Tonight the Chicago Bulls will be looking to snap out of their funk with a win over the Philadelphia 76ers
The Bulls aren't sure if point guard Derrick Rose will return this season after another knee surgery, guard Jimmy Butler is out with an elbow injury and defensive-minded forward Taj Gibson has been dealing with a balky ankle.
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The Chicago Bulls will be eager to snap a three-game slide after falling to the Grizzlies by 101-91 on Monday. Tony Snell had a nice game of 21 points, Nikola Mirotic added 18 points while Pau Gasol added 13 points and 11 rebounds, but the shorthanded Bulls just couldn't hang with the Grizzlies who were led by Marc Gasol's 23 points. The Bulls were actually came back from an 11-point deficit to lead by as many as four points in the fourth quarter, but the team just couldn't play a full 48 minutes as this was their fourth game in five days. With the loss, Chicago dropped to 39-26 on the season which drops them to fourth place in the Eastern standings, just percentage points behind Toronto.
Philadelphia will shoot for back-to-back wins Wednesday in the continuation of a five-game homestand.
Philadelphia 76ers have lost nine of their last 11 overall but were able to snap a four-game losing streak with a shock win over the Hawks on Saturday. To be fair, the Hawks rested three of their key players, but it's still quite an achievement as the Sixers were down by as many as 16 points before they locked down defensively and held the Hawks to just 31 points in the second half. Hollis Thompson and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute led the team in scoring with 19 points each while four other players finished in double digits as the Sixers won by 92-84.
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The 76ers suffered a 118-115 loss to the Bulls on Nov. 7 in south Philly and Mike Dunleavy led the visitors with 27 points. Thompson had 21 points in that one for Philadelphia, which has lost four in a row and seven of the last eight games between the teams.
Philadelphia and Chicago will meet again April 11 at the United Center.
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