Kirk Hinrich News

Coach Nate McMillan put Martell Webster in the starting lineup to improve Portland's 3-point shooting.

Basketball is a game of runs and momentum swings, but the Bulls and Denver Nuggets took it to ridiculous extremes Saturday night in the Pepsi Center.

While certain guys will get more opportunities, nearly every Bulls player will get a chance to guard Lakers star Kobe Bryant at some point tonight.

John Salmons scored 23 points in his return to Sacramento to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 101-87 win over the Kings at ARCO Arena.

The Bulls are off to a good start this season, but they still have plenty of issues to address.

It was an offensive explosion last night in Chicago, as the Bulls scored a season-high 94 points on a season-best 45 percent shooting! Okay, okay, enough with the sarcasm.

Luol Deng and the slumping Kirk Hinrich each scored 19 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers 94-88 on Saturday night.

Bulls legend Scottie Pippen won six world championships during his 12 seasons in Chicago and was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players in 1996.

Through eight games, the Bulls are a respectable 4-4. That's not great, not bad and about where they were expected to be considering the issues they had heading into the regular season.

Raptors point guard Jose Calderon drives to the basket on Joakim Noah in a 99-89 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday.

Chauncey Billups hit the go-ahead free throw with six-tenths of a second left and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 90-89 on Tuesday night after a potential winning jumper by Brad Miller was overturned following a replay review.

Small forward might be the most challenging defensive position in the NBA. Night in and night out, you face a talented, versatile player capable of putting up big numbers.

Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Wallace, bottom center, battles for a loose ball with teammate Tyson Chandler, top left, and Chicago Bulls' Kirk Hinrich, lower left, Joakim Noah, top center, and Derrick Rose, right, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Saturday, Nov.

Tyrus Thomas' week from hell took a dramatic turn for the worse on Friday when the enigmatic Bulls power forward suffered a fractured radius of the left forearm during a weightlifting session at the Berto Center.

Cleveland Cavaliersa LeBron James dunks the ball in front of Chicago Bullsa Kirk Hinrich during their NBA game in Cleveland.

Kirk Hinrich of the Chicago Bulls and Andrew Bogut of the Milwaukee Bucks battle for a loose ball as Brad Miller gives them a shove.

OK, so the Bulls stunned me last night by not only beating the Spurs but by controlling the tempo of the game throughout the second half.

Two games into the NBA season, the Bulls are still waiting for a result that doesn't require an asterisk or explanation.

By Zach Lowe , CelticsHub.com @ October 29th, 10:56 pm This is the fourth look at whether we have anything to fear from Eastern Conference teams outside the Holy Triumvirate of Cleveland-Boston-Orlando. .A Next up: The Bulls Last year's record : 41-41 In : James Johnson , Taj Gibson , Jannero Pargo Out : Ben Gordon Should we fear them? Oh Lord yes.

Like most coaches, Vinny Del Negro wanted a little more time to prepare before beginning to play for real, but the NBA doesn't have a flex schedule, so -- ready or not -- the Bulls had to battle the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.