Chicago Bulls’ Carlos Boozer: Best games of the 2010-2011 season
Known for his incredible rebounding and offensive skill set, the veteran power forward Carlos Boozer is regarded as one of the best finishers in the league. Since his rookie year in 2002, Boozer has finished the season six times as the league’s top ten performers with respect to field goals and has carried his name twice among the top ten rebounders.
Carlos joined the Chicago Bulls on 8th July, 2010 in the pre-season trade and ever since, has become an integral part of Bulls starting line-up. In fact, Boozer has been instrumental in the Bulls’ surge towards the title this season. The burly forward has established a brilliant chemistry with Derrick Rose and together the duo has transformed the Bulls into the toughest contenders in the East this season. His five best game of the season are as follows.
4th December vs. Houston Rockets
Playing only in his third game after recovering from a broken finger injury, Boozer racked up 25 points, gathered 9 rebounds and set up Rose for a game tying shot that stretched the game into overtime. Boozer scored 11 points of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. The game ultimately resulted in a 119-116 win for the Bulls and also gave Boozer his first win in Chicago colours.
6th December vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Boozer shared a game-high 29 points with the All-Star Kevin Durant and clutched 12 rebounds to spearhead the Bulls for an electrifying 99-90 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. After the halftime, Carlos lifted the momentum aggressively and landed 11 points in the third quarter as the Chicago sealed a comprehensive 82-66 advantage. The margin proved to be a bit too much for the Thunder to overcome.
15th December vs. Toronto Raptors
Playing at the Air Canada Centre, Boozer had an impressive night with the ball. The prolific forward wrapped up a game-high 34 points with 12 rebounds to thrash the depleted Toronto Raptors enroute to a comprehensive 110-93 victory. Boozer was absolutely magnificent in the first two quarters and scored 20 points to lead his team to a massive 63-44 halftime lead. From there on, the Bulls never relinquished their lead and romped to a 17 point win.
7th January vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Playing at the Wells Fargo Center against the Philadelphia 76ers, Boozer had an impressive night with a game-high 31 points on a 14-of-19 shooting. He also complemented it with 13 boards to snatch a double-double. His super effort was however overshadowed by a third quarter onslaught by the home team as the Bulls went down 105-99.
12th January vs. Charlotte Bobcats
Carlos racked up a game high 23 point and gathered 14 rebounds. However, his super effort could not save the Bulls from a third straight loss as the rest of the cast failed to pick up the slack. By the end of the first quarter, the Charlotte Bobcats had already clinched a huge 14 points advantage. Rose and Boozer however keyed a fight back in the third quarter and a Boozer layup with two minutes left in the regulation time gave the Bulls a single point lead. However, Boozer’s brilliant night was overshadowed by an 8-2 spurt by the Bobcats down the stretch as the Bobcats Bulls went down 96-91.
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