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Monday, January 16, 2017
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CHICAGO – Jimmy Butler’s health and the Bulls’ play this week coincided for different reasons.
Butler scored 28 points in his return from the flu, and Dwyane Wade had 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter in the Chicago Bulls’ 107-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.
The Bulls desperately needed Butler back after losing their previous three games while he struggled with the flu. He didn’t play in two games and was limited Monday night against Oklahoma City.
When asked how the last few days went, Butler didn’t sugarcoat anything.
”Hell. That’s what it’s been like,” Butler said. ”My body was all types messed up, but they let me get better. My guys were taking care of me at home with fluids. Yeah, it wasn’t a pretty sight.”
After the Pelicans cut a 15-point second-half deficit to one point early in the fourth, Wade scored six straight points to push the advantage to 85-80. Wade made it 89-82 with a 3-pointer, and spun off a defender to convert a three-point play for a 102-91 lead with 2:27 left.
Taj Gibson added 15 points and 16 rebounds to help the Bulls snap a three-game losing streak.
The Bulls out-rebounded the Pelicans 63-42.
Wade, Davis and Moore all played their high school basketball in the Chicago area. Wade has taken notice with the number of star basketball players in the league that are from the Chicago area.
”It just goes to show that there are a lot of good players that do come through Chicago,” said Wade. (AP)
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