Chicago Bulls at 76ers at a glance
Chicago Bulls vs. 76ers at a Glance
UP NEXT
TEAMS: Bulls (39-26) vs. Sixers (14-49)
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Wells Fargo Center
BROADCASTS: TV – Comcast SportsNet, RADIO – 97.5 FM
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE: TWITTER – @PompeyOnSixers, INSTAGRAM – PompeyOnSixers
411 on Bulls: The Sixers must find a way to stop Pau Gasol. The 7-foot power forward/center had 17 points and 12 rebounds in the Bulls' 118-115 victory over the Sixers on Nov. 7. On Sunday, the Eastern Conference All-Star had 23 and 15 rebounds on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. That was his eighth game with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds. Gasol also leads the NBA with 43 double-doubles, which ties his career high that he set with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010-11.
PROBABLE STARTERS
SIXERS (14-49)
33 Robert Covington G 6-8 13.0 ppg. 1.47 spg.
12 Luc Mbah a Moute F 6-8 10.3 ppg. 5.0 rpg.
4 Nerlens Noel C 6-11 8.8 ppg. 7.7 rpg.
23 Jason Richardson G 6-6 11.6 ppg. 2.1 apg.
0 Isaiah Canaan G 6-0 8.1 ppg. 1.9 apg.
Coach: Brett Brown (second season, 33-112)
Injury report: Tony Wroten (partially torn ACL in right knee, out) and Joel Embiid (right foot stress fracture, out) and Isaiah Canaan (upper respitory infection).
BULLS (39-26)
34 Mike DunleavyF 6-9 9.3 ppg. 3.7 rpg.
16 Pau Gasol F/C 7-0 18.2 ppg. 12.1 rpg`.
13 Joakim Noah C 6-11 7.6 ppg. 10.0 rpg.
20 Tony Snell G 6-7 5.8 ppg. 2.1 rpg.
0 Aaron Brooks G 6-0 10.8 ppg. 2.9 apg.
Coach: Tom Thibodeau (Fifth season, 244-133)
Injury report: Jimmy Butler (left elbow sprain, out), Taj Gibson (left ankle, out), Derrick Rose (right knee, out), Nikola Mirotic (right thumb sprain, probable)
THE SERIES
Sixers lead, 116-95, but have lost four straight and nine of the last 10 games.
COMING UP
Friday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Sacramento Kings at Sixers
Saturday: 7:30 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Brooklyn Nets at Sixers
Monday: 7:30 p.m., at TD Garden, Sixers at Boston Celtics.
March 18: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Detroit Pistons at Sixers
March 20: 7 p.m., at Well Fargo Center, New York Knicks at Sixers
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