<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #CCC; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;" width="575"><tr bgcolor="#754505"><td align="center" colspan="3" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:10px;"><b>Matchup Preview *|* March 16, 2012</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="44%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/large/nba/POR.png"></td><td align="center" width="12%"><span style="color:#DDDDDD; font-size:60px;"><b>@</b></span></td><td align="center" width="44%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/large/nba/CHI.png"></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:11px;"><b>Portland Trailblazers</b></span><br><span style="color:#888888; font-size:10px;">(20-23, 6-16 Away)</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:11px;"><b>Chicago Bulls</b></span><br><span style="color:#888888; font-size:10px;">(36-9, 18-3 Home)</span></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="3"><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Stats Comparison</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">97.1 </span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Points Per Game</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">98.3 </span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.445</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Field Goal %</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.462 </span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.788 </span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Free Throw %</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.731</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.328</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>3-Point %</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">.385</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">41.6</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Rebounds</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">46.3</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">5.30</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Blocks</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">5.73</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">8.47</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Steals</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">7.18</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">14.5 </span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Turnovers</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">14.0</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">95.2 </span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>PPG Allowed</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">89.2 </span></td></tr></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Projected Starters</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">R. Felton 10.1</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Point Guard</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">C. Watson 9.9</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">W. Matthews 11.9</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Shooting Guard</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">R. Brewer 7.9</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">N. Batum 13.8</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Small Forward</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">L. Deng 15.2</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">L. Aldridge 21.5</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Power Forward</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">C. Boozer 15.3</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">J. Przybilla 1.6</span></td><td align="center" width="40%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Center</b></span></td><td align="center" width="30%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">J. Noah 10.0</span></td></tr></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Injury Report</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Shawne Williams SF </b><br></span></td><td align="center" width="12%"></td><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Derrick Rose PG</b><br></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Mehmet Okur C </b><br></span></td><td align="center" width="12%"></td><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>Rip Hamilton SG</b><br></span></td></tr></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Game Notes</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">It's not certain if Rose or Hamilton will play Friday. Rose has two 30-point games in his last three meetings with Portland.
Chicago has won two straight at home against the Blazers, but has lost six of the last eight meetings overall.
LaMarcus Aldridge has averaged 35.7 points in his last three games against the Bulls, scoring 42 in Portland's 109-103 victory on Feb. 7, 2011.
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