Morning Box Score: Atlanta Sinks Bulls

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 12, 2008 3:05PM

While phenom Derrick Rose continued a hot start to his rookie season (26 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists), it wasn't enough for the Bulls to overcome Atlanta as the Hawks pulled out a 113-108 victory. Andres Nocioni added 20 in the losing effort and Deng and Gordon both scored 19. The Hawks held a 10-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter and held off a Bulls rally to remain undefeated at 6-0. Deng wasn't happy with the defensive performance, saying, "Our defense was terrible. We did a poor job picking up guys in transition. We didn't help each other.'' It's the Bulls' second straight loss and it drops them into a tie for last place in the division with Milwaukee. The Dallas Mavericks and maybe/maybe not potential Cubs owner Mark Cuban come to town tomorrow night.