{"id":297281,"date":"2011-03-10T02:53:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T02:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/10\/boozer-injured-as-bulls-beat-bobcats-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-10T02:53:27","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T02:53:27","slug":"boozer-injured-as-bulls-beat-bobcats-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/10\/boozer-injured-as-bulls-beat-bobcats-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Boozer injured as Bulls beat Bobcats (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)\u2014Derrick Rose<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Kyle Korver<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 20 points apiece
\nand the Chicago Bulls<\/a> pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte
\nBobcats<\/a> 101-84 on Wednesday night, a victory dimmed by Carlos Boozer\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> leg
\ninjury.<\/p>\n

Korver had 12 points in the final period and Joakim Noah<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 12 points and
\n13 rebounds for the Bulls, who won for the 11th time in 13 games and expanded
\ntheir hold on second place in the Eastern Conference to 2 1\/2 games over slumping
\nMiami.<\/p>\n

Boozer limped off late in the game after his left leg bent awkwardly on a
\nflagrant foul by Kwame Brown<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

Gerald Henderson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 20 points and eight assists for the Bobcats, who played
\nagain without Stephen Jackson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Tyrus Thomas<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> in their sixth straight loss.<\/p>\n

The Bobcats, the only sub-.500 team to beat Chicago more than once this
\nseason, faded late before Brown\u2019s foul sapped a joyous mood for the Bulls.<\/p>\n

Boozer, who had 10 points and seven rebounds despite early foul trouble, was
\ngoing in for a layup as Chicago led by 17 points when Brown swiped and hit him
\nacross the chest. Boozer grabbed his leg as soon as he tumbled to the floor
\nbefore limping slowly to the bench.<\/p>\n

After being examined, it was determined he was unable to take the free
\nthrows and was helped to the locker room.<\/p>\n

Charlotte knows all about injuries as its season begins to slip away.<\/p>\n

The Bobcats played a third straight game without their top scorer Jackson
\n(hamstring), and 24th without sixth man Thomas (knee surgery), despite coach
\nPaul Silas declaring both ready to play a day earlier.<\/p>\n

Backup center Joel Przybilla<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> was then scratched before the game because of
\nincreased pain in his surgically repaired right knee. And with guard Matt
\nCarroll<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> (ankle ) sidelined, Charlotte had 10 healthy bodies.<\/p>\n

Still, the Bulls took a while before they wore down Charlotte.<\/p>\n

With former Bulls star and Bobcats owner Michael Jordan sitting courtside,
\nHenderson did a decent impersonation of his boss on a twisting reverse layup
\nalong the baseline in a third quarter that saw Charlotte take a 68-67 lead on
\nanother hoop by Henderson.<\/p>\n

Then Rose went to work with a nifty fadeaway and 3-pointer to give Chicago a
\n75-69 lead entering the fourth.<\/p>\n

Korver had two big 3-pointers in Chicago\u2019s dominant fourth quarter. The
\nfirst made it 84-72 with 7:13 left and the second put Chicago ahead 92-75 with
\nunder 5 minutes to go.<\/p>\n

The Bulls shot 51 percent and held an eighth straight opponent to under 90
\npoints as they continue to show the potential to win the East.<\/p>\n

But slowing down the Bobcats is much easier thanks to injuries and Jordan\u2019s
\ndecision to trade former All-Star Gerald Wallace<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> to Portland.<\/p>\n

The blows continued at shootaround when Jackson acknowledged the training
\nstaff told him there\u2019s a \u201cpossibility if I play tonight I might re-injure it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas woke up with soreness Wednesday after his first full contract
\npractice since his January surgery and indicated he\u2019d \u201cgive it another day or
\ntwo. I don\u2019t want to play and have to sit back down.\u201d<\/p>\n

After late-game success in an early meeting, Silas started with the shooting
\nguard Henderson guarding Rose. Henderson picked up a foul 18 seconds in.<\/p>\n

But while Rose didn\u2019t have a huge game on offense, he helped make
\nCharlotte\u2019s D.J. Augustin<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> ineffective at the other end. Charlotte\u2019s point guard
\nwas held to six points and three assists.<\/p>\n

The Bobcats had strange lineups all night. One particularly odd unit of
\nHenderson, Shaun Livingston<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> Eduardo Najera<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> D.J. White<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Dante Cunningham<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\nhelped Charlotte build a 40-34 second-quarter lead.<\/p>\n

Notes: Jordan will be in Chicago on Saturday for the 20th anniversary
\ncelebration of the Bulls\u2019 first championship. \u2026 The Bulls improved to 18-14 on
\nthe road, earning one more victory than all of last season. \u2026 Cunningham had
\n15 points on 7-of-12 shooting in his best game since coming over in the Wallace
\ntrade.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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