Morning Box Score: Bulls Roll Sans Boozer, Noah

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 16, 2011 2:30PM

Take a look at the team atop the Eastern Conference standings. No one saw the Bulls looking down at the rest of the conference before the season began. The Bulls got there courtesy of last night's 98-79 win over the Washington Wizards. Playing without Carlos Boozer (sprained ankle) and Joakim Noah (flu), the Bulls still had enough firepower to pull away from the Wizards in the second half. Derrick Rose led the team with 23 points and seven assists. Luol Deng added 20 points, Keith Bogans 17, and Kurt Thomas and Taj Gibson combined for 28 rebounds filling in for Boozer and Noah. The win was the Bulls' seventh straight win and 14th in their last 16 games.