Frustrated Bulls trail 57-40 at halftime

By Jim Patrick

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's Carlos Boozer found Ronnie Brewer under the basket with just seconds remaining in the first half and Brewer jammed home a dunk to put the Jazz up 57-40 at halftime.

The Bulls left the court frustrated as Derrick Rose's late three-pointer was ruled to have come after the buzzer. A member of the team slammed a wall as they walked back to the locker room. They had good reason to be frustrated. Utah shot 65.8 percent from the floor to build its 17-point lead.

Rose led Chicago with 11 points while Luol Deng contributed nine points. But the Bulls had some foul trouble to deal with. Joakim Noah and John Salmon each had three fouls in the first half.

Photo: Joakim Noah dunks on Utah's Carlos Boozer. (AP / Steve C. Wilson)