Sat, 01/03 Bulls vs Timberwolves

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Game 34, Road Game 15
Saturday, January 3, 2008 – 7:30 PM CT
United Center
WGN America / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. TIMBERWOLVES ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls Lead 21-15
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 3 Losses

Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Home 10-4
Road 4-15
Div 2-4
EConf 7-14
WConf 7-5

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Gordon 21.0, Rose 17.0
Rebounds: Gooden 8.8, Noah 5.8
Assists: Rose 6.0, Hinrich 4.0
Steals: Hinrich 1.33, Hughes 1.28
Blocks: Thomas 1.43, Noah 1.23

FG%: Noah .500, Gray .495
FT%: Gordon .861, Sefolosha .857
3FG%: Gordon .432, Hinrich .421


Probalbe Bulls starters

Derrick Rose

Ben Gordon

Thabo Sefolosha

Tyrus Thomas

Aaron Gray



Probable Timberwolves starters

Kevin Ollie
Randy Foye
Ryan Gomes
Craig Smith
Al Jefferson

Injury report

Drew Gooden (sprained right ankle) is questionable; Luol Deng (sprained left ankle), Michael Ruffin (sprained left ankle) and Kirk Hinrich (torn ulnar collateral ligament) are out.
For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report at http://www.Bulls.com.


Timberwolves Injuries
Forward Corey Brewer: Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the Nov. 29 game
vs. Denver. He underwent surgery on Wednesday, and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Guard Mike Miller: Has missed the past five games with a sprained right ankle, an injury suffered Dec. 20 vs.
Houston, and is listed as questionable for tonight's contest.

This game vs Minnesota is the start of an important homestand for the Bulls. If we are a team that wants to be in the playoffs then we must at least win 4 games.

After this two bad losses against Orlando and Cleveland I will be satisfied with 3 wins.

A win against the Timberwolves would be very important. Perhaps then the nervousness and anxiousness of the Bulls will disappear.

Go Bulls! Go for win number 15!


http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=261922&src=150

The Bulls' next four games, all at home, are against the teams with the NBA's four-worst records as of Friday morning. Minnesota (6-25) visits the United Center tonight, followed by Sacramento (8-24), Washington (6-24) and Oklahoma City (4-29). Portland completes the five-game homestand

Bulls lost 92-102.

This is a bad start for this 5-game-homestand.