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CHICAGO - Jimmy Butler was all over the place. He drove inside for big baskets. He made his foul shots. He even guarded Anthony Davis for a while.While the Chicago Bulls campaign for an All-Star spot for the dynamic guard, Butler is making his argument on the court.Butler scored 33 points, Derrick Rose had 19 and Chicago beat the New Orleans Pelicans 107-100 on Saturday night for its sixth consecutive victory.I feel like we got a lot of easy baskets as a team, Butler said. We rebounded the ball well and we got out into the open court and we got a lot of layups. When were playing like that, I think were really, really hard to beat.The Bulls (21-9) also had three reserves score in double figures in their ninth win in 10 games. Aaron Brooks scored 13 points, and Taj Gibson added 12 points and 10 rebounds.I thought our bench gave us a great lift, coach Tom Thibodeau said, and then down the stretch Derrick and Jimmy made one big play after the next.Davis had 29 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots in his first NBA game in his hometown. Tyreke Evans scored 26 points for the Pelicans, and Jrue Holiday had 19 points and seven assists.The Pelicans (15-15), who were coming off a 97-90 victory over San Antonio on Friday night, committed 15 turnovers and were outrebounded 45-37 by the Bulls.Tough loss for us because we played really well last night, coach Monty Williams said. Tough back-to-back, but we played against a really good team, and its a good lesson for us that we have to take care of the ball and not give up extra possessions.New Orleans pulled within seven with 2:58 remaining, but Rose then drove inside for a dunk. After Evans converted another layup, Butler had a three-point play that made it 104-94 with 1:49 to go.Were getting more and more comfortable with what we are trying to do at the end of the game, said Joakim Noah, who had seven points and nine rebounds for the Bulls.Davis was greeted with mostly cheers from the sold-out crowd of 21,935. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2012 draft had a mild concussion when New Orleans visited Chicago during his rookie year, and he broke his left hand before the Pelicans road game against the Bulls last December.The 6-foot-10 Davis got a chance to play at the United Center in August with the U.S. national team and scored 20 points in a 95-78 victory over Brazil in a tuneup for the World Cup of Basketball. Davis then helped Team USA win the gold medal in Spain, and carried over his stellar play into his third season with New Orleans.It was more of the same in his return to Chicago, with Davis showing off his breathtaking game on both ends of the court. In one typical sequence in the first quarter, he blocked a shot by Pau Gasol, and then used a spin move to set up a nifty left-handed layup that gave the Pelicans a 22-21 lead.After Davis banked in a turnaround jumper while being fouled by Butler in the third, a fan behind the basket yelled Woooooo! Chi-town boy! Davis then made the foul shot to trim Chicagos lead to 53-52 with 9:27 remaining.I just want to win, Davis said. My whole goal coming here tonight was to win this basketball game, and we didnt, so gotta go back to the drawing board and see what we did wrong.TIP-INSPelicans: New Orleans dropped to 6-11 on the road and 5-12 against teams with a .500 record or better.Bulls: G Kirk Hinrich missed his third consecutive game with a left hamstring strain. Just day to day, Thibodeau said. See where he is tomorrow. ... The Bulls have won six straight at the United Center after dropping five of their first seven home games.U-S-AWilliams and Thibodeau were on Mike Krzyzewskis staff for the national team this summer. I had a really good time with Thibs. He rubbed off on me, I rubbed off on him, Williams said before the game. We probably made each other crazy, but I know I have a brother for life.UP NEXTPelicans: Host Phoenix on Tuesday night.Bulls: At Indiana on Monday night.___Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap Nike Shoes China Wholesale . 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"Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres.ATLANTA -- Struggling Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz will test out an ailing knee during a bullpen session Wednesday in Boston, then find out when hell make his next start. Buchholz set a career high with eight walks and allowed six runs in only three-plus innings Monday before Boston rallied to beat Atlanta 8-6, ending a 10-game losing streak. On Tuesday, manager John Farrell revealed that Buchholz remained in the game after his left knee buckled. "So weve got to make sure that he gets through his bullpen tomorrow," Farrell said, adding he wants to be certain "that knee, where he felt like it was a little hyperextended, doesnt persist or show any further soreness." Farrell said Buchholz initially denied that his knee buckled when catcher A.J. Pierzynski went to the mound. "He didnt want that to be any part of the reason of why he pitched the way he did," Farrell said. "But weve got to be conscious of it and see how he comes through the bullpen tomorrow." Buchholz is 2-4 with a 7.02 ERA in 10 starts. Its a dramatic decline from 2013, when he was 12-1 with a 1.74 ERA. Farrell confirmed Buchholzs self-confidence is a concern as a decision is made on his next start. "We cant deny that," Farrell said. "WWe havent made a definitive decision on his next turn through the rotation.dddddddddddd." "Were not blind to what everyone sees. And yes, there is concern because youre talking about a guy that was on his way to potentially a Cy Young year last year and now hes only shown flashes of it, either inside a given game or for a given start." Buchholz said he is having trouble sticking with progress made on his mechanics in the bullpen before games "when youre out there thinking about getting big league hitters out." "Its not fun, I know that. ... It seems to be snowballing on me right now." Asked after Mondays game if it would help if he were given a break from the rotation, Buchholz said "Im going to take the ball whenever they give it to me. ... If I wasnt healthy, that might be an option." Farrell said he still sees flashes of Buchholzs old form. "Thats the thing that personally I continue to latch on to," Farrell said. "Because theres been a couple of starts where hes been very strong. Yesterday he makes an adjustment in the first inning, he carries it through the second inning and then seemingly he loses it again. So I cant say that its strictly mechanical or from a fundamental standpoint." ' ' '