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Bulls host Magic on Monday afternoon
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. 30
Bulls @ New York
11:00 a.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Dec. 31
Bulls vs Orlando
1:00 p.m.
WGN Superstation
ESPN 1000
Jan. 2
Bulls @ Charlotte
6:00 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Jan. 3
Bulls vs Portland
7:00 p.m.
TNT
ESPN 1000
Jan. 5
Bulls vs Sacramento
7:30 p.m.
WGN Superstation
ESPN 1000
Jan. 8
Bulls vs New York
7:30 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Jan. 11
Bulls @ Philadelphia
6:00 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
Jan. 13
Bulls @ Atlanta
1:00 p.m.
WGN
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.
Enter the Bulls Sweepstakes!
Win a 2008 Kia Sorento SUV in this season's Bulls Sweepstakes! Entering is easy and the grand prize winner will take home a brand new SUV courtesy of Kia Motors.
Many other unbelievable prizes will be awarded, including round-trip airline tickets courtesy of United, wireless telephones courtesy of Verizon Wireless, gift certificates to Dick's Sporting Goods, and much more!
Simply fill in the form at Bulls.com to enter now.
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Game Notes: Bulls at New York Knicks
Chicago has won 10 of the last 13 meetings in this series
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Jim Boylan is hoping that his first game as Chicago's interim coach is a sign of things to come.
Boylan looks to build on his first win as an NBA head coach on Sunday morning when the Bulls visit the New York Knicks (11:00 a.m. CT | CSN | ESPN 1000).
Boylan was named interim coach of the Bulls (10-17) on Thursday after Scott Skiles was fired on Monday. Before Boylan got the job, assistant Pete Myers coached Chicago in its 94-79 loss at San Antonio on Wednesday.
Boylan, however, managed to lead the Bulls to their first win in four games, a 103-99 victory over Milwaukee on Friday.
"It's funny being out there. I coached the team in the summer, but obviously it's quite different," Boylan said. "It was an emotional thing. My family is here."
Boylan immediately put his stamp on the team, asking Ben Gordon, the NBA Sixth Man of the Year, to give up his spot in the starting lineup. Gordon agreed and scored 19 of his team-high 31 points in the fourth quarter.
"I didn't want to make any predictions before the game, but I thought he would (respond) because that is the kind of guy Ben is. He told me he would do it, that I could count on him," Boylan said. "He came through. I have to applaud him for accepting this role."
Gordon made 10 off 11 free throws in the final period.
"I took me a while to kind of get warm but after a few trips up and down I found my groove," he said. "It worked for us and hopefully it will continue to work in the future."
Even though he won his debut, Boylan still has plenty of work to do. The Bulls are in the basement of the Central Division and have lost three of four on the road, where they are just 4-10.
"We have to realize that we won the game but there are still things we didn't do so well," Gordon said. "We have to take the attitude of having to get better everyday."
A game against the struggling Knicks (8-20), who have lost three straight and own the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference, could help Chicago continue to get its season back on track.
Knicks coach Isiah Thomas also made some changes to his lineup on Wednesday in hopes of sparking his team, starting David Lee ahead of Zach Randolph and Jared Jeffries in place of Fred Jones. Lee had 11 points and 14 rebounds but Jeffries had just five points and the Knicks lost 110-96 in Orlando.
"We had 36 good minutes, but the last 12 just got away from us," said Jamal Crawford, who had 29 points. "We defended well, shot the ball well, but it just got away from us at the end."
Randolph had 22 points off the bench, but starting center Eddy Curry played less than five minutes and finished with only two points.
"It's extremely tough to sit that long," Curry said. "I'm not used to that at all and I hope it doesn't continue. I just think at some point I'm going to have to be out there for us to win the game."
The Knicks have dropped 10 of 13 against the Bulls but have won the last two meetings at Madison Square Garden.
Tune in to watch Sunday's game at 11:00 a.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 21 Chris Duhon 6-1 | 185
Guard 12 Kirk Hinrich 6-3 | 190
Forward 9 Luol Deng 6-9 | 220
Forward 32 Joe Smith 6-10 | 225
Center 3 Ben Wallace 6-9 | 240
Probable Knicks Starters | Roster and Statistics
Guard 11 Jamal Crawford 6-5 | 200
Guard 23 Quentin Richardson 6-6 | 235
Forward 20 Jared Jeffries 6-11 | 240
Forward 42 David Lee 6-9 | 240
Center 34 Eddy Curry 6-11 | 285
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.
Stephon Marbury (personal reasons) is questionable, while Jerome James (left knee tendinitis/right foot bone spur & cyst) is out for New York.
Free Throw Specialists
Although Chicago ranks just 15th in the NBA in free throw percentage (76.3 FT%), two Bulls are among the top five in the league in free throw shooting. Kirk Hinrich is tied for first (Ray Allen) in the NBA, hitting 92.0 percent of his attempts (46-50 FT), while Ben Gordon ranks sixth at 91.0 percent (101-111 FT).
Get more game notes, statistics and player bios at Bulls.com.
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