Bench comes in a great victory for the Bulls

Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and threw one of the most ferocious dunks of his career at the end of the Bulls convincing 98-77 victory Wednesday night over the Atlanta Hawks.

But the veteran knows what to us was one of the most important aspects of the night for his team, and as he often does, he sang the praises of his teammates. In this case, to say the Boozer teammates sweat streamed down his face, the spirited group who make a name for himself on, night after night.

The bench mob.

Led by Taj Gibson, who scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds, was the amount of a bank's most productive nights of the year, besting the Bank of Atlanta 37-23. As usual, the volume Bench changed the dynamics of the game and helped the Bulls push to put back on track, that was Tom Thibodeau in the last two weeks looking.

"You are so awesome, man," said Boozer. "We have the best bench in the league. Many of these boys were to be starters on other teams, they are easy to play behind the levels of this team, but we regard them as a starter. We have two groups that go out there and do what they want. And our guys are super aggressive, all the way from the point guard at the bottom center. We are very confident in them and it's fun to watch them [be]. "

Obviously played Boozer, Luol Deng and a few other starters out Thursday - after all, the Bulls dominated in most facets of the game, but it was the mob bank, the scope of the game with a modified strong presence in the second quarter and helped the game after down, nailed late in the second half. Gibson admitted that he can feel when he and his teammates are on the verge of taking over the competition.

"Yes, we understand," he said. "As our second unit played with so much energy. Every night can only accelerate. One thing that has over us, our entire second unit, the guys are real patients. We understand where shots come from. We understand our eyes and everyone is right play next to each skill and what they are good. It works well. we really understand, in practice, we bring energy into practice, and we're ready. Thibs much confidence in us and we try to play hard for him . "

This trust remains on the screen almost every night. Unlike most coaches in the league, Thibodeau has no fear when it comes to sending in his second unit during key parts of a game.