Boozer boarding up: Bulls forward Carlos Boozer has been crashing the glass hard recently, extending a double-digit rebounding streak to four games with his 14 boards on Thursday against the Celtics. Boozer grabbed his rebounds in 32 minutes, while adding 12 points on 5 of 12 shooting and three assists, as the Bulls held off a late comeback and won, 93-86. (Updated 04/06/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Boozer is now averaging 11.4 rebounds per game over the last five games, making up for a drop in scoring to 13.8 per game over the same span. Boozer’s drop in scoring is not the result of a shooting slump, as he is still hitting 52.5 percent of his shots. Rather, he has simply taken fewer shots in that time span than normal. Boozer should find shots easier to come by moving forward, and should remain a high-end Fantasy option in all formats. (Updated 04/06/2012).
05/18/2012 22:38 NBA EOB Roundtable: Is West still best?
With the Heat down 2-1 and things looking bleak, the Bulls knocked out due to Derrick Rose's injury, and Boston on what you would think to be its last stand, all the talk about the strength of the East seems a little premature. We decided to roundtable on the state of the East vs. West, and what's the better conference now and in the future.
05/11/2012 17:16 Hobbled Bulls moving on after 1st-round ouster
Joakim Noah figured the Chicago Bulls would be preparing for at least one more game. Instead, they're picking up the pieces.
05/10/2012 23:33 Sixers-Bulls Game 6: A win by any another name
The 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Boston Celtics. They won against the Bulls without Derrick Rose. What do they take away?
05/10/2012 22:02 Eighth-seeded 76ers knock out Bulls
Andre Iguodala made the go-ahead free throws with 2.2 seconds left and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied for a 79-78 victory against the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in Game 6 on Thursday night, advancing to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time since 2003.
Carlos Boozer was limited to just 59 games a year ago and saw his numbers take a bit of a dip in his first season with the Bulls. After averaging more than 18 points and 10 rebounds in his six seasons in Utah, he posted 17.5 points with 9.6 rebounds in 2010-11. He also shot 51 percent from the field and averaged less than one steal per contest for the first time since 2006-07. But the 30-year-old was productive when healthy and is expected to be the low-post scoring threat Chicago has been missing for years. Keep in mind that he can struggle against some of the bigger power forwards in the league but in the Bulls offense, his mid-range jumpshot will pay huge dividends when league MVP Derrick Rose drives to the lane and kicks out to him. He is not expected to outscore Rose or outrebound Joakim Noah, but Boozer should be able to average around 18 points and 10 rebounds per game as long as he is healthy. Health issues have been a problem for him throughout his career, but Boozer remains a productive enough option to be considered as a low-end No. 2/high-end No. 3 Fantasy F on Draft Day. (Updated 8/28/11)
