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Raptors point guard Jose Calderon drives to the basket on Joakim Noah in a 99-89 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday.

Chauncey Billups hit the go-ahead free throw with six-tenths of a second left and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 90-89 on Tuesday night after a potential winning jumper by Brad Miller was overturned following a replay review.

Small forward might be the most challenging defensive position in the NBA. Night in and night out, you face a talented, versatile player capable of putting up big numbers.

Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Wallace, bottom center, battles for a loose ball with teammate Tyson Chandler, top left, and Chicago Bulls' Kirk Hinrich, lower left, Joakim Noah, top center, and Derrick Rose, right, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Saturday, Nov.

Tyrus Thomas' week from hell took a dramatic turn for the worse on Friday when the enigmatic Bulls power forward suffered a fractured radius of the left forearm during a weightlifting session at the Berto Center.

Cleveland Cavaliersa LeBron James dunks the ball in front of Chicago Bullsa Kirk Hinrich during their NBA game in Cleveland.

Kirk Hinrich of the Chicago Bulls and Andrew Bogut of the Milwaukee Bucks battle for a loose ball as Brad Miller gives them a shove.

OK, so the Bulls stunned me last night by not only beating the Spurs but by controlling the tempo of the game throughout the second half.

Two games into the NBA season, the Bulls are still waiting for a result that doesn't require an asterisk or explanation.

By Zach Lowe , CelticsHub.com @ October 29th, 10:56 pm This is the fourth look at whether we have anything to fear from Eastern Conference teams outside the Holy Triumvirate of Cleveland-Boston-Orlando. .A Next up: The Bulls Last year's record : 41-41 In : James Johnson , Taj Gibson , Jannero Pargo Out : Ben Gordon Should we fear them? Oh Lord yes.

Like most coaches, Vinny Del Negro wanted a little more time to prepare before beginning to play for real, but the NBA doesn't have a flex schedule, so -- ready or not -- the Bulls had to battle the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics battled in a storied first-round playoff series a year ago and will renew their rivalry tonight from TD Garden.

Derrick Rose scored 13 points and had seven assists to lead the balanced Chicago Bulls to an impressive 92-85 season-opening victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

The optimism that has been brewing at the Berto Center this month could simmer down quickly if the Bulls aren't ready to handle a brutal opening stretch of the schedule.

The Bears can't run the ball, so starting Thursday night in the United Center it'll be up to the Bulls to prove at least one Chicago sports team can.

Although the roster has undergone many changes, the one constant in the Bulls' locker room the last few years is Kirk Hinrich being named a team captain after the annual players' vote.

The Chicago Bulls held Derrick Rose out of their preseason finale against the Washington Wizards because of a nagging ankle injury.

Ryan Anderson's 3-pointer in the final minute put Orlando ahead for good and Dwight Howard scored 18 points as the Magic remained unbeaten in the preseason with a 101-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

Here's a sentence never before written on the Bulls ' beat: Supermodel Marisa Miller said Thursday that guard Derrick Rose has "long eyelashes and gorgeous eyes." But the sexiest part of Rose's body for Bulls fans was a healthier right ankle, specifically the posterior tibialis tendon.

With just six days left before the start of the NBA regular season, the Bulls are looking past Friday's preseason finale against the Washington Wizards and making the necessary preparations -- both mentally and physically -- for the opener against the San Antonio Spurs next Thursday.