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Celtics visit the United Center on Tuesday
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.
March 29
Bulls vs Milwaukee
7:30 p.m.
WGN Superstation
ESPN 1000
April 1
Bulls vs Boston
7:30 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
April 3
Bulls @ Cleveland
7:00 p.m.
TNT
ESPN 1000
April 5
Bulls vs Washington
7:30 p.m.
WGN
ESPN 1000
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Saturday, April 5
Bulls vs. Wizards
$35 per seat
Sunday, April 13
Bulls vs. Magic
$35 per seat
Wednesday, April 16
Bulls vs. Raptors
$30 per seat
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. Milwaukee Bucks
Teams have split their first two games this season
Hello ***,
If the Chicago Bulls are going to sneak into the playoffs despite their disappointing performance this season, they likely can't afford too many games like their last one.
After missing an opportunity to make up ground in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Bulls hope to bounce back as they host the struggling Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday (7:30 p.m. CT | WGN | ESPN 1000).
Despite underperforming all season, Chicago (28-44) has remained a contender for a postseason berth in the shallow Eastern Conference. The Bulls' playoff hopes, however, took a big hit with their 106-103 loss to eighth-place Atlanta on Friday night.
Ten minutes into the game, the Bulls trailed 31-12, and they later fell behind by as many as 22. Their inspired comeback attempt fell short as Chicago dropped four games behind the Hawks for the eighth and final playoff spot.
"Every loss is tough, especially when you kind of feel like you have a chance to win and don't get it," said Bulls guard Ben Gordon, who had 18 points. "This is one of our tougher losses."
That says a lot for a team that has already exceeded last season's loss total by 11. The Bulls went 49-33 in 2006-07 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs, but getting back to the postseason appears like a long shot at this point. With 10 games left in their regular season, Chicago is in 11th place.
The Bucks (24-47) are in even worse position, having lost nine of their last 10 games to fall to 13th in the conference. They shot 34.3 percent from the field in their 103-86 loss to Orlando on Friday night.
"You can try to drop as many storylines as you want, but the bottom line I'd say probably two-third of our shots were good shots. They just didn't go in," Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "We still have issues where we're forcing shots at times and shooting up attempts a little bit out of sync when we don't have very much of an opportunity to get board coverage or defensive transitions."
Forward Yi Jianlian contributed to Milwaukee's shooting struggles Friday. The Chinese rookie went 3-for-11, and is 11-for-39 (28.2 percent) in five games since returning from a right wrist injury.
"He started off the season, maybe as an unknown commodity - with a lot of pick and pop. He'd hit open jump shots and now teams are taking that away from him," Krystkowiak said of the 6-foot-11, 238-pound Yi. "He's got to develop a game in the low post, which he's working on, and I think with some time he's going to put on some weight. I think confidence is a big part, just him knowing what he needs to do to counteract some of that pushing and shoving down there."
The Bucks have lost five of the last six games against the Bulls, but the teams have split their first two games this season. Milwaukee guard Michael Redd averaged 30.5 points in those contests, and has scored at least 30 in five of his last seven meetings with Chicago. He's averaging 32.6 in that stretch, which includes a 52-point performance in Milwaukee's 126-121 overtime loss in Chicago on March 4, 2007.
Gordon had 48 points in that game, and is averaging 28.2 in his last six games - four starts - against the Bucks.
Tune in to watch tonight's game at 7:30 p.m. CT on the WGN Superstation 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 32 Larry Hughes 6-5 | 185
Forward 9 Luol Deng 6-9 | 220
Forward 90 Drew Gooden 6-10 | 250
Center 13 Joakim Noah 6-11 | 232
Probable Bucks Starters | Roster and Statistics
Guard 25 Mo Williams 6-1 | 185
Guard 22 Michael Redd 6-6 | 215
Forward 24 Desmond Mason 6-5 | 222
Forward 31 Charlie Villanueva 6-11 | 232
Center 6 Andrew Bogut 7-0 | 260
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.
Andrew Bogut (nasal fracture) and Bobby Simmons (food poisoning) are day-to-day, while Charlie Bell (MCL tear, right knee) is out for Milwaukee.
Get more game notes, statistics and player bios at Bulls.com.
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