Bulls take charge in 2nd quarter for 103-96 victory

In an article by Fred Mitchell he highlights the Bulls win against the Wizards, but also focuses on the upcoming games on the road. Mitchell’s opening sentences begins with “With the challenging "Circus Trip" coming up...”. It is unclear to me what the “circus trip” is until later in the article when he writes that the Bulls will be on the road from Nov. 16-27. Some may not make the connection I did though, so he probably should have defined what he was talking about. Mitchell quoted Tom Thibodeau, the Bulls head coach, who said he was nervous about the game against the Wizards, it's nice to see that some coaches aren't afraid to express that. Later in the article Mitchell quotes him again, "All the stuff about going on the road and the circus I'm not concerned about that, I'm just concerned about the next game." I think using that quote was effective because many fans may be worried that he is getting stressed about being on the road for so long, but that quote will hopefully put them at ease. Although the Bulls won, through Mitchell’s quotes of Thibodeau it was obvious that he wasn’t very happy with his team’s performance in the 4th quarter. Earlier in my blog I wrote about the predicted Derrick Rose-John Wall match up this season, but haven’t read much about it since. Mitchell said, “the contest was billed as a showdown between Wall and Rose,” and it was nice to see that the prediction of a fellow Tribune writer has proven true. Mitchell ends with quotes from Hinrich, a Wizard player and ex-Bulls player. I was a fan of Hinrich when he played on the Bulls. I was glad that Mitchell was able to incorporate how he felt about seeing his former teammates, even though he said it was “weird.” Great article overall. Go Bulls!

Bulls take charge in 2nd quarter for 103-96 victory