Bulls’ Joakim Noah
Position: Center-power forward
Shoots: Right
Age: 29
Height: 6-11
Weight: 232
2013-14 stats: 80 games, 35.3 minutes, 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 47.5% FG;
Playoff experience: 44 games, 34.9 minutes, 10.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 47.5% FG.
Wizards’ Nene
Position: Center-power forward
Shoots: Right
Age: 31
Height: 6-11
Weight: 250
2013-14 stats: 53 games, 29.4 minutes, 14.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 50.3% FG
Playoff experience: 45 games, 29.6 minutes, 11.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 53.7% FG.
K.C. Johnson says: The Wizards effectively crowded Noah at his preferred high-post passing area, limiting his ability to create. Can the Bulls adjust? Nene put any questions about the health of his left knee to rest with an impressive display of power and touch. Noah must push him farther out onto the perimeter.
