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Bulls to visit Pistons before returning home
Tickets on sale now!
Tickets for every Bulls home game are on sale now at the United Center, Ticketmaster, online at Bulls.com or by calling 1.800.4NBA.TIX.
Dec. 5
Bulls @ Charlotte
6:00 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Dec. 7
Bulls @ Detroit
6:00 p.m.
ESPN, CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Dec. 8
Bulls vs Boston
7:30 p.m.
WGN Superstation
ESPN 1000
Dec. 11
Bulls vs Seattle
7:30 p.m.
WGN Superstation
ESPN 1000
Dec. 12
Bulls @ Indiana
6:00 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Dec. 14
Bulls vs New York
7:30 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Dec. 18
Bulls vs LA Lakers
7:30 p.m.
WCIU
ESPN 1000
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.
Vote for the Bulls!
NBA All-Star Balloting is underway! The 2008 NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, will be held at New Orleans Arena on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008.
Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich, Andres Nocioni and Ben Wallace are representing Chicago on the ballot this season and need your vote! The Bulls and Allstate, sponsor of this season's balloting, are asking you to show your support for the team! Visit Bulls.com or click here now to cast your vote today.
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Game Notes: Bulls at Charlotte Bobcats
Chicago defeated Charlotte on Saturday behind Ben Gordon's 34 points
Hello ***,
The struggling Bulls look to again shake their early season woes as they try to beat the Charlotte Bobcats for the second time in five days on Wednesday (6:00 p.m. CT | CSN | ESPN 1000).
Despite the slow start, the Bulls (4-11) looked like a playoff contender in their 111-95 win over the Bobcats (6-10) on Saturday, posting season highs in points and field-goal percentage (54.3). On Monday, though, they suffered a disappointing 103-98 loss to Dallas.
Chicago shot 28.1 percent through three quarters against the Mavericks and made only 34.5 percent of its shots for the game. The Bulls are last in the league in shooting at 39.3 percent.
"As tough as this has been, you have to stay with it and be mentally tough as a team," guard Kirk Hinrich said. "I have confidence that things will turn around. Life isn't as good as it normally would be when we are winning."
Luol Deng finished with 10 points - all in the second half - on just 4-of-13 shooting Monday after scoring a season-high 29 on 13-of-21 shooting against Charlotte.
Bulls leading scorer Ben Gordon had a season-high 34 points on 13-of-21 shooting against the Bobcats, but scored only 10 - 8.6 below his season average - on 4-of-16 shooting Monday. Gordon is averaging 24.3 points on 55.9 percent shooting, including 12-of-18 from 3-point range, in his last four games against Charlotte.
The Bulls have won four of their last five against the Bobcats, but lost 100-85 in their last trip to Charlotte on Feb. 14.
Chicago has lost four straight road games by an average of 17.7 points, and is 1-7 away from the United Center this season.
The Bobcats opened 2007.08 with six wins in 10 games for the best start in the franchise's four-year history, but they've lost six straight since a 101-92 home victory over Portland on Nov. 19.
Charlotte, which finished tied for the East's fourth-worst record last season, lost 98-79 at Toronto on Monday.
Few of the games during the losing streak have been close, as the Bobcats are being outscored by an average of 12.0 points. They have not led after the first quarter in any of those games.
Their defense has been a big reason for the slump. Charlotte is allowing 105.7 points during the slide - 12.0 more than it gave up in its first 10 games.
"We're digging ourselves into the Grand Canyon right now and it's too much to come back," said Gerald Wallace, who finished with 19 points on 4-of-13 shooting Monday.
Raymond Felton missed all eight of his shots and Jason Richardson was just 3-for-17 as Charlotte shot 33.3 percent from the floor.
"When that group is 7-for-38, then we don't have a chance," Bobcats coach Sam Vincent said. "Our core players, who have to provide us with some scoring punch, just couldn't get it going. We don't have the depth for two or three of our core guys to not perform."
The Bobcats, in the midst of their longest skid since losing eight straight from Feb. 24-March 10, signed Cleveland Cavaliers restricted free agent Anderson Varejao to a three-year offer sheet worth just over $17 million on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-10 Varejao, who averaged a career-best 6.8 points and 6.7 rebounds last season, would help fill a need for the Bobcats on their front line. Charlotte is last in the NBA with 28.4 defensive rebounds per game.
Cleveland has one week to match the deal or lose the 25-year-old Varejao.
Tune in to watch tonight's game at 6:00 p.m. CT on Comcast SportsNet Chicago 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 Bobcats Starters | Roster and Statistics
Guard 20 Raymond Felton 6-1 | 198
Guard 23 Jason Richardson 6-6 | 225
Forward 3 Gerald Wallace 6-7 | 220
Forward 4 Jared Dudley 6-7 | 225
Center 50 Emeka Okafor 6-10 | 255
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.
Ryan Hollins (left shoulder contusion), Sean May (right knee surgery) and Adam Morrison (torn left ACL) are out for Charlotte.
And One
Ben Gordon picked up the third four-point play of his career versus Charlotte on Dec. 1. During a third quarter in which he matched his own United Center record of four three pointers made in a single quarter, Gordon knocked down a trey and was fouled by Jason Richardson with 7:49 left in the frame. Gordon then made good on the free throw for the four-point play.
The previous two four-point plays of his career came against Detroit on Dec. 3, 2005 and again versus Detroit on Jan. 6, 2007. Michael Jordan has the most in franchise history, with five.
Get more game notes, statistics and player bios at Bulls.com.
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