Nuggets Bulls Preview

The first time the Nuggets and the Bulls the game was not close from the start and the Nuggets ran them out of the building. Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried both got double doubles. None of the Nuggets starters were below +16 in the plus minus stats. Also no Nuggets players were in the negative. They shut down basically every player on the Bulls and did not allow them to have a chance.

Ty Lawson will being playing against Nate Robinson. Robinson might be the only player that makes Ty Lawson look like a giant. Last time they matched up Lawson went for 16 points and 12 assists. He held Robinson to 14 points and 6 assists which is a decent game for him, but as long as Robinson does not have a game where he goes off for a lot of points the Nuggets should be fine.

Iguodola had 14 points on an efficient 6-9 shooting, but lacked in some other places including rebounding. He only had 2 rebounds and 4 assists and he also had 2 turnovers. He did hold Richard Hamilton to a terrible night. Hamilton only had 2 points on 1-7 shooting. If that happens again don't expect this game to be close.

In the first game, Gallo had 15 points. He did not do much, but he did not have to because this game was out of hand quickly. He faces Deng who is a good defender so that might hold him in check. Deng had 11 points on 4-13 shooting. He also had 8 boards where he can be dangerous especially on the offensive end where he had 5 rebounds. If Gallo holds him to another inefficient night I dont think anyone else on the Bulls can score consistently.

Faried completely dominated Boozer in the first matchup. He totaled 21 points on 8-9 shooting and also racked up 12 boards. This was a classic Faried game where he out hustled everyone else on the court. It also helped that Boozer is a sub par defender. Boozer did not have a bad offensive game, he had 18 points, but he was completely dominated on the boards as he only had 3. If Faried is calm on the offensive end and brings his normal amount of energy he should do just fine against Boozer.

Koufos only had 4 points and 4 boards in the first matchup, but he has improved greatly since this matchup. He did a good job shutting down Joakim Noah who finished with 2 points and 5 boards. If he can keep Noah off of the boards he effectively shuts down his entire game.

The Nuggets bench did their thing to extend the lead. Wilson Chandler lead the charge with 24 points. McGee had a great game, grabbing 4 offensive rebounds. Look for the Nuggets bench to dominate the Bulls bench.

This matchup will be different. This one is in Chicago so it will most likely be closer and they will try to impose their game on the Nuggets. The Nuggets have to resist that and impose their fast paced game on the Bulls just like they did in Denver.

There is a possibility that Derrick Rose could make his return in this game, but I doubt they would risk him in a potentially fast paced game like this one. Expect Nate Robinson to start this game.