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Schuster: Bulls Even Their Record Behind Joakim Noah

By David Schuster--

Tom Thibodeau's famed defense finally showed up Monday night as the Bulls defeated the Nuggets 94-92. Granted Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points but nobody else on Denver did anything and when the Bulls needed stops late, they got them.

Joakim Noah had his 6th double double in 6 games finishing with 13 points and 19 rebounds. And all 5 starters scored in double figures for the Bulls: Derrick Rose had 18, Luol Deng had 17, Taj Gibson had 16 and Keith Bogans had 10.

Rose had a rare poor shooting night (7 of 21 from the field) but he did come up with big hoops down the stretch and also contributed on the defensive end.

The victory starts a crucial week for the Bulls as they have Golden State on Thursday and washington on Saturday before hitting

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