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Bulls hosting LeBron's Cavs on Friday
Bulls hosting wireless phone drive on April 11
The Bulls and Verizon Wireless are teaming up to invite fans to help victims of domestic violence in Chicagoland. The organizations are holding a phone collection drive Friday, April 11, at the United Center prior to the Bulls' game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Beginning at 4:30 p.m. when the gates open, until game time, fans can donate no-longer-used wireless handsets and accessories from any service provider at any of the United Center admission gates. The wireless equipment will be collected for Verizon Wireless' HopeLine® program.
April 8
Bulls @ Miami
6:30 p.m.
WCIU
ESPN 1000
April 9
Bulls @ Orlando
6:00 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
April 11
Bulls vs Cleveland
6:00 p.m.
WGN, ESPN2
ESPN 1000
April 13
Bulls vs Orlando
6:00 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
ESPN 1000
April 14
Bulls @ Milwaukee
7:00 p.m.
WGN
ESPN 1000
April 16
Bulls vs Toronto
7:30 p.m.
CSN-Chicago
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.
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Game Notes: Bulls at Miami Heat
In their first meeting this year, Chicago shot a season-best .573 from the field
Hello ***,
The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat both had hopes of contending for the Eastern Conference title this season.
Instead Chicago is a game away from joining Miami at home during the playoffs.
These teams face off Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena for the final time this season (6:30 p.m. CT | WCIU | ESPN 1000).
The Bulls (30-46) and Heat (13-64) met in the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. In 2006, Miami defeated Chicago 4-2 in the first round en route to its first NBA title, while in 2007, the Bulls knocked the Heat out in the first round before they lost 4-2 to Detroit in the conference semifinals.
Both teams had high expectations going into this season, but it's been a dismal one for each club. The injury-plagued Heat are on the verge of guaranteeing they will finish with the league's worst record while Chicago is a loss or an Atlanta win away from missing the playoffs for the first time in four years.
"The whole season, there's a lot to point at," Chicago's Luol Deng said. "Whatever it is, we just have to take it and accept it. I thought we worked hard and prepared ourselves physically. But there's a growth we have to do mentally. There's a lot we have to deal with mentally. I think we just need to grow up mentally. I don't think we had it this year."
The Bulls are coming off a 99-87 loss to Washington on Saturday. Ben Gordon scored 18 points and Larry Hughes added 16 for Chicago, which was without leading rebounder Drew Gooden (abdominal strain) and was outrebounded 53-28.
"It's tough to compete against somebody when they outrebound you by 25," interim coach Jim Boylan said. "They dominated us inside. We really didn't have enough big bodies and they took advantage of it."
Gooden, pulling down 9.3 boards a contest, is also expected to miss Tuesday's game.
The Bulls are looking to win their seventh straight over the Heat. They have beaten Miami twice this season, including a 126-96 road win on Jan. 16. Chicago last swept a season series from the Heat in 1991-92.
Miami has lost seven straight and 18 of 20, including a 91-75 defeat to Detroit on Sunday. Earl Barron scored 20 points and Chris Quinn added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Heat.
"Obviously, it's not the best situation, not the situation we thought we'd be in at the beginning of the year," Quinn said. "The only thing with five or six games remaining to do is go out there and play with pride, play as hard as we can and show what we can do out there."
Quinn, scoring 7.3 points in 55 games this season, has averaged 16.1 over the last eight.
Tune in to watch tonight's game at 6:30 p.m. CT on WCIU 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 24 Tyrus Thomas 6-8 | 215
Center 13 Joakim Noah 6-11 | 232
Probable Heat Starters | Roster and Statistics
Guard 11 Chris Quinn 6-2 | 175
Guard 14 Daequan Cook 6-5 | 205
Forward 31Ricky Davis 6-7 | 205
Forward 30 Earl Brown 7-0 | 245
Center 15 Mark Blount 7-0 | 250
Injury Report
Drew Gooden (lower abdominal strain) is questionable. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report at Bulls.com.
Marcus Banks (pulled right hamstring), Udonis Haslem (left ankle surgery), Alexander Johnson (concussion), Shawn Marion (back spasms), Alonzo Mourning (torn right patella & quadriceps tendons), Dwyane Wade (left knee treatment) and Dorell Wright (meniscal tear of the left knee) are out for Miami.
Get more game notes, statistics and player bios at Bulls.com.
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