<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> February 8, 2007 - 10:30 pm ET<span style="color:#FF0000">Game on TNT</span></div><span style="color:#FF0000">Chicago Bulls</span> <span style="color:#000000">(28-21)</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">Chris Duhon, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyrus Thomas, Adrian Griffin</span><span style="color:#6600CC">Sacramento Kings</span> <span style="color:#000000">(20-26)</span><span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Mike Bibby</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Kevin Martin</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Ron Artest</span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Kenny Thomas</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Brad Miller</span> <span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Shareef Abdur-Rahim, John Salmons, Corliss Williamson, Francisco Garcia, Quincy Douby</span> Injury Report<span style="color:#000000">CHI:</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Andres Nocioni will not play (plantar fasciitis)</span> Who To Watch Out For<span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Wallace</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 6.2 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.5 spg, 2.1 bpg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Kirk Hinrich</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 15.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.3 apg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Luol Deng</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.1 apg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Ben Gordon</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 21.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.6 apg</span><span style="color:#6600CC">Mike Bibby</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 17.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.4 apg</span><span style="color:#6600CC">Ron Artest</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 17.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.3 spg</span><span style="color:#6600CC">Kevin Martin</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 20.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.2 apg</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">3.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.9 bpg</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">3.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.9 apg</span> <span style="color:#000000">SAC:</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Quincy Douby</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 19</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">2.4 ppg, 0.7 rpg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Chicago's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#FF0000">P.J. Brown</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 5.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg</span><span style="color:#000000">As A Starter: 7.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg</span><span style="color:#FF0000">With the loss of Nocioni, who could be out until after the All-Star break, Brown has to step up. Nocioni is tough, and Brown is too, but he needs to take advantage of Sacramento's weak frontline tonight. Sacramento's forntcourt is pretty soft, so Brown has a chance to make a big impact on the boards tonight.</span><span style="color:#6600CC">Sacramento's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#6600CC">Kenny Thomas</span><span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 5.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg</span><span style="color:#6600CC">As I mentioned above, Sacramento has a pretty soft frontline. Kenny Thomas is the only one who I would consider a good rebounder. He gets underneath his opponent and he can grab boards. He's undersized, but he can get it done. He needs to make sure he does that tonight, because the Bulls have a very tough/strong frontcourt, and they all defend and rebound well.</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#FF0000">Luol Deng</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#6600CC">Ron Artest</span></div><span style="color:#000000">These guys are both very good players. Artest is more established, he's one of the best defenders in the NBA without question, and he can really score (posting up and he can hit some outside shots). He's a talented man and he's VERY physical. Deng is one of the best young SF's out there. He's extremely long, he's athletic, he's a good defender himself, and he really has a very nice mid-range game. Deng is one of my favorite young players in the NBA. But this is going to be a very nice matchup between two tough, hard-nosed players.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/Notes- Chicago is 8-15 on the road.- Sacramento is on a 3 game winning streak. CelticBalla's PredictionI'm going with the Bulls tonight, despite the loss of Noc. I think they are a much better team than the Kings, and I think their defense is really going to disrupt them tonight. I think Kevin Martin is going to have a nice offensive night, but I think the Kings will fall.
Thabo, 7 solid seconds in the game. Tyrus yet to see the floor. FIRE SKILES FIRE SKILES!woops, now its 17 seconds!
AHHHH WTF!!! Some channels are having problems, channels like 58-72 around here, and TNT is channel 69. WTF! I'm trying to watch a game here, people! All I see is a blue screen. F WORD!
Ouch!That had to hurt, I didn't see who that was, but man he is in some pain. Wide open dunk, and then he hurt his ankle. Unless, he just went down because he missed it. But I honestly think he is hurt.
