1.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson picked up the pieces, but not before sending Rodman home to Chicago.

2.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson wanted Dennis Rodman.

3.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson seems amused by those who look at his team as older but not necessarily better.

4.   Bulls coach Tim Floyd became unglued in the second quarter.

5.   Bulls coaches stirring nervously, key players hobbling, the defending champs teetering on the brink of mortality.

6.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson said he expects the home court will help the Jazz, particularly at the foul line.

7.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson switched Dennis Rodman to guard Malone instead of Luc Longley.

8.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson said the Kukoc-Horace Grant matchup would be the key to the series.

9.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson tried to get Jordan out of the game at a crucial juncture Wednesday night, but Jordan talked his way back in.

10.   Bulls coach Phil Jackson agrees.