twenty-two and eight

What a game! The Bulls came out much like the Suns normally do, getting up by double figures in the first half, keeping their opponent down in scoring for most of the game...that is, until the end. The way the Bulls played made it seem like there was no way the Suns were going to be able to come back from their deficit of up to at least 15. The Suns were held down to tie their season lows for the first quarter (18) and for the first half (43). The Suns kept fighting, though, allowing them in the last few minutes to come back and tie the Bulls a couple of times, but never taking over the lead. The Bulls kept battling, also, and kept getting the lead back. Ben Gordon, a great candidate for the 6th Man Award, had a career high 41 points in the game. The Suns had tied and the Bulls had come back to take the lead at least four times in the last couple of minutes. The Bulls ended up getting a two point lead in the final half minute of play, but then Leandro Barbosa hit the shot of a lifetime, at three-pointer to take the lead, only leaving 1.5 seconds on the clock. Ben Gordon was the go-to guy for the Bulls in that last 1.5 seconds, had to take a long three, and Barbosa partially tipped it, giving the Suns the win. The Bulls lost this game very similarly to how the Suns lost some of our first games: giving up the lead at the end of the game, and not even losing by much. It was a great game, one that kept you wanting to see what would happen next. What excitement! I, personally, had thought the Bulls had the game packed away from early on, but the Suns are fighters, we've got some clutch players, and our 6th man made the shot. The Suns take on the Toronto Raptors (13 - 18) tonight in Toronto. GO SUNS!