The Spurs were missing DeMar DeRozan who is their leading scorer. The game was at the United Center. The Bulls came out with energy and had a big lead early, absolutely controlling things for about 2.5 quarters. But then the Spurs got hot.
It looked like it would be all smiles and hugs and fun basketball for Thaddeus in career game 1000. In a cutthroat league where players constantly get cycled in and out, 14 years is a heck of an accomplishment. Here’s some context to give an idea of how good of a career it has been for Thadgic Johnson.