Bulls Slay Raptors With Hughes Benched

It may not be redemption for the humiliating... make that horrifying... loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but it was surely a rare sight for Chicago fans this year. The Chicago Bulls (17-22) took out the Toronto Raptors (16-24) Wednesday night in a game that reminded fans of the 2006 Bulls. The Bulls immediately jumped on the Raptors in the first quarter, featuring good post play from Joakim Noah. Noah had eight points and three rebounds in the first quarter as he dunked the ball twice and played well in the post. He disappeared after that until the end of the game, when he made the game-saving block on Chris Bosh. He ended up with only seventeen minutes in the game. Meanwhile, Larry Hughes did not play a single minute this game due to coaches' decision. The result was excellent teamwork by the Bulls as they spread the ball around to the tune of 33 assists. This, coming days after Hughes was put on the trading block for making a remark that he wanted more minutes. With the return of ... (link)