On the call late in the game:
"It is what it is. No point in even saying anything. I already saw the tape and I know what I think and I know what happened—I just can't say it. I just have to shut up. You can't say a word."
Now here is what is on nba.com
CHICAGO, Feb. 15 (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bulls had not defeated the Sacramento Kings since Michael Jordan soared through the United Center. Good thing
Eddy Curry and rookie
Ben Gordon have short memories.
Curry collected 25 points and 12 rebounds and Gordon added 24 points as the Bulls snapped an 11-game skid against the Kings with a 107-102 triumph.
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"It was definitely a big win," Curry said. "We kept it in our mind that they beat us out there (a 113-106 triumph on Nov. 16). We wanted to let them know this a different team."
Chicago had not beaten Sacramento since a 109-94 triumph here on Feb. 28, 1998, when Curry and Gordon were freshmen in high school and the Bulls were on their way to the last of their six championships with Jordan.
"We are playing with a lot of confidence now," Curry said. "But we also know we have to play our type of ball to win."
The Bulls, who improved to 12-10 against Western Conference opponents, played without big man
Tyson Chandler, who missed the contest due to the death of a close friend.
"I spent some time with him in the locker room before the game," Bulls coach Coach
Scott Skiles said. "It's difficult to see someone you are fond of go through something like that. But that's life."
Sacramento held a 91-90 lead after a jumper by
Chris Webber with 3:09 remaining, but Gordon sank a pair of free throws with 2:47 left and
Kirk Hinrich added a 3-pointer to trigger a 9-2 run. Gordon capped the burst with a teardrop jumper in the lane for a 99-93 cushion with 1:22 to play.
The Kings got within 100-98 on a three-point play by
Brad Miller with 59 seconds left, but Gordon countered with a jumper 10 seconds later and Sacramento got no closer than three points thereafter.
"Give the Bulls credit, they are playing to their strengths," Miller said. "Ben Gordon has proved he can really play off the pick-and-roll."
Miller scored 23 points,
Mike Bibby added 21 and
Cuttino Mobley 20 for the Kings, who have lost five of their last six games.
"It is what it is," Miller said. "Sometimes it's not even worth saying anything anymore."
Sacramento trailed 55-44 a minute into the second half before going on a 16-1 run, taking a 60-56 lead on a 3-pointer by Mobley with 7:54 left in the period. But Chicago hung tough and trailed just 75-74 entering the fourth quarter.
"They made a big run in the third quarter, but we kept our poise and just kept coming, especially down the stretch," Gordon said.
The Bulls shot 53 percent (35-of-66) and limited the Kings to 43 percent (37-of-87).
"Everybody just kept playing hard and in the end our defense made the difference," said Bulls forward
Luol Deng, who scored 15 points.
What kind of C**p is that? They cannot include Brad's whole quote, I love the way that they took his comments out of context.......
Look on the positive side, Ar least we split the series with them, unlike the Timberwolves.
