Bulls 110-96 Timberwolves (10 Jan, 2010) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

8-30, 3-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	32	14	18	32	96
CHI	28	24	27	31	110

Chicago Bulls

15-20, 12-7 home

110

Taj Gibson misses 7-foot hook shot
Kirk Hinrich misses 22-foot jumper
Taj Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 11-foot running jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 7-foot running jumper
Joakim Noah misses tip shot
Taj Gibson misses 19-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses 17-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes 14-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Luol Deng makes driving layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes 17-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes dunk
Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (James Johnson assists)
John Salmons makes jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Johnson makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Brad Miller misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes two point shot (James Johnson assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kevin Love blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup
Luol Deng makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper
John Salmons misses 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes layup
Brad Miller makes driving layup
Luol Deng misses 17-foot jumper
John Salmons misses layup
Kirk Hinrich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
John Salmons misses 16-foot jumper
Taj Gibson misses 9-foot hook shot
Joakim Noah makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Joakim Noah makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson makes 16-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Joakim Noah makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Joakim Noah makes 16-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Luol Deng misses layup
Taj Gibson makes two point shot
Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper
Taj Gibson makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)
Joakim Noah makes 17-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Joakim Noah misses 18-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 19-foot jumper
John Salmons makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses jumper
Brad Miller makes 6-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 20-foot jumper
John Salmons makes driving layup
Brad Miller misses three point jumper
Brad Miller makes 16-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes driving layup
Brad Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
Taj Gibson makes layup (James Johnson assists)
Brad Miller misses 19-foot jumper
James Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
John Salmons makes 17-foot jumper
John Salmons misses 8-foot jumper
John Salmons makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses jumper
Derrick Rose misses layup
Joakim Noah makes layup
Ryan Gomes blocks Joakim Noah's 8-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes 9-foot hook shot
Jannero Pargo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Aaron Gray misses layup
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Aaron Gray assists)
Aaron Gray misses layup
Kevin Love makes 6-foot hook shot
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Jonny Flynn makes layup
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Al Jefferson makes 14-foot hook shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks Kevin Love's layup
Jonny Flynn makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses layup
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn makes 14-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Nathan Jawai assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
Nathan Jawai makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 14-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 14-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 10-foot running jumper
Ramon Sessions misses running jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 7-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks Wayne Ellington's layup
Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 22-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks Kevin Love's driving layup
Nathan Jawai misses hook shot
Jonny Flynn makes two point shot
Jonny Flynn misses 13-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Nathan Jawai assists)
Joakim Noah blocks Kevin Love's layup
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 24-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 40-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 23-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Al Jefferson makes tip shot
Jonny Flynn misses 27-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
Luol Deng blocks Jonny Flynn's layup
Nathan Jawai makes two point shot (Wayne Ellington assists)
Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper
Luol Deng blocks Jonny Flynn's layup
Wayne Ellington misses 21-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Brian Cardinal makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Oleksiy Pecherov makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 17-foot jumper
Oleksiy Pecherov misses 23-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions misses 17-foot jumper
Luol Deng blocks Wayne Ellington's layup
Wayne Ellington misses 27-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Kevin Love misses layup
Sasha Pavlovic makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Al Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 9-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Oleksiy Pecherov misses 20-foot jumper
Oleksiy Pecherov makes 21-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Jonny Flynn makes 19-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic makes 23-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 21-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)

TIMBERWOLVES

BULLS

TIME		MIN	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Joakim Noah (Taj Gibson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Taj Gibson misses 7-foot hook shot	0	0
11:42	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Kevin Love makes 6-foot hook shot	2	0
11:07	Kirk Hinrich misses 22-foot jumper	2	0
11:06	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	2	0
10:49	Luol Deng bad pass (Al Jefferson steals)	2	0
10:37	Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper	2	0
10:36	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	2	0
10:32	Al Jefferson personal foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	2	0
10:19	Taj Gibson misses 17-foot jumper	2	0
10:18	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	2	0
10:06	Damien Wilkins makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)	4	0
9:53	Derrick Rose makes 11-foot running jumper	4	2
9:48	Jonny Flynn makes layup	6	2
9:27	Joakim Noah makes layup	6	4
9:11	Taj Gibson shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	6	4
9:11	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	7	4
9:11	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	8	4
8:56	Luol Deng misses 21-foot jumper	8	4
8:56	Chicago offensive rebound	8	4
8:47	Kirk Hinrich misses 7-foot running jumper	8	4
8:45	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	8	4
8:45	Joakim Noah misses tip shot	8	4
8:45	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	8	4
8:27	Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	4
8:26	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	8	4
8:17	Taj Gibson misses 19-foot jumper	8	4
8:15	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	4
8:11	Al Jefferson makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)	10	4
7:56	Joakim Noah misses 17-foot jumper	10	4
7:54	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	10	4
7:35	Al Jefferson makes 14-foot hook shot (Jonny Flynn assists)	12	4
7:28	Chicago full timeout	12	4
7:28	Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Taj Gibson	12	4
7:18	Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	4
7:16	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	12	4
7:01	Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	4
7:01	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	12	4
6:52	Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper	12	4
6:50	Kevin Love offensive rebound	14	4
6:50	Kevin Love makes tip shot	14	4
6:45	Luol Deng makes 14-foot jumper	14	6
6:20	Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper	14	6
6:20	Kevin Love offensive rebound	14	6
6:20	Tyrus Thomas blocks Kevin Love's layup	14	6
6:16	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	14	6
6:11	Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	14	9
6:00	Jonny Flynn makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)	16	9
5:54	Luol Deng makes driving layup (Derrick Rose assists)	16	11
5:52	Derrick Rose personal foul (Jonny Flynn draws the foul)	16	11
5:52	Ryan Gomes enters the game for Kevin Love	16	11
5:33	Ryan Gomes misses 19-foot jumper	16	11
5:33	Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound	16	11
5:24	Joakim Noah bad pass (Damien Wilkins steals)	16	11
5:00	Corey Brewer misses layup	16	11
5:00	Minnesota offensive rebound	16	11
5:00	shot clock violation	16	11
5:00	John Salmons enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	16	11
4:46	Derrick Rose makes 17-foot jumper	16	13
4:24	Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper	16	13
4:24	John Salmons defensive rebound	16	13
4:15	Joakim Noah makes dunk	16	15
4:05	Minnesota full timeout	16	15
4:05	Nathan Jawai enters the game for Al Jefferson	16	15
4:05	Wayne Ellington enters the game for Corey Brewer	16	15
3:58	Jonny Flynn makes 14-foot jumper	18	15
3:43	Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot	18	15
3:41	Jonny Flynn defensive rebound	18	15
3:34	Damien Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)	21	15
3:26	Wayne Ellington shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	21	15
3:26	Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 2	21	16
3:26	Joakim Noah makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
3:09	Ryan Gomes makes layup (Nathan Jawai assists)	23	17
2:59	Tyrus Thomas bad pass (Jonny Flynn steals)	23	17
2:45	Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)	25	17
2:31	John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)	25	20
2:13	Nathan Jawai makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)	27	20
1:57	Luol Deng lost ball (Damien Wilkins steals)	27	20
1:55	Luol Deng personal foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	27	20
1:55	Brad Miller enters the game for Joakim Noah	27	20
1:55	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Damien Wilkins	27	20
1:55	James Johnson enters the game for Luol Deng	27	20
1:55	Ramon Sessions enters the game for Jonny Flynn	27	20
1:45	Wayne Ellington misses 14-foot jumper	27	20
1:44	James Johnson defensive rebound	27	20
1:34	Tyrus Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (James Johnson assists)	27	22
1:19	Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	22
1:17	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	27	22
1:09	Nathan Jawai illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	27	22
1:09	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose	27	22
1:09	Brad Miller makes technical free throw	27	23
1:09	Al Jefferson enters the game for Nathan Jawai	27	23
1:02	John Salmons makes jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	27	25
49.3	James Johnson personal foul (Wayne Ellington draws the foul)	27	25
49.3	Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 2	28	25
49.3	Wayne Ellington misses free throw 2 of 2	28	25
47.8	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	28	25
40.8	Kirk Hinrich bad pass (Ryan Gomes steals)	28	25
33.1	Al Jefferson makes 14-foot jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)	30	25
23.3	Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)	30	28
2.5	Ramon Sessions makes 10-foot running jumper	32	28
0.1	Kirk Hinrich misses 27-foot three point jumper	32	28
0.0	Chicago offensive rebound	32	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	28

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Timberwolves
96
Bulls
110

Game 1

10/1

Bulls
100
Timberwolves
94

Game 2

20/2

United Center

1:00 AM, 10 January 2010

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 20,255

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Brian Forte
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Utah	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Minnesota	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Portland	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Oklahoma City	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Denver	0	1	.000	1	L1

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

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