Final

Series: Game 1 of 2

Series starts 11/21

Game 1: Friday, November 21st
Bulls115Final
Warriors110
Game 2: Wednesday, March 4th
Warriors88Final
Bulls110

Bulls 115

(6-7, 1-5 away)

Warriors 110

(5-7, 3-4 home)

TV: CSNBayHD

10:30 PM ET, November 21, 2008

ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA

1 2 3 4 T
CHI 27 30 28 30115
GSW 28 31 28 23110

Top Performers

Chicago: L. Hughes 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Golden State: S. Jackson 32 Pts, 2 Reb, 6 Ast

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Gameday Matchup
W-L PF PA HOME ROAD STK L10
CHI 41-41 102.2 102.5 28-13 13-28 L1 7-3
GS 29-53 108.6 112.3 21-20 8-33 L2 4-6
Injury Report
CHICAGO
· Luol Deng SF - Feb 8: Day-to-Day
· Joakim Noah C - Feb 7: OUT
· Tyrus Thomas PF - Feb 7: Day-to-Day
· Brad Miller C - Feb 5: Day-to-Day
GOLDEN STATE
· Monta Ellis SG - Feb 8: Day-to-Day
· Corey Maggette SF - Feb 8: Day-to-Day
· Vladimir Radmanovic SF - Feb 7: OUT
· Anthony Morrow SG - Feb 5: OUT
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Last 5 Games
CHICAGO (ET) GOLDEN STATE (ET)
Nov 19 @POR Loss 116-74
Nov 18 @LAL Loss 116-109
Nov 15 IND Win 104-91
Nov 13 DAL Win 98-91
Nov 11 ATL Loss 113-108
Nov 18 POR Win 111-106
Nov 15 @LAC Win 121-103
Nov 13 DET Loss 107-102
Nov 11 MIN Win 113-110
Nov 09 @SAC Loss 115-98
· Complete Schedule: Chicago | Golden State
Starting Lineup
 CHICAGO (PPG)GOLDEN STATE (PPG)
 SG  T. Sefolosha 5.9 C  A. Biedrins 11.9
 PG  D. Rose 16.8 SG  S. Jackson 20.7
 SG  L. Hughes 11.6 PG  C. Watson 9.5
 PF  D. Gooden 11.9 SF  C. Maggette 18.6
 SG  B. Gordon 20.7 SG  A. Morrow 10.1
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· Team rosters: Chicago | Golden State
Team Stat Leaders
 CHICAGOGOLDEN STATE
PointsB. Gordon 20.7S. Jackson 20.7
ReboundsD. Gooden 8.6A. Biedrins 11.2
AssistsD. Rose 6.3S. Jackson 6.5
StealsK. Hinrich 1.3M. Ellis 1.6
BlocksT. Thomas 1.9R. Turiaf 2.1
· Team stats: Chicago | Golden State
Today's Line
FAVORITE OPEN CUR UNDERDOG O/U
@GOLDEN STATE -4 0 CHICAGO --
ATSChicagoGolden State
Record:1-0-0 (1.000)1-0-0 (1.000)
As Favorite:1-0-0 (1.000)1-0-0 (1.000)
As Underdog:0-0-0 (.000)0-0-0 (.000)
At Home:1-0-0 (1.000)1-0-0 (1.000)
On Road:0-0-0 (.000)0-0-0 (.000)
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Derrick Rose received most of the attention given to the guards entering the 2008 draft. Perhaps more scouting should have been devoted to Anthony Morrow.

Rose, possibly playing even better than expected after being selected No. 1 overall, leads the Bulls on Friday night as they face a Warriors team that may have uncovered a rookie gem in Morrow.

Rose's play has not been shocking. After leading Memphis to the NCAA championship game in his lone college season, the prized rookie is averaging 18.3 points, a team-high 5.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds for Chicago (5-7).

First-year coach Vinny Del Negro insisted Rose wouldn't be rushed, but the 20-year-old point guard has played more minutes than any other Bulls player while orchestrating the offense for a team trying to get back into contention in the Eastern Conference.

But Rose is coming off his worst game of the season, scoring six points while shooting 1-for-8 from the field with one assist in Chicago's 116-74 loss to Portland on Wednesday night. It was the first time Rose has been held under 10 points.

Rose, though, has shown immense talent and is sure to have better days. Expectations for Morrow were never nearly as high.

Morrow, a shooting guard who went undrafted, has had back-to-back dazzling games with the Warriors (5-6) in his first two NBA starts. Morrow followed a 37-point starting debut in Golden State's 121-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers last Saturday with 25 more Tuesday night in a 111-106 victory in Portland.

Morrow was a solid player at Georgia Tech, leading the ACC in 3-point shooting as a senior and setting a school record for career free-throw percentage. But he didn't draw much attention from the NBA, and he thinks his low profile has been an advantage.

"There's not really any pressure, because none of the guys put pressure on me," Morrow said. "They just tell me to play off of them, and just do what I do."

Corey Maggette and captain Stephen Jackson already enjoy playing with Morrow, and coach Don Nelson is talking about building parts of his offense around him.

"He's the real deal, and we haven't even learned how to play with him yet," Nelson said. "I told the team that we'd better know where this guy is at all times. We'd better get him open, because he looks like the real deal."

Morrow set the NBA record for points by an undrafted rookie making his first start, and is the first Warriors rookie with back-to-back 25-point games since Marc Jackson did it in December 2000.

Morrow will be matched up with Chicago's Ben Gordon, another top Bulls draft pick (No. 3 overall in 2004). Gordon leads Chicago with 20.6 points per game, but was held to 11 on 4-for-12 shooting versus the Blazers.

Gordon has topped 20 points in each of his last three games against Golden State.

The Bulls could be short-handed at small forward, with Luol Deng nursing a groin injury. He missed Wednesday's game after being hurt Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, and his status is day-to-day.

Deng is Chicago's third-leading scorer, averaging 14.4 points.

Last season, these teams split two meetings and the Bulls ended an eight-game road losing streak versus the Warriors despite missing Gordon, Deng and Kirk Hinrich due to injury.