Posts Tagged ‘Brad Miller’

Yao-less Rockets Edge Pacers 102-99

Because the Houston Rockets are without the services of center Yao Ming for about a week or so, they are utilizing the duo of Brad Miller and Luis Scola to man the middle for the short-term. During their game against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse, the absence of Yao in the middle was hardly noticed [...]

Miller Time In Houston! Rockets Sign Center To 3-Year Deal

Probably more an insurance policy than anything else, the Associated Press reports that Brad Miller has agreed to a 3-year, $15 million contract with the Houston Rockets. The signing ensures that the Rockets have a reliable backup to Yao Ming, who is was out a year and is now fully recovered from foot surgery. Miller is [...]

Celtics Coveting Miller

The Boston Celtics do not have a true presence at center, especially with the Rasheed Wallace situation. But that doesn’t preclude the Celtics from being proative as Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the team is actively pursuing current Chicago Bulls center Brad Miller. One thing working in the team’s favor is that [...]

Bulls End Four-Game Skid, Edge Warriors In OT 96-91

  Mindful of the fact that they have to play the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers within the next few days, the Chicago Bulls were looking to build some momentum as they hosted the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. While the Warriors are a last-place team in their division, the Bulls were definitely [...]

Bulls Snap 5-Game Losing Skid, Hold Off Pistons 92-85

Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon had the unenviable position of going, along with the rest of the team, to the United Center to take on his former team, the Chicago Bulls, on Wednesday. As one would expect, the crowd spilled out the obligatory boos. As for the actual game itself, neither team shot especially well [...]

Balanced Scoring Helps Bulls Beat 76ers 94-88

The Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers, two teams with upside. Yet during Saturday night’s game between these two teams, one would have mistaken them for the New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks as neither team shot very well (Chicago at 44.9% while Philadelphia shot 42%). Fortunately for the Bulls, they used a team effort [...]

Nice Balance Of Scoring Sends Bulls Past Pacers 112-106

If a phrase best fit the Chicago Bulls, it would be “consistently inconsistent”.  They sometimes have streaks of games where they look like they could be title contenders while at other times they play like a lottery-bound team.  In Saturday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers at the United Center, they incorporated a bit of [...]

Magic Secures Playoff Berth, Tramples Bulls 107-79

Folks, the game on Wednesday night between the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic at the Amway Arena can only be described in one word: ugly.  The Bulls’ shooting percentage was ugly (31.4% from the floor) as was the final result.  While granted Orlando didn’t shoot lights out, they didn’t exactly have to as they easily disposed [...]