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00:00the Chicago Bulls in control the backcourt of John Paxson and Michael Jordan up for Scottie Pippen
00:11Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright and the Bulls have been looking to go to Cartwright early as he
00:18sets up on Edwards and you know it's not like they didn't expect it James Edwards told us
00:27yesterday they like to go to Cartwright at the beginning of the game try to get me in early
00:31foul trouble exactly what he thought was going to happen Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars in the
00:36backcourt Dennis Rodman Bill LaMere and James Edwards on the front line LaMere rebounded by Grant
00:43Jordan with the pull-up and kept alive by Grant
00:57Jordan off the head fake try to dish it off last touch by the Pistons a little variation in the
01:04Bulls offense having Michael Jordan be the guy that flashes to the top of the circle running a
01:09backdoor with the other guard Chicago Bulls a well-rested club they wrapped their series
01:17Tuesday against the 76ers
01:20here is Paxson
01:21Friday night at the Palace and last touch by Thomas good play by Pippen
01:31Friday night the Pistons beat the Celtics 117-113 in a grueling sensational overtime contest
01:40winning it six and sparked by the injury play Isaiah Thomas the call against Chicago
01:49the big screen set here Pippen first then Cartwright they try to get Isaiah with two screens kind of
01:56punishment a little bit at the defensive end offensive foul call
01:59it'll talk right picks it up it's the Bulls with a 2-0 lead a minute and a half gone by
02:06keep an eye on the defensive end an unusual matchup maybe for some people Pippen guarding
02:10Bill LaMere that's one of the reasons why Chuck Daly may make an early substitution and bring
02:15Aguirre back in to make the Bulls pay the price offensively Paxson switched off and was able to steal
02:22leading to this
02:23Paxson got caught on a mismatch with Lane Beer and then was able to pick his pocket
02:35Paxson again going for the steal Edwards recaptured
02:39two bars
02:41and Cartwright on the rebound
02:45Paxson opens
02:49John Paxson a 55 percent shooter during the regular season has not been able to get off
02:58during the playoffs he's been bothered by a bruised hit
03:01here's Grant and he'll go to the foul line
03:03the Bulls defense has been sensational the entire season they have strong aggressive double teams
03:12Paxson has great hands reaching in swiping the ball the steals forced turnovers lead to easy scores at the other end
03:20foul called on Edwards
03:22and Horace Grant
03:24to the foul line
03:26Horace has shed the prescription goggles he did it last Sunday on the game against the 76ers
03:33Dr. David Orth the Bulls ophthalmologist said that he's concerned because without the goggles
03:38Horace has zero depth perception
03:41he says under the basket he's fine but keeping his own stats
03:45the doctor feels that he's missed his last seven jump shots from beyond 12 feet
03:52Grant says the vision is fine
03:54after getting Clayton Balls in his program
03:57he is very stat oriented
03:59Edwards with the open shot
04:02good ball movement by the Pistons
04:04it's now the Bulls 5 and the Pistons 2
04:07and the Pistons have worked or at least talked about the fact that they will be pressed after free throws
04:11so they're ready to attack at the offensive end
04:14Grant filling around for Lambeer
04:17Jordan played by Dumas
04:20Jordan with the spin
04:22and Rodman on the rebound
04:25Jordan stealing
04:27and Edwards able to recover
04:30keep in mind this Bull team likes to hang around
04:33rebounds at the defensive end for steals and turnovers
04:35and Jordan's the best at it
04:37now Dumas played by Pippen
04:45drive the crossover
04:46and the foul on Pippen
04:48it was a blocking foul
04:50they try to draw the charge
04:51tough call right there
04:57Pippen trying to move his feet
04:58just gets there a little bit late
04:59remember he must be established
05:01you can see the contact takes place
05:03before he has established a good position defensively
05:06now Dumas isolated against Jordan
05:12Edwards
05:17before Jackson wanted a push off
05:19did not get the call
05:20and the Pistons able to keep it alive
05:22from the field
05:31Edwards backing
05:33remember that's one of the things
05:38that the Bulls want to do
05:39is try to get Edwards
05:40out of the middle
05:40turning towards the baseline
05:42on his shots
05:42Cartwright got position
05:45and off the contact
05:47Jack Neese says the foul
05:49on Edwards
05:50that is the second
05:56committed by James Edwards
05:58at the offensive end of the floor
06:01for the Pistons
06:01one of the key things
06:02will be boxing out
06:03and limiting them
06:04to only one shot
06:05down this end
06:06Edwards with his hand in
06:07Lambeer
06:08arguing with the officials
06:10after the play
06:10saying hey look
06:11that was a clean steal
06:12or swipe by Edwards
06:13no foul should have been called
06:15Bill Cartwright
06:17this season
06:22the Bulls have gone
06:25through some trouble times
06:26at the free throw line
06:27despite the success
06:28in the playoffs
06:29Edwards sits down
06:30and he is replaced
06:31by Mark Aguirre
06:33who had an excellent
06:35series against the Boston
06:37Celtics
06:37he averaged 15 a game
06:39second highest
06:40among the Pistons
06:41this is not unusual now
06:48for this quick substitution
06:49it's something that Chuck
06:50talked about yesterday
06:51by bringing Aguirre in
06:52it changes the matchups
06:54for the Bulls
06:55or at least now
06:56the Pistons can go back
06:58to an offensive guy
06:59down low
06:59who feels comfortable
07:00posting up
07:01in Aguirre
07:02as opposed to Lambeer
07:03Jordan with the steal
07:05Jordan
07:06will go to the foul line
07:09well he knew
07:12he was going
07:13to get hit
07:13he was ready
07:15for the hit
07:16and Neely
07:17was able to convert
07:18on the Twister
07:20Jordan loves to shoot
07:21the passing lanes
07:22anticipating the next pass
07:24obviously
07:25reaching behind
07:26right there
07:27and now
07:27understanding
07:28it's going to be
07:29a physical series
07:30I got to go
07:31strong to the rim
07:32try to convert
07:33as best I can
07:34Lambeer called
07:35for the foul
07:36Phil Jackson
07:37telling us
07:38at practice
07:39yesterday
07:39feels that
07:41the Pistons
07:42get away with
07:43hand checking
07:44tactics
07:45and also
07:46too much movement
07:47on the offensive
07:48picks
07:49also says
07:50the Pistons
07:50allowed to
07:51run through screens
07:53to as he put it
07:53bend defenders
07:54as a result
07:55the screen
07:55has lost
07:57its presence
07:57in the game
07:58well there's no question
08:00they do a little bit
08:01of that
08:01during the course
08:01of the game
08:02but you know
08:02what
08:02when you watch
08:03the Bulls
08:03they're aggressive
08:04defensively also
08:05that's why
08:06they're both
08:06this far along
08:07in the playoffs
08:08Bulls with an 8-2 lead
08:09and now Jordan
08:12is matched
08:12on Lambeer
08:14and Lambeer
08:18moves down low
08:19yeah but now
08:20will they go to him
08:20and can Bill
08:21produce him down low
08:22Pippet
08:24with a behind
08:25the back maneuver
08:26and off the
08:28stutter step
08:29and off the stutter step
08:29Brett
08:30on the rebound
08:31both of these teams
08:35outstanding
08:36offensive rebounding
08:38teams
08:38they tied for
08:39fourth place
08:39in the league
08:40this year
08:40with offensive
08:41rebound percentage
08:42Jordan
08:43Jordan
08:43to the boards
08:46it's the Bulls
08:5010
08:51and the Pistons
08:52too
08:53if there may have been
08:54some concern that the Pistons
08:55were not going to be well rested
08:57for this opening game
08:58it's showing here in the beginning
08:59the Bulls out hustling them
09:00to the basketball
09:01reaching foul
09:04on Horace Grant
09:05and a timeout
09:06has been called
09:07the Bulls have come out
09:09wired
09:10on fire
09:11they lead
09:1210-2
09:14for the Chicago Bulls
09:17it's been four days of rest
09:18since they last played
09:19when they wiped out Philadelphia
09:20on Tuesday night
09:22for the Pistons
09:23different story
09:23a short turnaround
09:25and I talked about that
09:26with Chuck Daly
09:27we intend to celebrate
09:30unfortunately the league
09:31only allows us to celebrate
09:32about 36 hours
09:33hardly time for a good meal
09:35wait a moment
09:36is Chuck D. George Foreman
09:38of NBA coaches
09:40you hear the word meal
09:41and you think of Foreman
09:42right away
09:43now I think of Chuck
09:44Bulls with a 10-2 lead
09:476.50 to go
09:48in the first quarter
09:49and following the timeout
09:52both clubs
09:52have remained the same
09:54Detroit has hit only
09:54one of its first six
09:56Chicago 3 for 9
09:59the Bulls have had
09:59the edge off the board
10:01Aguirre tried to back in
10:03played well by Grant
10:04but still able to hit
10:06a good start
10:07and Aguirre wanted
10:08to take him down
10:09into the low post area
10:10back him into an area
10:11where he felt comfortable
10:12on the deflection
10:12he's got to settle
10:13for the jumper
10:14but good way to start
10:15for more
10:15Bulls 10
10:16and the Pistons 4
10:18Lambeer went flying
10:19trying to draw the foul
10:21and the Bulls
10:22good look
10:24from Cartwright
10:25able to find Grant
10:27and Lambeer in the face
10:31of the official
10:32Jack Neese
10:33Cartwright felt he was
10:34knocked to the ground
10:35therefore giving up
10:35the easy score
10:36Aguirre with his second bucket
10:39Chicago 12
10:40Detroit 6
10:41in many of these games
10:44where the fatigue factor
10:45comes into play
10:46you just need to work
10:47your way through
10:47that first 8-10 minute stretch
10:49stay close enough
10:50so that you can make it up
10:51in the last three quarters
10:52Cartwright
10:53yes
10:53a very fast start
10:57for Bill Cartwright
10:58he's 3 for 3
10:59from the field
11:00plus 1 free throw
11:02for 7
11:03and the Bulls
11:04with a 14-6 lead
11:06Detroit Pistons
11:07went 50-32
11:09during an injury
11:10hit regular season
11:11in Atlanta
11:12in the first round
11:133 games to 2
11:14and then defeated
11:15Boston
11:15in 6
11:17here's Aguirre
11:18stripped
11:18jump ball
11:24indicated
11:2424 second
11:25horn went off
11:27Jess Kersey
11:29saying that
11:30the jump ball
11:31was called
11:31before the 24 second
11:33buzzer
11:33went off
11:34so they will
11:38jump it up
11:39got to be careful
11:40with Jordan
11:40running from behind
11:41he loves to come
11:42from behind
11:43the offensive players
11:44for blocks
11:44and steals
11:45here
11:46causing the jump ball
11:47the Bulls
11:48already have come up
11:50with 3 steals
11:51and that was
11:52nearly number 4
11:53but Aguirre
11:54was able to recover
11:55Jake O'Donnell
11:56saying do it again
11:58Chicago Bulls
12:02finished at 61-21
12:03best record
12:04in the history
12:05of the club
12:05the 9th team
12:07in the history
12:08of the league
12:08to win 60 games
12:10in a season
12:10again Jake O'Donnell
12:11dissatisfied
12:12apparently the Bulls
12:14try to steal the town
12:15white violation
12:16if you break that circle
12:18too soon
12:18before the ball
12:19is released
12:20we're touched
12:20by the people
12:21who are jumping
12:22it's a violation
12:22Rodman will throw in
12:25we approach
12:275 minutes remaining
12:28first quarter
12:28Dumars wide open
12:34off the double team
12:35yes
12:35Joe Dumars
12:37who comes off
12:39a strong
12:39offensive performance
12:40Friday
12:41against the Celtics
12:43although he was
12:44exhausted
12:45during the overtime
12:46session
12:47to the point
12:47that he actually
12:48made the substitution
12:49himself
12:49during the timeout
12:50walked down
12:50and said
12:51hey
12:51I'm not coming out
12:52go ahead Vinny
12:52you and Zeke
12:53finishing up here
12:54Pippen
12:55was fouled
12:56Aguirre
12:58arguing the call
13:00Scottie Pippen
13:01will go to the 9th
13:02Rodman was called
13:03for the foul
13:04that is his first
13:05and Pippen
13:06does a real good job
13:07of keeping the dribble
13:08alive when he comes
13:08off the screen
13:09to enable himself
13:10to see the opening
13:11and then make dribble
13:12penetration
13:12Scottie Pippen
13:19during all the
13:20media get-togethers
13:22facing the question
13:24time and time again
13:25and handling it well
13:27he's had a deal with it
13:28the migraine headache
13:29in the 7th game
13:31of last season's
13:32Eastern Conference Final
13:33still haunting Scottie
13:35and as you can see
13:37he's been held in check
13:38during the season series
13:39by the Pistons
13:40the average
13:41just under 16
13:43the Bulls lost
13:44at Detroit
13:45in the 7th and final game
13:46of the Eastern Conference
13:46Final a year ago
13:4793-74
13:49as Pippen went
13:501 for 10
13:51from the field
13:53and had complained
13:54of the headache
13:54I'd like to see
13:56most of these
13:56small forward statistics
13:58that match up
13:59against Dennis Rodman
14:00during the course
14:00of the season
14:01I'd say he does
14:02a pretty good job
14:02against most guys
14:03Bulls 16
14:04and the Pistons
14:058
14:06Thomas with the staff
14:07and Paxson called
14:08for the reach in
14:10that pressure
14:12after the free throw
14:13by the Bulls
14:13just takes time
14:14off the 24 second clock
14:16and they know
14:16that the Pistons
14:17take a lot of time
14:19in the half court offense
14:20while Isaiah makes
14:21the move here
14:21there are only
14:228 seconds left
14:23on the 24 second clock
14:24not a lot of time
14:26to throw a lot
14:26of extra passes
14:27Bill Ambeer
14:29gets the treatment
14:30from the crowd
14:30as he departs
14:31John Sally
14:32has come on
14:33for the first