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Game Notes: Bulls vs. Suns | 6:00 p.m.
Chicago plays the first of three straight at the United Center
Hello ***,
The Bulls will try to stop the Suns from winning for the 15th
time in 20 contests when the teams meet tonight for their
first encounter of the season
(6:00 p.m. CT | WGN Superstation/ESPN Radio 1000).
Lately, scoring has been a problem for the Bulls (12-16), who
have lost five straight and have reached 100 points only once during
that stretch.
Luol Deng scored 18 points and Darius Songaila added 12 off the
bench for Chicago in Wednesday's 93-80 loss to the Bobcats.
Since losing five of their first nine games, the Suns (18-10)
have been among the best teams in the league.
The Suns showed Friday why they are one of the most balanced
squads in the NBA. Four players had double-doubles in a 110-100
victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Leading scorer Eddie House scored
26 points off the bench.
Steve Nash scored 24 with 13 assists and Shawn Marion had 24 and
13 rebounds. After leading the league in scoring last season (110.4),
Phoenix has reached the century mark in six of its last seven games
despite playing without Amare Stoudamire, who is recovering from knee
surgery.
Phoenix has won nine of the last 12 meetings against Chicago but
has dropped three of four in Chicago.
Tune in to watch this evening's game on WGN Superstation and
listen to it on ESPN Radio 1000 (pregame at 5:30). Visit Bulls.com or
click here now for a
complete preview of this evening's contest.
Probable Bulls Starters
Guard 21 Chris Duhon 6-1 | 185
Guard 12 Kirk Hinrich 6-3 | 190
Forward 9 Luol Deng 6-9 | 220
Forward 5 Andres Nocioni 6-7 | 225
Center 50 Mike Sweetney 6-8 | 270
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Chicago's team roster and statistics.
Probable Suns Starters
Guard 13 Steve Nash 6-3 | 195
Guard 19 Raja Bell 6-5 | 210
Forward 3 Boris Diaw 6-8 | 215
Forward 31 Shawn Marion 6-7 | 228
Center 40 Kurt Thomas 6-9 | 235
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Phoenix's team roster and statistics.
Injury Report
Bulls
There are no injuries to report. For a full report and the latest
on Bulls' injuries, check out the
AthletiCo Injury Report
at Bulls.com.
Suns
Leandro Barbosa (left knee MCL sprain), Amare Stoudemire (left
knee surgery) and Brian Grant (right knee surgery) are out for
tonight's contest.
Series Notes
Bulls Head Coach Scott Skiles coached the Suns from 1999-2002 and
posted a 116-79 (.595) record ... prior to the Suns' 94-74 road-win
over the Bulls on Nov. 9, 2004 Chicago had won three straight games
versus Phoenix at the United Center ... since the 1991.92 season, the
Bulls are 9-4 against the Suns at the United Center ... the Bulls and
Suns have played 10 overtime games with the Bulls winning the first
seven and the Suns winning the last three.
Full House
Tickets to Chicago Bulls home games are once again among the
hottest in the NBA for 2005.06. Through 12 regular season home games
this season, they have averaged 21,211 fans filling the United
Center, ranking 2nd in the NBA.
Chicago is just one of three franchises (Dallas and Detroit) to
average 20,000+ per home contest this season. The Bulls have had
eight sellouts this season.
Complete Game Notes
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visit Bulls.com now.
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