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| All Games | 13-43 | -9.1 | 24-30 | 30-26 | 97.8 | 47.2 | 43.5% | 51.2 | 105.8 | 53.3 | 48.7% | 50.4 | | Road Games | 5-23 | -1.5 | 13-14 | 16-12 | 99.3 | 47.7 | 43.9% | 51.0 | 109.7 | 55.7 | 49.8% | 50.2 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 101.2 | 49.8 | 41.2% | 60.8 | 102.0 | 50.6 | 43.9% | 52.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 97.8 | 47.2 | 37-84 | 43.5% | 5-15 | 33.6% | 19-25 | 76.2% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.9 | 49.7 | 37-84 | 44.6% | 8-22 | 34.7% | 17-23 | 75.4% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 99.3 | 47.7 | 37-84 | 43.9% | 5-15 | 35.3% | 20-26 | 76.3% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 105.8 | 53.3 | 41-84 | 48.7% | 8-22 | 36.6% | 16-21 | 76.5% | 50 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.5 | 50.2 | 38-84 | 45.0% | 8-23 | 35.0% | 17-23 | 75.2% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 109.7 | 55.7 | 42-85 | 49.8% | 9-23 | 38.6% | 16-22 | 75.4% | 50 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
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| All Games | 36-22 | -14.8 | 26-32 | 27-30 | 101.6 | 49.1 | 44.3% | 54.7 | 98.7 | 49.6 | 44.2% | 51.0 | | Home Games | 17-12 | -24.7 | 11-18 | 18-11 | 103.0 | 49.4 | 44.4% | 54.5 | 100.0 | 49.6 | 44.8% | 51.3 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -2.5 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 97.8 | 50.4 | 43.4% | 55.8 | 94.8 | 45.2 | 44.4% | 51.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 101.6 | 49.1 | 37-83 | 44.3% | 8-21 | 35.8% | 20-26 | 78.5% | 55 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 100 | 49.7 | 37-83 | 44.9% | 8-22 | 34.8% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 103.0 | 49.4 | 38-85 | 44.4% | 8-21 | 35.5% | 20-26 | 78.7% | 55 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 7 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 98.7 | 49.6 | 39-87 | 44.2% | 6-18 | 33.3% | 16-21 | 75.0% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | | vs opponents averaging | 99.8 | 49.8 | 38-83 | 45.0% | 8-22 | 34.8% | 17-22 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 100.0 | 49.6 | 39-87 | 44.8% | 6-19 | 34.6% | 16-21 | 74.6% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
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| 1/19/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | 80-105 | L | 6.5 | L | 192.5 | U | 29-80 | 36.2% | 49 | 16 | 40-89 | 44.9% | 61 | 10 | | 1/21/2015 | DALLAS | 75-98 | L | 9.5 | L | 214 | U | 31-89 | 34.8% | 55 | 10 | 39-76 | 51.3% | 49 | 10 | | 1/23/2015 | NEW ORLEANS | 84-92 | L | 6.5 | L | 196 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 53 | 13 | 40-80 | 50.0% | 46 | 13 | | 1/25/2015 | @ ATLANTA | 100-112 | L | 17.5 | W | 200.5 | O | 37-71 | 52.1% | 43 | 13 | 45-80 | 56.2% | 37 | 10 | | 1/26/2015 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 84-92 | L | 13 | W | 206.5 | U | 29-85 | 34.1% | 61 | 13 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 61 | 15 | | 1/28/2015 | BOSTON | 110-98 | W | 4 | W | 199 | O | 38-77 | 49.4% | 52 | 11 | 42-91 | 46.2% | 42 | 13 | | 1/30/2015 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 94-103 | L | -4 | L | 193 | O | 34-76 | 44.7% | 47 | 21 | 37-74 | 50.0% | 40 | 14 | | 1/31/2015 | CLEVELAND | 90-106 | L | 11 | L | 204 | U | 34-82 | 41.5% | 43 | 12 | 42-87 | 48.3% | 62 | 13 | | 2/2/2015 | @ DALLAS | 94-100 | L | 10 | W | 209.5 | U | 34-82 | 41.5% | 52 | 15 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 50 | 15 | | 2/4/2015 | MIAMI | 102-101 | W | -2 | L | 188.5 | O | 37-72 | 51.4% | 36 | 14 | 39-80 | 48.7% | 53 | 18 | | 2/6/2015 | MEMPHIS | 90-89 | W | 9 | W | 198 | U | 35-81 | 43.2% | 49 | 16 | 36-69 | 52.2% | 37 | 18 | | 2/8/2015 | @ DETROIT | 112-101 | W | 8 | W | 203.5 | O | 39-76 | 51.3% | 51 | 15 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 38 | 15 | | 2/9/2015 | ATLANTA | 105-117 | L | 6.5 | L | 206.5 | O | 42-93 | 45.2% | 56 | 16 | 44-86 | 51.2% | 44 | 10 | | 2/11/2015 | GOLDEN STATE | 91-94 | L | 9 | W | 217.5 | U | 33-86 | 38.4% | 59 | 12 | 40-90 | 44.4% | 53 | 15 | | 2/20/2015 | PHOENIX | 111-109 | W | -2 | T | 207 | O | 40-86 | 46.5% | 60 | 14 | 40-89 | 44.9% | 55 | 13 | | 2/23/2015 | @ HOUSTON | 102-113 | L | 8 | L | 213.5 | O | 31-93 | 33.3% | 70 | 20 | 39-94 | 41.5% | 62 | 16 | | 2/25/2015 | WASHINGTON | 97-77 | W | -2.5 | W | 200.5 | U | 35-81 | 43.2% | 59 | 16 | 33-87 | 37.9% | 47 | 19 | | 2/27/2015 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/28/2015 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/2/2015 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/4/2015 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/7/2015 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/9/2015 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/11/2015 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/13/2015 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/15/2015 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1/19/2015 | @ CLEVELAND | 94-108 | L | 4.5 | L | 207 | U | 30-80 | 37.5% | 49 | 8 | 41-90 | 45.6% | 63 | 12 | | 1/22/2015 | SAN ANTONIO | 104-81 | W | 5.5 | W | 196 | U | 36-76 | 47.4% | 53 | 10 | 30-81 | 37.0% | 47 | 12 | | 1/23/2015 | @ DALLAS | 102-98 | W | 5.5 | W | 202.5 | U | 38-78 | 48.7% | 54 | 21 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 34 | 12 | | 1/25/2015 | MIAMI | 84-96 | L | -7.5 | L | 184.5 | U | 31-87 | 35.6% | 48 | 9 | 38-84 | 45.2% | 62 | 10 | | 1/27/2015 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 113-111 | W | 11 | W | 213.5 | O | 42-98 | 42.9% | 68 | 21 | 48-113 | 42.5% | 61 | 13 | | 1/29/2015 | @ LA LAKERS | 118-123 | L | -10 | L | 195 | O | 43-104 | 41.3% | 63 | 11 | 50-106 | 47.2% | 65 | 13 | | 1/30/2015 | @ PHOENIX | 93-99 | L | 7 | W | 212 | U | 36-87 | 41.4% | 58 | 11 | 39-90 | 43.3% | 56 | 13 | | 2/4/2015 | @ HOUSTON | 90-101 | L | 3 | L | 205 | U | 31-89 | 34.8% | 71 | 12 | 38-92 | 41.3% | 53 | 6 | | 2/7/2015 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 107-72 | W | -2 | W | 193 | U | 43-84 | 51.2% | 57 | 11 | 32-86 | 37.2% | 43 | 11 | | 2/8/2015 | @ ORLANDO | 98-97 | W | -6 | L | 197.5 | U | 37-77 | 48.1% | 39 | 15 | 39-83 | 47.0% | 50 | 16 | | 2/10/2015 | SACRAMENTO | 104-86 | W | -11 | W | 197.5 | U | 42-80 | 52.5% | 40 | 7 | 35-75 | 46.7% | 53 | 13 | | 2/12/2015 | CLEVELAND | 113-98 | W | 1.5 | W | 197.5 | O | 42-92 | 45.7% | 55 | 8 | 37-85 | 43.5% | 55 | 16 | | 2/20/2015 | @ DETROIT | 91-100 | L | -6 | L | 193.5 | U | 33-78 | 42.3% | 49 | 20 | 38-84 | 45.2% | 59 | 10 | | 2/21/2015 | PHOENIX | 112-107 | W | -8 | L | 204 | O | 43-89 | 48.3% | 54 | 17 | 47-88 | 53.4% | 40 | 13 | | 2/23/2015 | MILWAUKEE | 87-71 | W | -7 | W | 193 | U | 27-76 | 35.5% | 73 | 18 | 30-89 | 33.7% | 48 | 10 | | 2/25/2015 | CHARLOTTE | 86-98 | L | -7 | L | 187 | U | 34-77 | 44.2% | 48 | 12 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 53 | 9 | | 2/27/2015 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/1/2015 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/3/2015 | WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/5/2015 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/6/2015 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/8/2015 | @ SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/9/2015 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/11/2015 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/13/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/15/2015 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | MINNESOTA: GUARDS: RICKY RUBIO is a fine ball-handler and creative passer, but it would be nice if he knocked down some shots . . . The Wolves are still trying to move KEVIN MARTIN's contract. He has devolved into more of a spot-up shooter . . . ANDREW WIGGINS should immediately contribute for this team. He'll be an elite defender, sooner rather than later, and should be able to produce points as well . . . Shoot-first combo guard MO WILLIAMS will head up the second unit . . . J.J. BAREA is also likely to be moved. He can still do the Mighty Mouse, sixth-man thing . . . On paper, CHASE BUDINGER is a great fit alongside Rubio due to his shooting and movement off the ball. He has to stay healthy though . . . Head coach Flip Saunders is high on ZACH LaVINE, a pure athlete who didn't do much of anything as a freshman at UCLA. FORWARDS: THADDEUS YOUNG is now the best player in this Timberwolves frontcourt. He'll lead the team in scoring and eats up rebounds as well . . . ANTHONY BENNETT should play some significant minutes with this team. He's a good scorer and will try to prove that he was just not ready to come into a bad situation last season . . . COREY BREWER has established himself as a solid defender on the wing who can knock down some threes and run the floor well . . . GLENN ROBINSON III should earn immediate minutes due to his defense . . . SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD gets new life with a new coaching regime coming in. He could be a crafty second-unit scorer . . . RONNY TURIAF is a big body who can protect the rim. CENTERS: NIKOLA PEKOVIC is a big part of this offense without needing plays designed for him. He's arguably the top offensive rebounder in the NBA . . . GORGUI DIENG impressed late last season and should be ready for a bigger role. He and Pekovic might be in a timeshare by the season's second half. | | CHICAGO: GUARDS: There's no medical reason why DERRICK ROSE can't be 100 percent healthy this year. But, as we saw in abbreviated action last season, his confidence may never come back . . . JIMMY BUTLER will still play major minutes this year, though Chicago's added depth on the wing means he's no longer a candidate to lead the league in playing time . . . KIRK HINRICH will return to a straight back-up role. His defense guarantees him minutes at both guard spots in a reserve role . . . TONY SNELL was inconsistent as a rookie, but has the defensive skill set to play solid minutes . . . AARON BROOKS gives the Bulls a more offense-heavy option to lead the second unit. He has his work cut out for him to claim the role D.J. Augustin held last season. FORWARDS: Despite the rough end to his Lakers career, PAU GASOL still has something left in the tank. He will see fewer minutes in a deep Bulls frontcourt, but he's a great fit on the offensive end . . . It seems like only a matter of time before MIKE DUNLEAVY relinquishes his starting spot. The Bulls now have plenty of shooters on this roster . . . TAJ GIBSON will reprise his sixth-man role. He'll be one of the league's top reserves; talent-wise he's a borderline All-Star . . . Rookie DOUG McDERMOTT will supplant Dunleavy once he grasps head coach Tom Thibodeau's defensive concepts. McDermott is an elite shooter who can get by defensively . . . NIKOLA MIROTIC might have some growing pains, but the Euro star can play the 3 or stretch-4 and has a very good offensive game. CENTERS: JOAKIM NOAH is an elite center, as he's outstanding defensively and has developed into one of the best passing big men in the NBA. The Bulls will do what they can to keep him fresh for the postseason, a luxury they have with Gasol and Mirotic adding depth to the frontcourt rotation. NAZR MOHAMMED is back as a big body with the ability to consistently keep the bench warm. |
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*Timberwolves-Bulls Preview* ============================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Minnesota (13-43) at Chicago (36-22), 8:00 p.m. EDT
Though naturally shaken by another injury to Derrick Rose, the rest of the Chicago Bulls can't allow the effects of his latest setback to linger.
Coming off a lackluster performance without him, the Bulls look to bounce back at home Friday night against a Minnesota Timberwolves team that appears to be rejuvenated from the return of Kevin Garnett.
Rose's teammates expressed shock Tuesday when hearing the 2011 NBA MVP needs surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. So maybe it shouldn't have been a surprise that the Bulls (36-22) looked flat in Wednesday's 98-86 home loss to Charlotte, which had lost five straight.
"We all were affected by it," said Pau Gasol, who had 25 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.
While the team is obviously sympathetic toward Rose as he prepares to undergo his third knee surgery since 2012, they must find a way to remain a serious contender in the Eastern Conference during his indefinite absence.
"We can't feel sorry for ourselves," Gasol told the Bulls' official website. "We have to pick it back up, understand this is part of what we do. If we want an opportunity to do something this season, we need to pick it up and put that on the side and focus on winning games."
Though Chicago is 7-5 without Rose, who battled inconsistency while averaging 18.4 points in 46 games, it must quickly regroup after losing for the second time in eight games.
The Bulls went a season-worst 3 of 17 from 3-point range and 15 of 23 at the free-throw line Wednesday. Starting in place of Rose, Aaron Brooks had 12 points but shot 4 of 12, including 1 of 5 from beyond the arc.
"We've got to play a lot harder," said center Joakim Noah, who had four points but 11 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks. "Mentally, I think we were a little bit drained with everything that happened. I just know we have to play a lot harder if we're going to be successful."
The loss was the Bulls' second straight against a team below .500. They're 19-11 in such contests and needed Jimmy Butler's two free throws with 0.2 seconds left to win 106-105 at Minnesota (13-43) on Nov. 1.
Rose also missed that game as Butler scored 24, Gasol added 20 and Brooks had 16 for the Bulls, who overcame blowing a 16-point lead as well as Kevin Martin's 33 points. Minnesota's lone win in the last nine meetings came last season at Chicago.
Martin had 28 points in Wednesday's 97-77 home rout of Washington, but the night belonged to Garnett. Acquired from Brooklyn for Thaddeus Young last week, Garnett had five points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 18 minutes in his first game with Minnesota since the club traded him to Boston in July 2007.
Garnett, who turns 39 in May, received a number of standing ovations and serenades of "KG! KG! KG!"
"It was a good night for everyone involved, now hopefully we can continue to build on this momentum," said Garnett, drafted fifth overall by Minnesota in 1995 after playing his senior year of high school in Chicago.
Winners in five of eight, the Timberwolves are excited to have the franchise's most popular player back in town.
"He made everybody go harder, work harder," said rookie Andrew Wiggins, who has averaged 23.0 points in the last three games. "It rubs off."
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