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For a split second, LeBron James appeared to be on his way to bailing out the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah put a stop to that. Chicago's forwards double teamed James and denied the superstar on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win Thursday night, the Cavaliers' second home loss already this season. James thought there was sufficient bumping to get a foul called on either Deng or Noah.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Thu 11/5	Cle	Chi 86-85
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Fri 12/4	Cle	8:00 pm
Fri 3/19	Chi	8:00 pm
Thu 4/8	Chi	8:00 pm

Game Stats

Bulls (3-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L Deng, F 39 7 3 0 15 J Salmons, G 37 4 2 1 14 D Rose, G 33 2 11 1 14 T Gibson, F 34 7 0 1 11 J Noah, C 27 11 1 2 7 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B Miller 22 3 1 5 10 K Hinrich 25 6 4 2 9 T Thomas 12 1 0 2 6 J Pargo 11 2 1 1 0 L Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 J Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 A Gray 0 0 0 0 0 J James 0 0 0 0 0

Cavaliers (3-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L James, F 38 7 6 0 25 S O'Neal, C 31 10 1 2 14 A Varejao, F 35 13 0 3 12 A Parker, G 35 4 3 2 11 M Williams, G 33 2 6 3 11 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D Gibson 17 1 0 2 8 D West 27 2 5 1 2 Z Ilgauskas 21 8 0 4 2 J Hickson 3 2 0 0 0 D Green 0 0 0 0 0 D Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 J Moon 0 0 0 0 0 C Karl 0 0 0 0 0 L Powe 0 0 0 0 0 J Williams 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Bulls Date Player Injury 11/6 T Thomas, PF Fractured left forearm - out 4-6 weeks 9/29 A Gray, C Fractured left fibula - Out 6 to 8 weeks

Cavaliers Date Player Injury 11/14 S O'Neal, C Strained shoulder 10/26 L Powe, F Left knee - out 4 months

Player News

Bulls James Johnson (CHI) News: Head coach Vinny Del Negro said learning both forward positions has limited Johnson's progress and that he now plans to use him strictly at small forward, the Chicago Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Derrick Rose (CHI) News: Rose led the Bulls with 28 points (11-for-20 FG, 6-for-7 FT), six boards, three assists and a steal on Saturday night against the Nuggets.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) John Salmons (CHI) News: Salmons made only two of his 11 field goal attempts Saturday night on his way to five points in a loss to the Nuggets.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)

Cavaliers Shaquille O'Neal (CLE) News: Becoming one of Ohio's uniformed officers won't be a cakewalk for O'Neal. Hoping to further his sideline career in law enforcement, the Cleveland Cavaliers star has applied to become a special deputy in the Buckeye state. But the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Sunday that the Ohio attorney general's office says O'Neal must pass an examination and undergo substantial training first.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) J.J. Hickson (CLE) News: Hickson scored 14 points in win over the 76ers on Saturday.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Anthony Parker (CLE) News: Parker is shooting 53 percent from the 3-point line, which is nine percentage points over his best year.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)