No one said it had to be pretty. The Bulls take Game 2 92-88 and move within two wins of a fourth NBA title. Observations:
A tale of two sets of role players
The Bulls’ secondary contributors stepped up in a big way in this one.
Though Toni Kukoc followed up a slump-buster of an 18-point outing in Game 1 by shooting just 4-for-12 (2-for-7 from 3), his impact was felt once again — both of those 3-pointers (and eight of his 11 points) came in a crucial stretch in the third quarter when the Bulls ballooned a one-point lead to 11 in what felt like a matter of seconds.