Fred Hoiberg after Bulls' sixth win in a row: Mirotic has brought a confidence to this team
The Bulls won the last six games in a row
The Chicago Bulls have won the last six games and coach Fred Hoiberg had sweet words for Nikola Mirotic.
The forward missed the first part of the season to recover from a facial fracture following the fight with Bobby Portis.
But since he returned to action the Bulls changed their faces.
Per ESPN, The Bulls forward scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Chicago won its sixth game in a row Monday night, 117-115 over the 76ers. The Bulls are now 6-0 since Mirotic returned from facial fractures and a concussion suffered at the hands of teammate Bobby Portis in an October fight just before the regular season began. The Bulls were 3-20 prior to Mirotic's return.
"Niko has brought a confidence to this team," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said after the game. "You see our bench really rallying behind him when he's out there making plays. You see the guys on the floor celebrating together when he makes the big plays. ... Niko's been in pressure situations a lot over the course of his basketball life. And it's great to have an experienced player out there with our young guys to help close some of the close ones. I give Niko a lot of credit; he's been awesome, especially since he's been back in the lineup. When you've got guys out there playing with confidence, that rubs off on the whole team."
The forward missed the first part of the season to recover from a facial fracture following the fight with Bobby Portis.
But since he returned to action the Bulls changed their faces.
Per ESPN, The Bulls forward scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Chicago won its sixth game in a row Monday night, 117-115 over the 76ers. The Bulls are now 6-0 since Mirotic returned from facial fractures and a concussion suffered at the hands of teammate Bobby Portis in an October fight just before the regular season began. The Bulls were 3-20 prior to Mirotic's return.
"Niko has brought a confidence to this team," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said after the game. "You see our bench really rallying behind him when he's out there making plays. You see the guys on the floor celebrating together when he makes the big plays. ... Niko's been in pressure situations a lot over the course of his basketball life. And it's great to have an experienced player out there with our young guys to help close some of the close ones. I give Niko a lot of credit; he's been awesome, especially since he's been back in the lineup. When you've got guys out there playing with confidence, that rubs off on the whole team."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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