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Bulls hit the road for six in a row
Tickets for every Chicago Bulls 2007.08 home game are on sale now at the United Center, Ticketmaster, online at Bulls.com or by calling 1.800.4NBA.TIX.
Nov. 10
Bulls vs Toronto
7:30 p.m.
WGN
ESPN 1000
Nov. 15
Bulls @ Phoenix
9:30 p.m.
ESPN 1000
Nov. 17
Bulls @ L.A. Clippers
9:30 p.m.
WGN
ESPN 1000
Nov. 18
Bulls @ L.A. Lakers
8:30 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Nov. 20
Bulls @ Denver
8:00 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Nov. 24
Bulls @ New York
12:00 p.m.
WGN
ESPN 1000
Win a Bulls Suite!
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You'll be the life of the party with 20 tickets and four parking passes, along with snacks and soft drinks. An amazing value of $3,500! You and your guests will see the Bulls live at the United Center as they battle the Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat or Toronto Raptors.
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Brew Pub Weekends
Bulls fans, remember that after every Friday and Saturday home game, Anheuser-Busch will be sponsoring Weekends in the Budweiser Select Brew Pub! The Budweiser Select Brew Pub will remain open an hour after each Friday and Saturday game at the United Center and will feature a live DJ.
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Game Notes: Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors
Chicago and Toronto split their four meetings last season
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Two days after winning their first game of the season, the Chicago Bulls hope they have put their disappointing start behind them.
Chicago hosts the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, looking to build some momentum before beginning its longest road trip of the season (7:30 p.m. CT | WGN | ESPN 1000).
The Bulls (1-4) went 49-33 last year - their best record since the Michael Jordan years - but it took more than a week before Chicago recorded its first win of the new season. The Bulls snapped their early-season losing streak on Thursday, beating the Detroit Pistons 97-93.
"I thought we came out and played harder than we had all season," Chicago forward Tyrus Thomas said. "We played better, obviously. It was a good win for us."
Thomas had 19 points and 14 rebounds, Luol Deng added 17 points and the Bulls' bench contributed 31 points - led by 13 from Joe Smith. Chicago outrebounded Detroit, 47-36 and held a 42-26 edge in points in the paint.
"This was more our type of basketball tonight," said Kirk Hinrich, who had 14 assists. "That's a quality win. Hopefully it will be a momentum builder. We've got a big game here on Saturday, so it'd be nice to get something going before heading out West."
Chicago is especially eager to put the 0-4 start behind it as it begins a difficult stretch next week when they open a six-game road trip against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. After four games against Western Conference opponents, Chicago travels east to visit New York and Toronto before returning home Nov. 27 to take on the Atlanta Hawks in its only other home game this month.
"It was definitely a burden," guard Ben Gordon said of the losing streak. "Hopefully getting a win against a good team like Detroit will give us some confidence."
Like the Bulls, the Raptors (3-3) have also had some difficulty carrying over last year's success into the new season. After a 2-0 start, the defending Atlantic Division champs lost their next three straight, but snapped the losing streak on Friday with a 105-103 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Chris Bosh had 24 points and 10 rebounds while Anthony Parker added 22 and six. Bosh also made a key play on the defensive end when he blocked a potential tying layup from Andre Miller with five seconds left.
Bosh was 16-of-18 at the line, including three free throws in the final 20 seconds after Philadelphia had cut the lead to one point. Bosh is 48-of-52 (92.3 percent) from the line in six games, while going 26-of-66 (39.3 percent) from the field.
"My percentage from the field isn't good right now," Bosh said. "If I'm wide open, I'm going to take the jump shot. If not, I'll go to the basket and try and draw the foul. I have confidence in my free throw shooting."
With his team coming in mired in the losing streak, Raptors coach Sam Mitchell replaced the inconsistent Andrea Bargnani in the lineup with Rasho Nesterovic. Nesterovic was scoreless in 12 minutes while Bargnani had nine points.
Chicago and Toronto split their four meetings last season, with each team winning once on the road. The Bulls have won eight of their last nine home games against the Raptors.
Tune in to watch tonight's game at 7:30 p.m. CT on WGN and listen live on ESPN Radio 1000. Visit Bulls.com or click here now for a complete preview.
Probable Bulls Starters | Roster and Statistics
Guard 12 Kirk Hinrich 6-3 | 190
Guard 7 Ben Gordon 6-3 | 200
Forward 9 Luol Deng 6-9 | 220
Forward 24 Tyrus Thomas 6-8 | 215
Center 3 Ben Wallace 6-9 | 240
Probable Raptors Starters | Roster and Statistics
Guard 11 T.J. Ford 6-0 | 160
Guard 18 Anthony Parker 6-6 | 215
Forward 24 Jason Kapono 6-8 | 215
Forward 4 Chris Bosh 6-10 | 225
Center 7 Andrea Bargnani 7-0 | 250
Injury Report
Chicago has no significant injuries to report. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report at Bulls.com.
Joey Graham (strained left quad) is day-to-day for Toronto.
Bulls to be honored at Little City annual dinner
Former Chicago Bulls legend Bob Love will accept the Little City Partnership Award on behalf of the Bulls at the Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner on Friday. The Bulls are being recognized for their dedicated service to the Foundation, widely-regarded for its work in support of children and adults with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. For more on Little City and the Bulls, click here now.
Get more game notes, statistics and player bios at Bulls.com.
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