Thunder take care of offensive less Bulls 102-72

Now that's they way to play defense. The Thunder are coming off 4 disappointing defensive performances but man did they bounce back against the Bulls. From start to finish you could tell how much the Bulls are missing Derek Rose right now as they could not move the ball at all or create open looks. The Thunder on the other hand looked stellar again, Russell Westbrook is having the best month of his career again scoring a team high 23 points but it wasn't the offense that stood out this time, it was the defense. Nick Collison, Ibaka, and Perkins played amazing inside the paint not allowing Boozer or Noah to get any momentum at all which has been a problem of late for the Thunder when coming to paint defense. This is when you know how much different the PG position is without Rose, Nate Robinson started for the Bulls and yes had a solid night with 13 points but just got utterly dominated by Westbrook in the post and just couldn't keep up with Westbrook. Durant had another great night posting a double double with 19 points and 16 rebounds. This is why Kevin Durant needs to win MVP, its not just that he is scoring in doubles every night but every other stat is going up. He was again a rebound monster and had a team high in assists with 6 and is not only improving himself but making his teammates around him better. The Bulls got some momentum back at the end of the 2nd quarter only to let it slip away when Thabo Sefelosha went to the hoop for the tip in and one. The second half consisted of the Bulls chucking up deep shots because quite frankly there was no where to go. The Thunder perimeter defenders did a great job of jamming the Bulls up at the 3 point line forcing bad shots which was the biggest reason they won this game. If the Thunder want to make another run at the NBA title, they will need to have more wins like this that are all around great with both offensive and defensive play that I have not seen as good as it was in this one. Scott Brooks kept praising defense on the sidelines saying just to keep pressuring them and don't let up which got through to the players holding the Bulls to a mere 29% shooting . The Thunder now stand at 41-15 and 3 games back behind the Spurs for first in the West. They next take on the New Orleans Hornets or shall I say soon to be Pelicans.....which by the way is a just awful name for a b-ball squad but anyway yes they take on the Hornets in OKC Wednesday night where newly traded SG Ronnie Brewer will make his debut. The Thunder also today signed veteran and  previous PG of the Thunder Derek Fisher for mainly another veteran presence and insurance purposes if Reggie Jackson every suffers a injury or plays poorly.