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Chicago Bulls fire coach Scott Skiles after sluggish start

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bulls were sure this was their season to challenge for the Eastern Conference championship. If they do, it'll be with a new coach.

The Bulls fired Scott Skiles on Monday, hoping to shake up a team with one of the worst records in the Eastern Conference.

"I felt like something was going to happen," forward Luol Deng said. "I didn't know whether it was players or coaches. But you could definitely feel there was something. It just didn't seem like we were on the same page." (Full Story)

Bulls Headlines

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
Houston 21 31 34 30 116
Chicago 26 22 24 26 98
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 Leaders Houston Chicago
Points 2 tied with 20 K. Hinrich 22
Rebounds L. Scola 11 L. Deng 7
Assists T. McGrady 8 L. Deng 5
Standings
Central Divison
  W L Pct GB
Detroit 20 7 .741 --
Indiana 15 13 .536 5.5
Cleveland 12 16 .429 8.5
Milwaukee 11 15 .423 8.5
Chicago 9 16 .360 10.0
 
Leaders
Points: Luol Deng18.2
Rebounds: Ben Wallace8.5
Assists: Kirk Hinrich5.7
FG%: Luol Deng47.7%
Steals: Viktor Khryapa1.5
Blocks: Ben Wallace1.7
Offense (Rank)
Points: 92.0 (29)
Rebounds: 13.6 (1)
Assists: 21.3 (13)
FG%: 41.3% (30)
FT%: 75.7% (15)
3P%: 32.3% (28)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 96.7 (9)
Rebounds: 29.9 (20)
Assists: 22.6 (22)
FG%: 44.7% (10)
FT%: 76.9% (24)
3P%: 36.6% (20)
Next 5
DateOppPrevious
12/26@ SA-
12/28vs. MilL 72-78 11/3
12/30@ NYW 101-96 12/14
12/31vs. Orl-
1/2@ ChaW 91-82 12/5
Last 10
DateOppFinal
12/22vs. HouL 98-116
12/21@ BosL 82-107
12/19@ WasW 95-84
12/18vs. LALL 91-103
12/14vs. NYW 101-96
12/12@ IndL 102-117
12/11vs. SeaW 123-96
12/8vs. BosL 81-92
12/7@ DetW 98-91
12/5@ ChaW 91-82
Injuries
Date Player Status
12/1/2007 J. Noah Left ankle sprain (day-to-day)
11/19/2007 L. Deng Lower back pain (day-to-day)
11/6/2007 A. Griffin Back (day-to-day)
10/26/2007 B. Wallace Sprained left ankle (day-to-day)
10/26/2007 T. Thomas Right foot injury (day-to-day)
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
12/7/2007 D. Nichols Signed as Free Agent
12/7/2007 T. Gardner Waived
10/22/2007 A. Barrett Waived
10/22/2007 J. Homan Waived
10/19/2007 T. Sefolosha Exercised Contract Option
10/19/2007 T. Thomas Exercised Contract Option
10/10/2007 J. Blair Waived
10/8/2007 J. Cage Waived
10/2/2007 A. Barrett Signed as Free Agent
10/2/2007 J. Blair Signed as Free Agent
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