Chicago Bulls vs. 76ers at a glance
Chicago Bulls vs. 76ers at a glance
TEAMS: Bulls (38-40) vs. Sixers (28-50)
WHEN: Thursday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Wells Fargo Center
BROADCASTS: TV – CSN RADIO – 97.5 FM
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411 ON BULLS: The Bulls saw their four-game winning streak snapped with Tuesday's 100-91 clunker to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Chicago shot 38.1 percent from the field and committed 15 turnovers. The Knicks won without the services of Kristaps Porzingis, who was out with a lower back injury.
The Bulls have been an up and down team as the record indicates. They swept their season series from defending NBA champion Cleveland and were swept this season by the Knicks.
Chicago, Indiana and Miami are all 38-40 as all three vie for the final two Eastern Conference playoff spots.
PROBABLE STARTERS
BULLS (38-40)
44 Nikola Mirotic F 6-10, 10.5 ppg. 5.4 rpg.
16 Paul Zipser F 6-8, 5.1 ppg. 2.7 rpg.
8 Robin Lopez C 7-0, 10.2 ppg. 6.4 rpg.
21 Jimmy Butler G 6-7, 23.9 ppg. 6.1 rpg.
9 Rajon Rondo G 6-1, 7.8 ppg., 6.7 apg.
Coach: Fred Hoiberg (2nd season, 80-80 )
Injury report: Point guard Rajon Rondo suffered a sprained right wrist against the Knicks and didn't practice on Wednesday. He is questionable. That could mean more minutes for former Sixer Michael Carter-Williams. Dwyane Wade, who was earlier announced at out for the regular season with a fractured bone in his right elbow, could return before then, but coach Fred Hoiberg said he won't play against the Sixers. On Wednesday, Wade took part in some contact drills during practice.
SIXERS (28-50)
23 Justin Anderson SF 6-6 6.7 ppg. 3.3 rpg.
9 Dario Saric PF 6-10 12.9 ppg. 6.3 rpg.
22 Richaun Holmes C 6-10 9.4 ppg. 5.2 rpg.
20 Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot SF 6-6 5.8 ppg. 2.1 rpg.
1 T.J. McConnell PG 6-2 6.8 ppg. 6.5 apg.
Coach: Brett Brown (fourth season, 75-249)
Injury report: Ben Simmons (right foot fracture, out), Jerryd Bayless (left wrist ligament tear, out), Joel Embiid (left knee meniscus tear, bone bruise, out), Robert Covington (right knee meniscus tear, out), Jahlil Okafor (right knee soreness, out), Sergio Rodriguez (left hamstring, out).
THE SERIES
The Sixers lead 117-103
SEASON SERIES
Chicago leads 2-1
LAST SERIES MEETING
The Sixers snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Bulls during a 117-107 win on March 24 in Chicago. Dario Saric scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. That offset the performance of Bulls all-star Jimmy Butler, who had 36 points and 11 assists.
The Sixers received a huge game from their bench with Shawn Long scoring 18 points and grabbing a career-high tying seven rebounds. Also among the reserves, Gerald Henderson had 14 points and Sergio Rodriguez added 12 points and seven assists.
The Sixers biggest lead was 26 points after T.J. McConnell hit a jumper with 5 minutes and 58 seconds left in the third quarter. McConnell contributed 10 points and eight assists.
LAS VEGAS LINE
The Bulls are 5-point favorites.
REMAINING GAMES
Saturday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Milwaukee Bucks at Sixers
Monday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Indiana Pacers at Sixers
April 12: 8 p.m., at Madison Square Garden, Sixers at New York Knicks.