Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers

<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> November 9, 2006 - 8:00 pm ET<span style="color:#FF0000">Game aired on TNT</span></div><span style="color:#FF0000">Chicago Bulls</span> <span style="color:#000000">(2-2)</span><span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Kirk Hinrich</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Gordon</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Luol Deng </span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">P.J. Brown</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Wallace</span><span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Andres Nocioni, Chris Duhon, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyrus Thomas, Adrian Griffin, Malik Allen</span> <span style="color:#990000">Cleveland Cavaliers</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">(2-2)</span><span style="color:#CC9933">PG</span> <span style="color:#990000">Eric Snow</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">SG</span> <span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">SF</span> <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">PF</span> <span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">C</span> <span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Donyell Marshall, Anderson Varajoe, David Wesley, Damon Jones</span> Injury Report<span style="color:#000000">CHI:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Tyrus Thomas is questionable (nose)</span> Who To Watch Out For<span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Wallace</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 6.0 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.8 bpg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Kirk Hinrich</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 15.0 ppg, 5.0 apg, 1.0 spg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Gordon</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 18.0 ppg, 3.8 apg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Luol Deng</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 17.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.3 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 27.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.3 bpg</span><span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 18.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.0 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 16.3 ppg, 12.5 rpg</span>Rookie Watch <span style="color:#000000">CHI:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Tyrus Thomas</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 4</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">3.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg, 1.0 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">CHI:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Thabo Sefolosha</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 13</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">8.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.5 spg</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Shannon Brown</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 25</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#990000">1.0 rpg</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Daniel Gibson</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 42</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Has not played.</span> <span style="color:#990000">Cleveland's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 9.0 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg</span><span style="color:#990000">Big Z needs to step his game up. He hasn't been playing like the Big Z we all know and love. He needs to play well and be a force inside, especially against Ben Wallace.</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Chicago's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#FF0000">P.J. Brown</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 4.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Brown needs to bring his good low-post defense we all know he has, and he needs to slow down Drew Gooden. Gooden is having a very good season, and he's on a roll. P.J. Brown needs to slow him down. If Gooden gets 16 and 12 to go with LeBron James and Larry Hughes on the team, it will be a long night for Chicago.</span> Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#FF0000">P.J. Brown</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span><span style="color:#000000">Gooden is having a monster season so far, and Brown is coming off a monster game. Both of these guys are hustlers and both are good rebounders. We'll see if Brown's low-post defense can slow down Gooden's strong play.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/NotesIt's always great to see LeBron, and I've always loved the Bulls (some guy with the initials M and J started that for me), so it will be awesome for me to watch. Both of these teams are fighting for a record above .500 tonight, who will get it? We'll see... CelticBalla's PredictionI say LeBron has a big night stats-wise, but I think Chicago clamps them up on defense and I think Kirk Hinrich is going to light up the scoreboard. I'm predicting the Bulls to win in a single-digit game.

 

I will take the bulls