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Paul Sullivan: Bulls ride wave of packed United Center to 128-112 rout of Pelicans

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls were back home at the United Center on Friday night, and for a moment it seemed as though nothing had changed. The retro sounds of the Alan Parsons Project filled the stadium during player introductions, just as it has for the last three decades. Benny the Bull was doing his familiar popcorn-spilling shtick, the Luvabulls were back Luvabulling and everyone from ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls were back home at the United Center on Friday night, and for a moment it seemed as though nothing had changed.

The retro sounds of the Alan Parsons Project filled the stadium during player introductions, just as it has for the last three decades. Benny the Bull was doing his familiar popcorn-spilling shtick, the Luvabulls were back Luvabulling and everyone from courtside to the top of the 300 level was ready to get back to old times again.

Of course, this was not the same Bulls team from the last regular-season game with a full

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