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Chicago Bulls at 76ers at a glance

Chicago Bulls vs. 76ers at a Glance

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TEAMS: Bulls (39-26) vs. Sixers (14-49)

WHEN:   7 p.m. Wednesday

WHERE:  Wells Fargo Center

BROADCASTS: TV – Comcast SportsNet, RADIO – 97.5 FM

SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE:  TWITTER – @PompeyOnSixers, INSTAGRAM – PompeyOnSixers

411 on Bulls: The Sixers must find a way to stop Pau Gasol. The 7-foot power forward/center had 17 points and 12 rebounds in the  Bulls' 118-115  victory over the Sixers on Nov. 7. On Sunday, the  Eastern Conference All-Star had 23 and 15 rebounds on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. That was his eighth game with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds. Gasol also leads the NBA with 43 double-doubles, which ties his career high that he set with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010-11.

PROBABLE STARTERS

SIXERS (14-49)

33 Robert Covington G 6-8 13.0 ppg. 1.47 spg.

12 Luc Mbah a Moute F 6-8  10.3  ppg. 5.0 rpg.

4 Nerlens Noel C 6-11 8.8 ppg. 7.7 rpg.

23 Jason Richardson G 6-6 11.6 ppg. 2.1 apg.

0 Isaiah Canaan G 6-0 8.1 ppg. 1.9 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (second season, 33-112)

Injury report: Tony Wroten (partially torn ACL in right knee, out) and Joel Embiid (right foot stress fracture, out) and Isaiah Canaan (upper respitory infection).

BULLS  (39-26)

34  Mike DunleavyF 6-9 9.3 ppg. 3.7 rpg.

16 Pau Gasol F/C 7-0 18.2 ppg. 12.1 rpg`.

13 Joakim Noah  C 6-11 7.6 ppg. 10.0 rpg.

20 Tony Snell G 6-7  5.8 ppg. 2.1 rpg.

0 Aaron Brooks  G 6-0 10.8 ppg. 2.9 apg.

Coach:   Tom Thibodeau  (Fifth season, 244-133)

Injury report:   Jimmy Butler (left elbow sprain, out), Taj Gibson (left ankle, out), Derrick Rose (right knee, out), Nikola Mirotic (right thumb sprain, probable)

 THE SERIES

Sixers lead, 116-95, but have lost four straight and nine of the last 10 games.

COMING UP

Friday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Sacramento Kings at Sixers

Saturday: 7:30 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Brooklyn Nets at Sixers

Monday: 7:30 p.m., at TD Garden, Sixers at Boston Celtics.

March 18: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Detroit Pistons at Sixers

March 20: 7 p.m., at Well Fargo Center, New York Knicks at Sixers

Follow Inquirer 76ers beat writer Keith Pompey on Twitter @PompeyOnSixer and on Instagram at PompeyOnSixers