plumlee was 1 for 8 from the field and a block. The 1 was a great putback dunk. He also had a great two hand block against Taj Gibson. But again, he missed 7 of his 8 shots.
-At the end of the third quarter, the crowd was pumped up for backup Tyler Ennis's buzzer beating three-pointer. He made it a 39 point game, the closest the Bucks would get.
-Johnny Bryant III (Who???) came in in the second half and ended up tied for the Bucks's lead in number of field goals made, with 3. Someone has to lead the team in every stat, right?
-On the evening of the First Round of the NFL Draft, the best tackle of the night would come from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Of course, as this is basketball, and tackling is illegal, he was ejected with a Flagrant 2 Foul. He was clearly frustrated, but come on man.
-And now it's on to the offseason for the Bucks, who looked pretty good except this game. And it's on to the Cavaliers for the Bulls, who when they play like they did this night, will be a hard out for the Cavs, especially as Earl Smith, Jr. is suspended for the first 2 games, and the fact that Kevin Love is out for the rest of the playoffs.
-Good luck Bulls.
-In other Chicago sports news, Chris Sale was rocked, unfortunately. The Blackhawks play the Wild tonight in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bears drafted Kevin White (not Kevin Brown), a raw WR from WVU. The Fire visit Sporting KC on Sunday.

2 comments:

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