@ CHICAGO BULLS (11-7) @ CHARLOTTE HORNETS (4-14) Game 19, Road Game 13 Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 – 6:00 PM CT Time Warner Cable Arena Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM Game Notes BULLS/HORNETS STREAKS BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss BULLS HOME STREAK ............ 3 Wins BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 1 Loss BULLS VS. HORNETS THIS SEASON Dec. 3 @ Charlotte – Feb. 25 @ Chicago – March 13 @ Charlotte – March 25 @ Chicago – ALL-TIME Overall 61-32 Home 34-11 Road 27-21 Neutral 0-0 Chicago Bulls (11-7) Home 2-4 Road 9-3 Bulls Season Averages: PPG: 102.7 (Opp: 100.2) RPG: 43.5 (Opp: 43.4) APG: 22.5 (Opp: 22.0) SPG: 6.33 (Opp: 7.22) BPG: 5.94 (Opp: 4.50) TO: 14.3 (Opp: 12.7) FG%: .456 (Opp: .441) FT%: .357 (Opp: .362) 3p%: .759 (Opp: .757) Probable Bulls starters Derrick Rose - PG - Jimmy Butler - SG - Mike Dunleavy - SF - Pau Gasol - PF - Joakim Noah - C - Bulls Stats Leaders Points: Butler 22.0, Gasol 20.0 Rebounds: Gasol 11.2, Noah 9.9 Assists: Rose 5.1, Noah 4.5 Steals: Butler 1.44, Hinrich 1.19 Blocks: Gasol 2.00, Noah 1.60 FG%: Gibson .546, Gasol .492 FT%: Brooks .838, Butler .809 3FG%: Hinrich .440, Brooks .439 Injury report Taj Gibson - Out Doug McDermott - Questionable For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Charlotte Hornets (4-14) Home 3-6 Road 1-8 Probable Hornets starters Kemba Walker - PG Lance Stephenson - SG Gerald Henderson - SF Cody Zeller - PF Al Jefferson - C Injury report Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - Out Gary Neal - Questionable Marvin Williams - Questionable --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nick Friedell @NickFriedell Bulls injury release says Gibson is out tonight. McDermott is questionable. No mention of Rose, Noah, Gasol. Good sign for Bulls.
How important to the Bulls is having Rose on the floor each and every game? Shooting pct! Gibson with Rose on the floor, 58.9% without him 50.8 Butler with Rose on the floor 51.4% without Rose 47.2 Gasol with Rose on the floor 50.9% without Rose 45.1
Sun-Times Basketball @suntimes_hoops For those obsessed with minutes - Gasol, Noah, DRose and Butler will all be closely watched by the Thibs. He knows more than you, trust me. Sun-Times Basketball @suntimes_hoops Bulls will likely have tomorrow off, don't play again until Saturday, and then have three more days off. Plenty of time to recover.
K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop Noah limped off under own power. K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop Looks like Noah is going to stay in game. Nick Friedell @NickFriedell Same ankle he injured at the end of last night's game. Almost the entire bench has surrounded him. He is up and walking gingerly to bench. I should add, he was limping a little.
Nick Friedell @NickFriedell Noah shouldn't be in the game right now. He's dragging that ankle up and down the floor.