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Bulls return home to host Blazers
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.
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.
Win your very own
Bulls Suite!
Here's your chance to see the Bulls in style, from your very own Executive Suite in the United Center! Enter now to win a suite for one of three Chicago Bulls home games this season.
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!
Simply complete the entry form at Bulls.com, then click "Submit." It's that easy. Enter to win your Executive Suite ticket package today!
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Game Notes: Bulls at Charlotte Bobcats
Chicago has won both meetings between the clubs so far
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So far, Ben Gordon is benefiting from his team having a new coach.
Gordon will be trying to build on his biggest offensive game of the season on Wednesday when the Bulls visit the Charlotte Bobcats (6:00 p.m. CT | CSN | ESPN 1000).
Jim Boylan was named Chicago's interim coach on Thursday, three days after Scott Skiles was fired. Assistant Pete Myers coached the Bulls (11-18) in their first game without Skiles, a 94-79 loss at San Antonio last Wednesday, but Boylan won his first two games as coach before falling 112-110 in overtime to Orlando on Monday.
Boylan's most significant move since taking over the team has been to start bringing Gordon off the bench. Gordon, the NBA Sixth Man of the Year as a rookie in 2004.05, started the first 26 games of the season and was averaging 17.6 points while shooting 38.9 percent from the field. He averaged 21.4 points and shot 45.5 percent last season.
In three games in a reserve role under Boylan, Gordon has averaged 31.7 points and shot 56.5 percent, including 8-of-15 from 3-point range. He scored a season-high 39 points in Monday's defeat.
"The last two games, I feel like I found my shot," Gordon said.
The Bulls have scored in triple digits in each of Boylan's first three games - they did that just six times through their first 26 games - and seem to be responding to his laid back attitude.
"He doesn't get too high or too low," Gordon said. "That works when guys see Jim being so calm. He leads us in kind of a relaxed way."
The Bulls now will try for their fourth straight win over Charlotte (11-18) and third this season. Chicago is 10-3 all-time against the Hornets, including 4-2 on the road.
The Bulls won 91-82 in Charlotte on Dec. 5 in the last meeting behind a season-high 30 points from Luol Deng, who is averaging 22.0 points with Boylan as coach to raise his season average to 18.4.
The Bobcats ended a four-game losing streak on Monday, beating Indiana 107-103 in overtime as Gerald Wallace scored a season-high 36 points.
"It was a big win for us," Wallace said. "The main thing we talked about was we wanted to finish off the year on a good note."
Wallace, who signed a six-year, $57 million deal in the offseason, has scored at least 22 points in nine of his last 13 games. He is averaging a team-high 20.0 points, the same number he scored in the fourth quarter and overtime Monday.
"We got the ball to Gerald on the offensive end and he took the game over," said Jason Richardson, who added 28 points and played with a swollen face after a collision with Indiana's Danny Granger. "He pulled the game out for us."
Coach Sam Vincent, whose team is averaging just 93.6 points, started a small lineup that included point guards Raymond Felton and Jeff McInnis. The Bobcats responded with just their ninth triple-digit scoring effort of the season.
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 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 Bobcats Starters | Roster and Statistics
Guard 0 Jeff McInnis 6-1 | 190
Guard 20 Raymond Felton 6-1 | 198
Forward 23 Jason Richardson 6-6 | 225
Forward 3 Gerald Wallace 6-7 | 220
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.
Othella Harrington (left knee discomfort) is questionable, while Sean May (right knee surgery) and Adam Morrison (torn left ACL) are out for Charlotte.
Sixth Sense
Fourth-year guard Ben Gordon is back to his old tricks again—scoring in large quantities off the bench. Gordon started the first 26 games for Chicago this season, before moving to a reserve role on Dec. 28 versus Milwaukee. Gordon responded immediately, torching the Bucks for 31 points and then following up with 25 at New York on Dec. 30 and a team season-high 39 versus Orlando on Dec. 31. Including games played last season, Gordon has now reached double figures in scoring in 27-straight reserve appearances, including 22 games of 20+ points during that stretch.
Get more game notes, statistics and player bios at Bulls.com.
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