Bulls vs. Sixers at a Glance

Chicago Bulls vs. 76ers at a Glance

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TEAMS:  Chicago Bulls (4-1) vs. 76ers (0-5)

WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday

WHERE: Wells Fargo Center

BROADCASTS: TV – Comcast SportsNet,  RADIO – 97.5 FM

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411 ON THE MAGIC: At 4-1, the Bulls are off to their best start opening the 2011-12 season with a 7-1 mark.   Chicago is 3-0 on the road. The last time the franchise accomplished that was during the 1996-97 campaign when it went on to win their first six games away from Chicago and finished the season with a 30-11 road record.

Pau Gasol is fitting in well with his new team. The former Los Angeles Laker posted his third double-double as a Bull on Wednesday with 22 points and 14 rebounds.

PROBABLE STARTERS

SIXERS (0-5)

12 Luc Mbah a Moute F 6-8  7.3  ppg. 4.8 rpg.

0 Brandon Davies F 6-10 12.6 ppg. 3.4 bpg.

35 Henry Sims C 6-11 6.2 ppg. 5.6 rpg.

31 Hollis Thompson G 6-8 8.6 ppg. 3.8 rpg.

9 Tony Wroten G 6-6 20.8 ppg. 7.0 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (Second season, 19-68)

Injury report:  Nerlens Noel (left ankle sprain, questionable), Joel Embiid (right foot stress fracture /personal reasons), Jason Richardson (right foot stress fracture), Michael Carter-Williams (right shoulder), and Jerami Grant (sprain right ankle).

BULLS (4-1)

34 Mike Dunleavy F 6-9 8.4 ppg. 3.4 rpg.

22 Taj Gibson F 6-9 17.8 ppg. 6.3 rpg.

16 Paul Gasol C 7-0 18.8 ppg. 10.6 rpg.

21 Jimmy Butler G 6-7 19.7 ppg. 2.0  spg.

1  Derrick Rose G 6-4 15.3 ppg. 5.3 apg.

Coach:  (Tom Thibodeau, fifth season, 209-108)

Injury report: Butler (left thumb sprain and right shoulder strain, probable), Gibson (left ankle sprain, probable), Rose (both ankle sprains, questionable), Joakim Noah (illness, doubtful)

THE SERIES

The Sixers hold a 116-94 advantage and are 65-36 in games played at home. However, the Bulls won the last three series meetings.

COMING UP

Sunday: 7 p.m. Air Canada Centre,  Sixers vs. Toronto Raptors.

Thursday: 8:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center, Sixers vs. Dallas Mavericks

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