Bulls finish road trip in Big Easy vs. Hornets

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01/29/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls hope to continue their road resurgence in the Big Easy Friday when they take on the New Orleans Hornets in the finale of a seven-game road trip.

After starting 0-2 on their season-long trek and falling to 4-15 as the visitor on the year, the Bulls turned things around by topping Phoenix in the desert last week.

A win in Houston followed and Vinny Del Negro's club made it three straight as the visitor by topping San Antonio on Monday. The good times kept rolling in Oklahoma City on Wednesday when Derrick Rose, who was named as a reserve on the Eastern Conference All-Star team last night, finished with 26 points and seven assists, as Chicago stayed hot with a 96-86 victory over the Thunder.

Luol Deng added 17 points for the Bulls, who are 8-2 over their last 10 games. Taj Gibson pulled down 15 rebounds to go with four points, while Joakim Noah ended with 13 points and 11 boards.

"We're just playing good basketball right now," Rose said. "We're defending and rebounding the ball. Our bigs -- they're doing a good job. The veterans -- they're helping out. Everybody is just helping each other play hard, and we just have a lot of confidence right now."

The Hornets, meanwhile, finished a four-game road trip in winning fashion Wednesday when All-Star Chris Paul scored 38 points and added nine assists and six rebounds, leading New Orleans to a 123-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena.

Paul went 14-of-19 from the field for the Hornets, who have won four of five and their road trip 3-1. Marcus Thornton added 18 points, while Emeka Okafor had 12 with 12 rebounds in the win.

"This was a big (road) trip for us," Paul said. "Coming into this trip, we said 'Let's get the first one,' then it's like 'Let's get the second one.' We went into some tough venues. We wish we could have gotten four (wins) on this trip, but everyone knows the road has been our Achilles' heel. That's why our record is what it is. So it's good to establish ourselves on the road."

Peja Stojakovic contributed 14 points, and David West had 17 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans, which shot 52.3 percent and went 27-of-29 from the free throw line.

The Bulls have won three straight over New Orleans, including a 96-85 win in the Windy City on Dec. 26.

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