Official Site of the Bulls · Apr 3, 2017
Bulls take down the Pelicans, 117-110
There was “the Shot,” and “the Layup,” and now to add to Bulls lore in Sunday’s Bulls 117-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, there was “the Block.”
It was—you’re probably not going to believe this—Paul Zipser to the rescue. Rescuing the Bulls on the verge of blowing a 19-point fourth quarter lead, rescuing Jimmy Butler, who carried the Bulls through three quarters with 37 of his 39 points, rescuing perhaps the playoffs as the Bulls suddenly moved solidly into seventh place in the Eastern Conference by a game plus the tiebreakers over both trailing Miami and Indiana.
“Paul Zipser makes a great defensive play at the rim,” noted Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. “A true team effort today.”
