Chicago Bulls Team Report - February 14

(Basketball News) - The Bulls registered an 87-83 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center on Sunday. Chicago had lost six straight trips to the Target Center

Ben Gordon scored a team-high 21 points off the bench as the Bulls picked up the victory. Gordon went 7-of-18 from the floor and snatched eight rebounds for Chicago, which ended a five-game road trip with a 2-3 record.

Eddy Curry added 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Kirk Hinrich had 15 points, five boards and five assists for Chicago. Also scoring double digits for the Bulls were Othella Harrington with 12 points and Chris Duhon with 10.

Hinrich is the team leader in points (15.7) and assists (6.9), while Curry is a close second with 15.5 points per contest. Tyson Chandler is the Bulls’ best rebounder with 9.3 boards per game.

The Bulls have won two consecutive meetings with the Timberwolves. Chicago defeated Minnesota, 99-88, on December 11 to snap a 10-game series losing streak.

Chicago sits in the middle of the Central Division standings, five games back of first place Detroit. The Bulls are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

The Bulls have just two games this week, as they host Sacramento on Tuesday before traveling to Toronto for a contest on Wednesday. Chicago will then have five days off for the All-Star break.