@ CHICAGO BULLS (9-6)@ PHILADELPHIA 76ers (4-11) Game 16, Road Game 11 Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 – 6:30 PM CT Wells Fargo Center WGN-TV / WLS-AM 890 BULLS/SIXERS STREAKS CURRENT STREAK…………......10 Wins HOME STREAK........……………...8 Wins ROAD STREAK .......………………5 Wins BULLS VS. SIXERS THIS SEASON Nov. 25@ Philadelphia – Jan. 29 @ Chicago – March 24 @ Chicago – April 6 @ Philadelphia – Game Notes Chicago Bulls (9-6) Home 4-1 Road 5-5 Bulls Preseason Averages: PPG: 105.3 (Opp: 99.7) RPG: 48.9 (Opp: 42.7) APG: 21.1 (Opp: 23.3) SPG: 7.40 (Opp: 7.33) BPG: 5.00 (Opp: 5.00) FG%: .443 (Opp: .442) FT%: .821 (Opp: .749) 3p%: .346 (Opp: .361) Probable Bulls starters Rajon Rondo - PG - Dwyane Wade - SG - Jimmy Butler - SF - Taj Gibson - PF - Robin Lopez - C - Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders Points: Butler 25.8, Wade 18.4 Rebounds: Gibson 8.1, Lopez 7.9 Assists: Rondo 7.2, Butler 4.1 Steals: Butler 1.60, Wade 1.50 Blocks: Lopez 1.67, Gibson 1.00 FG%: Gibson .525, McDermott .514 FT%: Butler .890, Wade .877 3FG%: Butler .423, Wade .388 Regular Season Player Highs 2016 Points: Butler 40 Field Goals Made: Butler 14 Field Goals Attempts: Butler 24 Free Throws Made: Butler 14 Free Throws Attempts: Butler 14 3-Point FGM: McDermott & Wade 5 3-Point FGA: Mirotic 10 Rebounds: Mirotic 15 Off. Rebounds: Lopez 7 Def. Rebounds: Mirotic 13 Assists: Rondo 13 Blocks: Lopez 6 Steals: Butler 6 Minutes: Butler 41 Double-Double: Gibson 5 Triple-Double: - Injury report Athletico Injury Update: Michael Carter-Williams (left knee bone bruise and left wrist sprain) and Paul Zipser (lower back strain) are OUT Doug McDermott (concussion protocol) is NWT. For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report. Philadelphia 76ers (4-11) Home 4-6 Road 0-5 Probable Sixers starters S. Rodriguez - PG G. Henderson - SG R. Covington - SF E. Ilyasova - PF J. Okafor - C Injury report Joel Embiid (rest), Nerlens Noel (inflamed plica, left knee) and Ben Simmons (acute fracture, right foot) are OUT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dwyane Wade is 16 assists from reaching 5,000 for his career. He would become just the eighth player since 1984 – along with Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Gary Payton, Clyde Drexler and Kevin Garnett – to have 20,000 career points, 5,000 assists and 4,000 rebounds. Jimmy Butler has scored 20+ points in nine straight games, which is a careerlong streak. The last Bulls player to put together more than five consecutive games with 20+ points was Luol Deng, who had six straight, from Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, 2013. During this streak, Butler is averaging 28.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.22 steals per game.
I know everyone sees the Sixers on the schedule and immediately puts their check in the win column, but the Sixer's have won 4 of their last 5 at home. Their lone loss was in double-OT against the Grizzlies. This is.no gimme.
Halftime 57-47 Bulls Butler 15, Wade 9, Lopez, Canaan 8 Rondo 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals! Portis 6 ponts, 3-4 for the game including a dunk on a drive and over a couple of players.
