2003-04 Chicago Bulls Game Notes
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CHICAGO BULLS (30-18) @ PHOENIX SUNS (27-20) Game 49, Road Game 25 Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 – 9:30 PM CT US Airways Center Comcast SportsNet / ESPN / ESPN 1000 AM 2014-15 CHICAGO BULLS MEDIA GUIDE: http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/2014-15-chicago-bulls-media-guide PROB-A-BULL STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Player Updates F 44 NIKOLA MIROTIĆ 6-10 220 2014-15: 7.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.63 bpg, 0.58 spg, 17.9 mpg, .406 FG%, .358 3FG%, .780 FT% Career vs. PHX: N/A Note: Earned Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors for December C 16 PAU GASOL 7-0 255 2014-15: 18.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.20 bpg, 0.36 spg, 35.2 mpg, .486 FG%, .821 FT% Career vs. PHX: 41 games, 17.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.61 bpg, 0.59 spg, 34.2 mpg, .526 FG%, .718 FT% Note: Leads the NBA with 29 double-doubles and has 398 double-doubles for his career C 13 JOAKIM NOAH 6-11 232 2014-15: 7.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.46 bpg, 0.70 spg, 30.6 mpg, .450 FG%, .626 FT% Career vs. PHX: 12 games, 12.6 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.08 spg, 0.83 bpg, 31.5 mpg, .496 FG%, .595 FT% Note: Ranks second on the team with 10 double-doubles F 21 JIMMY BUTLER 6-7 220 2014-15: 20.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.80 spg, 0.64 bpg, 39.7 mpg, .461 FG%, .336 3FG%, .837 FT% Career vs. PHX: Five games, 10.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.00 spg, 23.8 mpg, .405 FG%, .842 FT% Note: Tied his career high last night at LAL with 35 points (16-18 FT) and added seven boards G 1 DERRICK ROSE 6-3 190 2014-15: 18.5 ppg, 4.9 apg, 3.1 rpg, 0.68 spg, 30.5 mpg, .410 FG%, .308 3FG%, .811 FT% Career vs. PHX: Six games, 25.5 ppg, 6.0 apg, 5.5 rpg, 40.5 mpg, .539 FG%, .294 3FG%, .857 FT% Note: Has led the team in scoring seven of the last nine games, averaging 23.3 ppg on .428 shooting 2014-15 TRANSACTIONS Acquired the draft rights to the No. 11 pick, Doug McDermott, and forward Anthony Randolph from the Denver Nuggets, for Chicago’s 16th (Jusuf Nurkic) and 19th (Gary Harris) picks and the lesser of the Bulls’ two 2015 second round picks (Chicago’s and Portland’s (06/26/14)) … traded forward Greg Smith to the Dallas Mavericks for the rights to Tadija Dragicevic (07/14/14) … traded forward Anthony Randolph, cash considerations and two future second-round picks to the Orlando Magic for the rights to Milovan Rakovic (07/14/14) … waived Lou Amundson (07/15/14) … amnestied Carlos Boozer (07/15/14) … signed Pau Gasol (07/18/14) … signed Nikola Mirotić (07/18/14) … re-signed Kirk Hinrich (07/21/14) … signed Cameron Bairstow (07/21/14) … signed Doug McDermott (07/22/14) … signed Aaron Brooks (07/22/14) … signed E’Twaun Moore (09/18/14) … re-signed Nazr Mohammed (09/22/14) … signed Kim English, Ben Hansbrough and Solomon Jones (09/26/14) … waived Solomon Jones, Ben Hansbrough and Kim English on (10/18/14) … exercised the third-year option for Tony Snell (10/27/14). PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Cameron Bairstow: BARE-stow, Pau Gasol: POW! Ga-SALL, Kirk Hinrich: HINE-rick, Nikola Mirotić: KNEE-coal-uh MIR-oh-tich, Nazr Mohammed: NAH-zee, E’Twaun Moore: EE-twan, Joakim Noah: JOE-keem, Tom Thibodeau: Thib-uh-DOE. NEXT FIVE GAMES: SEASON STREAKS: OVERALL – 1 Loss; HOME – 1 Loss; ROAD – 1 Loss DATE GM OPPONENT SITE TIME (CT) TELEVISION RADIO 02/04 50 @Houston Toyota Center 7:00 p.m. Comcast SportsNet/ESPN ESPN 1000/WRTO-AM 02/07 51 @New Orleans Smoothie King Center 6:00 p.m. WGN-TV/NBA-TV ESPN 1000/WRTO-AM 02/08 52 @Orlando Amway Center 5:00 p.m. WGN-TV ESPN 1000 02/10 53 SACRAMENTO United Center 7:00 p.m. Comcast SportsNet ESPN 1000/WRTO-AM 02/12 54 CLEVELAND United Center 7:00 p.m. TNT ESPN 1000/WRTO-AM 2014-15 RECORD HOME ROAD OT ATHLETICO INJURY UPDATE: Mike Dunleavy (right ankle) is questionable; OVERALL 30-18 13-11 17-7 1-3 Jimmy Butler (left leg contusion) and Taj Gibson (right patella tendinitis) are EASTERN 18-11 7-8 11-3 1-1 probable. WESTERN 12-7 6-3 6-4 0-2 OCTOBER: 1-1 DECEMBER: 11-4 JANUARY: 8-8 FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL 29 @ New York, W, 104-80 2 vs. DALLAS, L, 129-132 (2OT) 1 vs. DENVER, W, 106-101 4 @ Houston, 7:00 PM 1 vs. L.A. CLIPPERS, 12:00 PM 1 @ Milwaukee, 7:00 PM 31 vs. CLEVELAND, L, 108-114 (OT) 3 @ Charlotte, W, 102-95 3 vs. BOSTON, W, 109-104 (OT) 7 @ New Orleans, 6:00 PM 3 vs. WASHINGTON, 7:00 PM 3 vs. DETROIT, 7:00 PM 6 vs. GOLDEN STATE, L, 102-112 5 vs. HOUSTON, W, 114-105 8 @ Orlando, 5:00 PM 5 vs. OKLA. CITY, 7:00 PM 5 @ Cleveland, 2:00 PM NOVEMBER: 10-5 10 vs. BROOKLYN, W, 105-80 7 vs. UTAH, L, 77-97 10 vs. SACRAMENTO, 7:00 PM 6 @ Indiana, 6:00 PM 8 @ Orlando, 6:00 PM 12 vs. PORTLAND, W, 115-106 9 @ Washington, L, 88-102 12 vs. CLEVELAND, 7:00 PM 8 @ San Antonio, 12:00 PM 9 @ Miami, 7:00 PM 1 @ Minnesota, W, 106-105 14 @ Miami, W, 93-75 10 vs. MILWAUKEE, W, 95-87 20 @ Detroit, 6:30 PM 9 vs. MEMPHIS, 7:00 PM 11 vs. PHILADELPHIA, 7:00 PM 4 vs. ORLANDO, W, 98-90 15 @ Atlanta, L, 86-93 12 vs. ORLANDO, L, 114-121 21 vs. PHOENIX, 7:00 PM 11 @ Philadelphia, 6:00 PM 13 @ Brooklyn, 6:30 PM 5 @ Milwaukee, W, 95-86 18 vs. NEW YORK, W, 103-97 14 vs. WASHINGTON, L, 99-105 23 vs. MILWAUKEE, 7:00 PM 13 @ Charlotte, 6:00 PM 15 vs. ATLANTA, 7:00 PM 7 @ Philadelphia, W, 118-115 19 @ Memphis, W, 103-97 16 @ Boston, W, 119-103 25 vs. CHARLOTTE, 7:00 PM 15 @ Okla. City, 12:00 PM 8 vs. BOSTON, L, 101-106 22 vs. TORONTO, W, 129-120 17 vs. ATLANTA, L, 99-107 27 vs. MINNESOTA, 7:00 PM 18 vs. INDIANA, 7:00 PM 10 vs. DETROIT, W, 102-91 23 @ Washington, W, 99-91 19 @ Cleveland, L, 94-108 20 vs. TORONTO, 7:00 PM 13 @ Toronto, W, 100-93 25 vs. L.A. LAKERS, W, 113-93 22 vs. SAN ANTONIO, W, 104-81 21 @ Detroit, 6:30 PM 15 vs. INDIANA, L, 90-99 27 vs. NEW ORLEANS, W 107-100 23 @ Dallas, W, 102-98 23 vs. CHARLOTTE, 7:00 PM 17 @ L.A. Clippers, W, 105-89 29 @ Indiana, W, 92-90 25 vs. MIAMI, L, 84-96 25 @ Toronto, 6:30 PM 20 @ Sacramento, L, 88-103 30 vs. BROOKLYN, L, 82-96 27 @ Golden State, W, 113-111 (OT) 28 vs. NEW YORK, 7:00 PM 21 @ Portland, L, 87-105 29 @ L.A. Lakers, L, 118-123 (2OT) 24 @ Utah, W, 97-95 30 @ Phoenix, 9:30 PM 25 @ Denver, L, 109-114 28 @ Boston, W, 109-102 30 @ Brooklyn, W, 102-84 All times Central FULL HOUSE The Chicago Bulls have led the NBA in home attendance five straight seasons. Once again, this season the Bulls are leading the league with an average home attendance of 21,894. Including this season, the Bulls have sold out their last 188 games at the United Center (last non-sellout game: April 13, 2010). TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – PHOENIX SUNS (27-20) 2014-15 2014-15 BULLS VS. SUNS THIS SEASON BULLS/SUNS STREAKS CHI STAT PHO Jan. 30 @ Phoenix – BULLS CURRENT STREAK ..... 2 Wins 102.3 PPG 107.3 Feb. 21 @ Chicago – BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win 99.9 OPP PPG 105.1 BULLS ROAD STREAK ............. 5 Wins .443 FG% .466 .442 OPP FG% .455 .360 3FG% .361 SERIES NOTES .345 OPP 3FG% .360 Chicago has won five straight games in Phoenix, its longest road win streak in series history; during their five- .785 FT% .789 game win streak in Phoenix, the Bulls have won twice in overtime: 123-115 on Nov. 24, 2010 and 112-106 on 45.7 RPG 42.3 Nov. 14, 2012 … during Chicago’s five-game win streak in the Valley of the Sun, the Bulls have won by an 43.1 OPP RPG 44.7 average of 9.0 ppg … Chicago has won six of its last seven games in Phoenix … last season against the 21.5 APG 20.9 Suns, Joakim Noah averaged 14.0 ppg, 15.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.00 bpg and 1.00 spg in 36.5 mpg … in both 6.31 SPG 8.70 games versus Phoenix last year, Chicago limited the Suns to 89.5 ppg on .395 shooting from the field, 14.3 TO 15.0 including .275 (14-51 3FG) from downtown … since 2010-11, Chicago is 6-1 versus Phoenix … the Bulls are 12.5 OPP TO 16.4 9-4 against the Suns in overtime games. 6.73 BLK 4.89 Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record 66-63 (.512) 41-23 (.641) 24-39 (.381) 1-1 (.500) 2013-14 SERIES (2-0) Date Site Res Bulls Suns Bulls Hi-Scorer Bulls Hi-Rebound Suns Hi-Scorer Suns Hi-Rebound 01/07 CHI W 92 87 Gibson-19 Noah-16 Dragic-21 Frye/Plumlee-7 02/04 PHO W 101 92 Boozer-19 Noah-14 Dragic-24 Plumlee-10 NEXT OPPONENT – HOUSTON ROCKETS (32-14) 2014-15 2014-15 BULLS VS.