Chicago Bulls Shoot Down The Grizzlies

(AP Photo/Jerry Lai)

Drew Gooden and Luol Deng scored 21 points apiece, and the Bulls beat Memphis 112-97 on Tuesday night to extend the Grizzlies' losing streak to nine games.

Drew Gooden had his best game since the Bulls acquired him and Larry Hughes from Cleveland. He was a force inside, hitting 10 of 15 shots, blocking three and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Kirk Hinrich added 19 points, 12 assists and a career-high four blocks, while Andres Nocioni scored 20, and Ben Gordon scored 16 points for Chicago.

Drew Gooden had a couple of nasty dunks, but like usual the United Center sat there in silence. Can we get some enthusiasm please? Larry Hughes didn't play that much and only shot 7 times ending up with 8 points.

Even though the Bulls did shoot well, I am not going to get my hopes up because they did play the Grizzlies.

Some Notes.....
Brian Cardinal played 25 minutes without scoring a single point. Why did Joakim Noah get limited minutes? He grabbed 9 rebounds in 21 minutes. Tyrus Thomas had 4 fouls in 8 minutes. Shannon Brown played 30 seconds and hit a 3. The Bulls take on the Cavs on TNT Thursday.