Chicago Bulls – Houston Rockets 119:116QT Highlights

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 25, 2011 -- Chicago Bulls – Houston Rockets 119:116QT Highlights THE FACTS: Derrick Rose hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime, then scored five points in the extra period to lead the Bulls to a 119-116 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets. The Bulls had a 14-point lead early in the third quarter but let it slip away and trailed the Rockets by five points with 56 seconds left in regulation.
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Two late baskets by Carlos Boozer set up Rose for the game-tying shot. The victory was the first of three games with Boozer in the lineup after Boozer returned from suffering a broken finger during the preseason. Luis Scola scored 27 points to lead the Rockets. QUOTABLE: “I think that was the first time I’ve celebrated this whole year after I shot a shot.” — Chicago’s Rose about his game-tying 3-pointer THE STAT: Rose, who had 30 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, also set a career-high with five steals. He also had four turnovers in 44 minutes of playing time. THE STAT II: Houston’s Brad Miller, the former (and still popular) Bull made four of six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points in 24 minutes.
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TURNING POINT: The Bulls would not win without Rose’s 3-pointer, but that shot would not have mattered if the Rockets’ Kyle Lowry and Miller had not missed free throws in the final 24 seconds. HOT: Boozer had his best game as a Bull with 25 points and nine rebounds. NOT: The Bulls, who rank 27th in the league in free throw shooting at 70.9 percent, made 17 of 24 (70.8 …

This morning I woke up at 7 am and, in my normal routine, I switched on NBA TV. The 1988 All-Star game was playing. While composing my “Tendon-Gate” article, and hearing Dick Stockton doing the play by play in the background, I had to stop and watch.

“Tendon-Gate” was on hold for now…

As I watched, I realized this may have been the game that encompassed everything the 1980′s were. As the decade was winding down and the NBA greats of that era were moving passed their prime, this exhibition was extremely hard fought with a blend of fundamentals and gritty determination – qualities that are far lacking in today’s All-Star games.
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These guys wanted to defeat their peers, they saw this game as less of an exhibition for fun and more of an artistic exhibit of talent in a 5 on 5 competition of who is the best conference – not player.

Until today, I never realized what a bridge year 1988 was. The natural evolution of the game was perfectly displayed in Chicago Stadium on that Sunday afternoon.