TORONTO -- The Bulls went frigid down the stretch of a 99-89 loss to the Raptors Wednesday night at Air Canada Centre.
Shooting almost 48 percent through three quarters -- including a 60-point first half -- the Bulls failed to score for 12 straight possessions from the 6 minute, 24 second mark until Kirk Hinrich made one free throw with 10.3 seconds left with the game decided. They finished at 39.8 percent and went without a field goal for the final 9:20.
Toronto, led by Chris Bosh's 28 points, took advantage with a 14-0 run.
Taj Gibson and Luol Deng led the Bulls with 18 points each. Joakim Noah fouled out with another double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds.
John Salmons shot 1-for-11. Hinrich went 3-for-10. Brad Miller missed all five shots.
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Nearly six and a half minutes without a field goal to close out the game. Only 11 points in the 4th quarter. Only 29 in the 2nd half.
Where are all the Ben Gordon haters now? You know all the people who said the offense would be better without him. Well the Bulls are one of only 3 teams in the league averaging under 90 PPG. And Ben is in the top 12 in the league in scoring at almost 24 PPG.
Yeah, that was a brilliant move to let Ben walk after last season. Almost as smart as paying Deng $71 Million to average 16 a game - at least for the 50 or so games that he's healthy....