Salmons leads Bulls in 110-88 win over Warriors

Mar/04/09 09:47 PM Filed in: John Salmons
CHICAGO (AP) — John Salmons had 23 points and seven rebounds, Joakim Noah added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Golden State Warriors 110-88 Wednesday night.

Brad Miller finished with 19 points and six rebounds for Chicago, and Derrick Rose finished with 14 points and six assists. The Bulls pulled into a tie with Milwaukee for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Leading by six at halftime, Chicago stretched the advantage to 11 on Brad Miller's jumper with 3:54 left in the third quarter. Rose's jumper gave the Bulls a 75-62 lead heading into the fourth.

The Bulls, coming off a 16-point loss to Charlotte the previous night, pulled away early in the fourth quarter. Tyrus Thomas' dunk sparked a 6-0 run to start the period, and Miller's jumper put the Bulls up 81-62 with 10:09 left.

(ap.com)