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Game Notes: Bulls at Atlanta Hawks;
Food Drive on March 18
Chicago posted a 111-99 home win over Atlanta on Jan. 28
Hello ***,
The Chicago Bulls will try to get out of their funk and not lose
more ground on a playoff spot when they
visit the Atlanta Hawks on
Saturday (6:00 p.m. CT | WGN Superstation/ESPN Radio 1000).
The Bulls (27-35) have dropped six of their last nine games,
including Friday's 107-96 home defeat against the Los Angeles
Clippers that left them 3 1/2 games behind Milwaukee and Philadelphia
for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Kirk Hinrich led six Chicago players in double figures with 21
points, but the point guard also committed five turnovers while
handing out just two assists.
Luol Deng collected 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for
the Bulls, who are just one game better at home (14-17) than on the
road (13-18).
The Hawks have been idle since Tuesday's 113-106 home victory
over Golden State. It was Atlanta's third triumph in five games and
the team's 20th win of the campaign after claiming just 18 contests
last season.
Joe Johnson, who received his Team USA jersey before the game,
scored a career-high 42 points. Johnson is one of 23 players who will
get a shot to be on America's roster for this year's World
Championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Chicago posted a 111-99 home win over Atlanta on Jan. 28 in the
only meeting of the season between the clubs.
Tune in to watch this evening's game on the WGN Superstation or
listen to it on ESPN Radio 1000 (pregame show at 5:30). Visit
Bulls.com or
click here now for a
complete preview of this evening's contest.
Probable Bulls Starters
Guard 12 Kirk Hinrich 6-3 | 190
Guard 7 Ben Gordon 6-3 | 200
Forward 9 Luol Deng 6-9 | 220
Forward 35 Malik Allen 6-10 | 255
Center 3 Tyson Chandler 7-1 | 235
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Chicago's team roster and statistics.
Probable Hawks Starters
Guard 36 Royal Ivey 6-3 | 200
Guard 2 Joe Johnson 6-7 | 230
Forward 5 Josh Smith 6-9 | 225
Forward 3 Al Harrington 6-9 | 245
Center 27 Zaza Pachulia 6-11 | 265
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Atlanta's team roster and statistics.
Injury Report
Bulls
Chicago has no injuries to report. For a full report and the
latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the
AthletiCo Injury Report
at Bulls.com.
Hawks
Josh Childress (sprained left ankle) and John Edwards (sprained
right ankle) are questionable. Tyronn Lue (sprained Medial Collateral
Ligament, right knee) is out.
Series Notes
The Bulls have won five-straight over the Hawks after sweeping
the four-game series last season ... it was the Bulls' first sweep of
Atlanta since going 4-0 in 1995.96 ... in the series-finale last
season, Chris Duhon buried eight-of-nine three-pointers on his way to
a then career-high 24 points ... Chicago outscored Atlanta in the
series last season by an average of 105.3 to 90.8.
Bulls and Midway Moving to Host Food Drive on March 18
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he Bulls and Midway Moving & Storage will
host a food drive
to benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) on Saturday,
March 18, 2006.
Prior to the 1:00 p.m. tip-off of the Bulls' home game against
the Miami Heat, fans are encouraged to drop off non-perishable foods
at any of the United Center admission gates (gates open at 11:30).
Fans not attending that afternoon's contest may still assist in the collection by purchasing food items in the virtual food drive at Bulls Virtual Food Drive.
The online food drive will be available through Saturday, April 20.
Complete Game Notes
For more game notes, statistics and player bios,
visit Bulls.com now.
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