Bulls

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Until Thursday night, Pau Gasol had made more appearances this fall on "CSI: Miami" than in the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup.

BERLIN (AP) — Former Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman has been temporarily detained in Germany after a hotel said he skipped out on a $5,100 hotel bill.

CHICAGO – Chauncey Billups sat and laughed, figuring the Denver Nuggets would celebrate soon enough. In the meantime, the Chicago Bulls were having their moment.

DEERFIELD – Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas broke his left forearm during a weight training session Friday and will have surgery Saturday. He could miss 4-6 weeks.

CLEVELAND – Luol Deng scored 15 points and helped stop LeBron James on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night.

CHICAGO – Luol Deng scored 24 points while grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls rallied from 18 down to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-81 on Tuesday night.

MIAMI – Dwyane Wade reached a scoring milestone in the third quarter. In the fourth, he turned to his teammates for points.

BOSTON – Kevin Garnett was an impressed spectator while he was still on the court.

CHICAGO – For at least one game, the Bulls answered the question about who would step forward to score in Ben Gordon’s place this season.

CHICAGO – Bulls point guard Derrick Rose did not need a crystal ball to know how he would feel by the end of Thursday’s season opener against the San Antonio Spurs.

CHICAGO – Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said he feels more comfortable heading into his second season.

CHICAGO – Antawn Jamison is out with an injury and Gilbert Arenas isn't sure how the Washington Wizards will respond. He's taking a wait-and-see approach.

CHICAGO – Whether he was shooting a video game commercial with Kobe Bryant or coaching teens in China with Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose had no trouble finding things to do during the offseason.