[gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Fantastic night for Joakim Noah

Thanks for posting this story, Helen.  Noah is a great former Gator basketball player...such passion for the game and for life.
 

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From: Helen Huntley <hhsgator@gmail.com>
To: gatornews@googlegroups.com
Sent: Fri, March 1, 2013 10:45:00 AM
Subject: [gatornews] Fantastic night for Joakim Noah

Joakim Noah's triple-double powers Bulls past 76ers

2:59a.m. EST March 1, 2013

(Photo: Rob Grabowski, USA TODAY Sports)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Joakim Noah recorded his third career triple-double with 23 points, 21 rebounds and 11 blocks
• Chicago snapped a two-game slide and handed Philadelphia its season-high seventh straight loss
• 76ers rallied from 16 down to within four midway through the fourth before Bulls pulled away late

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau needed just three words to sum up Joakim Noah's big night on Thursday.

"He was spectacular," Thibodeau said.

Noah had 23 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 11 blocks for his third career triple-double and the Chicago Bulls ended a two-game losing streak with a 93-82 victory over Philadelphia.

"His will from the start of the game until the end was just incredible," Thibodeau said. "He was everywhere — blocked shots, switching, guarding everyone. Big-time multiple efforts."

BOX SCORE: Bulls 93, 76ers 82

Noah also tied the Bulls record for blocks in a regulation game, previously set by Artis Gilmore in 1977.

"He was amazing," Bulls forward Carlos Boozer said. "(But) we needed everybody to step up and we did. It was impressive."

Boozer added 21 points and 12 rebounds while Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng had 15 and 12 points, respectively, as the Bulls completed a three-game regular season series sweep.

But Noah was quick to shrug off superlatives.

"It feels good, it feels really good to play well and win," he said. "It was a good win for us and hopefully we can build on it."

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Helen Huntley

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www.helenhuntley.com

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