Tuesday night the Bulls take on the LA Clippers at the United Center. It is their first home game since January 15th. The Bulls played the Clippers in LA on the 20th, where they lost 97-104, but they were a seemingly different team back then. It's been eleven days and since that loss in the Staples' Center and the Bulls have gone undefeated. Pivotal wins against the Suns, Spurs, Rockets, Thunder and Hornets highlight a long road trip which seemed destined for disappointment at first. No other team in NBA history has won 5 consecutive games against teams with winning records. The Bulls have won 9 out of their last 11 and made an important trade, sending sluggish seven-foot bench hog Aaron Gray to the Hornets for productive journey-man guard Devin Brown. The addition of Brown brings a legitimate perimeter scorer to the Bulls, of which they have none right now.
Also significant during the road trip was the continuation of Derrick Rose's scoring explosion. He has truly shifted his game and taken it to another level, which was evidenced by his addition to the All-Star game roster. In his second year he's accomplished more than any Bull since Michael Jordan. I have to admit this team is exciting right now, hopefully they are able to get healthy, put the losses to the Clippers and Golden State behind them. They need to take the momentum of the All-Star, the winning streak and the return home into Tuesday's game.
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