Tue, 12/02 Bulls vs Sixers

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Game 18, Home Game 8
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 – 7:30 PM CT
United Center
WCIU / NBA-TV / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. SIXERS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................ Sixers lead 81-109
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win
BULLS HOME STREAK ............. 2 Loss
BULLS ROAD STREAK ............... 1 Win

Chicago Bulls (8-9)
Home 5-2
Road 3-7
Div 2-2
EConf 3-5
WConf 5-4

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Gordon 20.4, Rose 18.4
Rebounds: Gooden 8.9, Noah 5.7
Assists: Rose 6.0, Hinrich 4.0
Steals: Hinrich 1.33, Gooden 1.27
Blocks: Thomas 1.59, Noah 0.81

FG%: Gray .490, Rose .487
FT%: Sefolosha .900, Gordon .892
3FG%: Hinrich .421, Nocioni .397


Probalbe Bulls starters

Derrick Rose

Ben Gordon

Luol Deng

Drew Gooden

Joakim Noah



Probable Sixers starters

Andre Miller
Andre Iguodala
Thaddeus Young
Elton Brand
Samuel Dalembert

Injury report

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.

Jason Smith (left knee injury) is out.

Bulls ahead 50-48 with 5:52 to play in 3rd quarter

Bulls leaders

Gordon 13 pts
Rose 12 pts
Deng 10 pts

After good last game, Gooden with 0 points so far today.

end of 3rd quarter

Bulls 61 Sixers 67

This isn't a good night for the Bulls.

7:28 to play

Bulls 70 Sixers 77

Too many misses at the start of the 4th quarter.

Only 11 assists for the Bulls. Looks like the ball movement isn't good tonight.

6:16 left

Bulls trailing 73-79

5:41 left

Bulls 75 Sixers 81

Now Rose is the only Bull that scores the last minutes. Now with 21 pts. But he has already 5 fouls.

So if he would fouled out then the Bulls will lose the game.

Bulls with 11 assists but 22 turnovers. Far too many turnovers.

No. The Sixers gets fouled by Bulls on their last two possesion with making their shots and the additional FT.

Bulls 77-85 - 4:54 left

Sixers missing a FG, but getting the offensive rebound and the FTs after Gooden fouls Brand.


4:37 left

Bulls trailing 79-86

3:58 to play

Bulls trailing 83-86

Thomas now have 10 pts 9 rebs.


Go Bulls!

Now again 7 pts behind.

3:02 left

Bulls 83 Sixers 90