Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:people/kirk_hinrichtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/22/Heat_humble_Bulls_stretch_streak_587e

LeBron James scored 26 points and notched 12 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to an emphatic 86-67 NBA victory over the Chicago Bulls that stretched their winning streak to nine games.

2013-02-22T06:53:26ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/02/Deng_powers_Chicago_Bulls_over_4a13

Britain's Luol Deng scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help power the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls to a 93-76 rout of the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA game.

2013-02-03T03:17:49ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/19/Belinelli_lifts_Bulls_over-time_over_4542

Marco Belinelli's turnaround jump shot with 3.1 seconds left in overtime lifted the Chicago Bulls to a 100-99 National Basketball Association win over the Boston Celtics.

2013-01-19T05:08:25ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/21/Britains_Deng_powers_Bulls_over_9e83

Britain's Luol Deng scored 29 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds while Italy's Marco Belinelli added 22 points to spark the Chicago Bulls to a 110-106 NBA victory Friday over the New York Knicks.

2012-12-22T03:55:19ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/11/Rose_leads_Bulls_charge_over_83f3

NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose scored 33 points to lead Chicago to a 95-83 victory Tuesday that put the Bulls one win away from reaching the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.

2011-05-11T13:19:12ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/09/Hawks_beat_Bulls_even_series_7a0b

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Chicago Bulls 100-88 to even their NBA Eastern Conference second-round playoff series at two games apiece.

2011-05-09T07:49:21ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/03/Miami_heat_Boston_take_series_f9b9

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls rebounded from a surprise series-opening defeat to Atlanta with an 86-73 win over the Hawks on Wednesday, leveling their second-round series at 1-1.

2011-05-05T04:18:40ZReuters US Online Report Sports NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/05/03/Hawks_swoop_over_Bulls_2735

Joe Johnson scored 34 points Monday to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 103-95 victory over the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the first game of their NBA Eastern Conference second-round playoff series.

2011-05-03T13:10:05ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/29/Hawks_oust_Magic_face_Bulls_8362

One year after the Orlando Magic inflicted the most lopsided four-game playoff sweep in NBA history on Atlanta in the second round, a much-improved Hawks squad took a measure of revenge.

2011-04-29T12:28:00ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/29/Hawks_oust_Magic_book_date_5a78

One year after the Orlando Magic inflicted the most lopsided four-game playoff sweep in NBA history on Atlanta in the second round, a much-improved Hawks squad took a measure of revenge.

2011-04-29T05:37:47ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/29/Hawks_oust_Magic_book_date_7c1a

One year after the Orlando Magic inflicted the most lopsided four-game playoff sweep in NBA history on Atlanta in the second round, a much-improved Hawks squad took a measure of revenge.

2011-04-29T05:15:46ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/28/Hawks_oust_Magic_book_date_7c1a

Joe Johnson scored 23 points and Jamal Crawford added 19 to power Atlanta past Orlando 84-81 in an NBA playoff game, advancing the Hawks to a second-round series with Chicago.

2011-04-29T03:01:22ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/18/Hawks_swoop_take_opener_from_4323

ORLANDO (Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks exploded offensively in the middle two quarters to beat the Orlando Magic 103-93 in their NBA playoff series opener on Saturday.

2011-04-17T06:50:45ZReuters US Online Report Sports NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/20/Horford_heroic_Hawks_hold_Pistons_264d

Al Horford scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to power the Atlanta Hawks past Detroit 104-96 on Sunday, moving them closer to Orlando in the fight for play-off positions.

2011-03-20T22:05:29ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/05/Durant_returns_lift_Thunder_over_1c30

Kevin Durant returned to the lineup from a sprained left ankle to finish with 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta 111-104 at Philips Arena.

2011-03-05T05:37:31ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/01/Bibby_buys_Wizards_contract_seeks_95ae

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Guard Mike Bibby has bought out his contract with the Washington Wizards less than a week after being acquired from the Atlanta Hawks, the Wizards said.

2011-03-01T15:55:08ZReuters US Online Report Sports NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/28/Bibby_looks_contender_after_Wizards_4892

Washington Wizards guard Mike Bibby agreed to a contract buyout with the NBA club on Monday that will give him the freedom to join a title-contending team once he clears waivers.

2011-03-01T00:27:10ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/24/Flurry_trades_transfer_deadline_9b41

Division leaders Boston and Oklahoma City made a four-player swap on Thursday at the NBA trading deadline as a flurry of potentially influential deals were made in the final hours.

2011-02-24T22:57:48ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/23/Hawks_acquire_Hinrich_from_Wizards_2069

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks joined the NBA's trading spree by acquiring guard Kirk Hinrich in a five-player deal with the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, keeping pace with earlier moves by Eastern Conference competition.

2011-02-24T04:14:40ZReuters US Online Report Sports NewsREUTERStag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/13/Wizards_0-25_road_start_with_6017

The Washington Wizards, led by 31 points from Nick Young, have finally won their first NBA road game of the season after 25 losses in a row, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-100.

2011-02-14T02:13:23ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reporter