CLIPPERS CAN'T END BULLS RUN : CHICAGO 106, CLIPPERS 95.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Being in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes sure has been nice for Toni Kukoc. It hasn't been bad for the Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the National Basketball Association. The team was founded in 1966, and has won six NBA Championships since. , either. Kukoc had 16 points and nine rebounds Saturday in what might have been his last start of the season as the Bulls beat the Clippers 106-85. Scottie Pippen Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). scored 22 points and Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. 21 for the Bulls (62-8), who are guaranteed their second-best regular season ever. Their only season with more victories was 1991-92, when they went 67-15 en route to their second of three straight titles. Thanks greatly to Kukoc, the Bulls have won eight of their past nine games despite playing without Pippen, Dennis Rodman or both. ``I'll try to get the same thing going off the bench, but it's easier to start,'' Kukoc said. ``Now it's up to (coach) Phil Jackson to use me more. And I'll try to be 100 percent ready.'' The Bulls, who need eight wins in their final 12 games to register the first 70-victory season in NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= history, improved to 36-0 at the United Center as they try for the league's first unbeaten home season ever. Chicago has won a record 43 consecutive regular-season home games since losing on March 24, 1995. Loy Vaught had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who ``may have been intimidated,'' coach Bill Fitch said. ``My old coach at Coe College, Tommy Thomsen, was here and he's probably wondering, `What did I teach him?' After this, he's going to tell everybody that he never knew me,'' Fitch said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if we're coming in here in awe of what they're doing or what they've done, but I didn't recognize my team. We never did play any defense.'' The Clippers had won four of their previous six games. Jordan played only 34 minutes Saturday after going 30 minutes Thursday. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Chicago's Toni Kukoc, starting for a change, passes a round Loy Vaught of the Clippers. The Bulls remained unbeaten at home. Associated Press |
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