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New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls Game Thread

By Oleh Kosel@OlehKosel Dec 12, 2015, 6:00pm CST

Ryan Anderson will miss his 2nd straight game due to a stomach illness, joining Quincy Pondexter and Jrue Holiday (game restriction of appearing in back-to-back games) on the sidelines.

Alexis Ajinca replaced Omer Asik after halftime in the matchup with the Wizards, but Asik is listed as the starter against the Bulls. Don't be surprised to see Gentry give Ajinca more minutes and another start in the 2nd half if Asik's play is underwhelming again.

After last night's performance, will Ish Smith have a much larger role? With Holiday out, he was going to see minutes regardless, but it'll be worth watching whether he surpasses the amount of time Norris Cole spends on the floor.

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Projected Starters
2015-16 NBA Regular Season
	at
6-16 (1-10 Away)		12-8 (8-3 Home)
December 12, 2015, 7:00 PM Central
United Center - Chicago, IL
Fox Sports New Orleans
Charter - 810, Cox - 1038, DirecTV - 676, U-Verse - 1757
WRNO 99.5 FM
Tyreke Evans	PG	Derrick Rose
Eric Gordon	SG	Jimmy Butler
Alonzo Gee	SF	Tony Snell
Anthony Davis	PF	Taj Gibson
Omer Asik	C	Pau Gasol
Advanced Stats (2015-16) via NBA Stats
99.76 (9th)	Pace	99.90(8th)
101.6 (16th)	ORtg	97.1(28th)
108.9 (30th)	DRtg	96.9 (3rd)
-7.3 (28th)	Net Rating	+0.2 (14th)